Confessions of a Science Geek

If you don’t know who Don Hertzfeldt you are in for a treat and if have heard of him, you know what to expect: pure genius.

There’s a fine line between genius and insanity… – Oscar Levant

It would be hardo explain exactly what makes his work so amazing, from the economy of drawings, expressive all the same, to the gut wrenching humour and absurd surrealism, it just hypnotised and overwhelms you, here are some of the best of Don:

Billy’s Balloon

The first Don I ever viewed and perhaps still my favourite, I was just simply enjoying the style of the cartoon, before it sucked me into a vortex of awesome and surreal, Pixars Up can kiss my ass, this is the only balloon cartoon you need.

The animation show

I’m going to stick my neck out here and say this is what a decent into madness feels like, once again you get lulled in by a slighty surreal but gentle beginning and then wham, freaking robots

Rejected

Who would dare to face the wrath of a comic genius? Who cares as long as the product is as good as this! My spoon is too big and my ass is bleeding….

Ah L’Amour

One of his first and still one of his best and could well be based on my life

Watching the grass grow

Ever wondered what a creative genius looks like when working? This a time-lapse of Don working on a short film and then the film itself, simply wonderful

If you want more Don and frankly who wouldn’t? best to go straight to the source, Dons own site – Bitter Films

Gifs of Don – the best damn Don Hertzfeldt animated gif collection on the whole damn internet (fact)

I’m off to find a pencil and some acid so I have a go at replicating the work of Don Hertzfeldt