Jake Fried’s Intricate Layerlapses | Monday Insta Illustrator

Though his signature style of animated improv—ad libbing with just ink, whiteout, and occasionally coffee—was immortalized through (multiple Vimeo Staff-Picked) videos, Boston artist Jake Fried is dialing into some of his choicer frames as stills on Instagram. His page is a visual maze, filled with illusory tunnels and hyper detailed landscapes that are all too easy to get lost in.

“My films are not really pre-planned, they become themselves through the process of making,” Fried told The Creators Project in an interview last year. “I try to let the work tell me what’s next. I fundamentally believe art-making should be a ‘discovery’ process, otherwise I have no interest.” His Instagram captures moments of inky clarity that he has discovered throughout his four-year-long career, but also snippets from his animated work, such as his excellent portion of Dan Deacon’s “When I Was Done Dying.”

Today, Fried also released a brand new video called Night Vision, which you can check out below, along with some of our favorite snapshots from his Instagram feed.

Learn more about Jake Fried’s process in the full interview, and check out his work on Instagram, Vimeo, and his website.

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