One of the initial ideas for solution to the practical aspect of the project was to create a stream-of consciousness style, 2D chain animation exploring iconography associated with the concept of evolution whichI would then link to Anti-Fascism. Ultimately though, the workflow proved inconsistent and I wasn't all that satisfied with the final product. If I were to pursue this idea any further I wanted the use of iconography to be more considered and thought out in order to better communicate the intended message.
Initial Storyboards for animation exploring this idea of viewing evolution in an Anti-Fascist light. The idea was for the creature's face to retain continuity while the world and circumstances around him changed. The art style was inspired by illustrator Jesse Jacobs who incorporates minimalist colour schemes along with densely detailed line-work. Ultimately, I jettisoned this idea the more research I did into the downsides of allegorical storytelling in communicating a political point, opting instead to create something that would directly address the issues discussed in the essay and which could be more easily understood and shared via social media.
Character designs and basic ideas for the direction to take my animated response in a way which addressed the topics of my essay. (Fascism, co-option of tactics, contemporary politics...) The idea was to generate pages of doodles and ideas which could then be incorporated into an animation, however these proved too disparate from each other with little in terms of a coherent narrative through-line which could be effectively incorporated into a meaningful animation.
My final attempt to create an animation which effectively communicated an Anti-Fascist message in a way which reclaimed the shocking aesthetics of transgression which have been adopted by the right in recent years was a short animation of children beating a piñata with a bloodied nazi inside who they would then descend upon and cannibalise like a hoarde of zombies. The idea was to emulate the shock comedy style of artist Joan Cornella with his comic series, I generated storyboards and even created a background for this animation (which I ended up using in one of my submission boards), however upon further reflection I struggled to synthesise this with the content of my essay, ultimately abandoning the idea also; not wanting to fall into the trap of generating art for the 'rebel consumer'. If I were to create a practical response to my essay, I had to think purely in terms of communicating a social message, not narcissistically seeking to fulfil my own artistic ego.
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