Creative Crush #1.1

Staak Studio
Jul 24, 2017 · 2 min read

BEEPLE

This week we have been mostly loving…Beeple.

Actually, that’s not true as we’ve been fans of his work for quite some time but he seemed a fitting recipient of our first #StudioCrush feature.

Artist Beeple a.k.a. Mike Winkelmann has been producing daily digital renderings for a decade with his ‘Everydays’ project. Whilst mainly working in 3D software such as Cinema 4D and Octane Render, Beeple only used good old-fashioned sketching during his first year of the exercise. Daily uploads force his skills to develop and creativity to sprout in a multitude of styles.

We love that experimentation is the heart of this project. There’s no zeitgeist style, there’s no right or wrong, pretty or ugly. It’s true, there are some pieces that would look better hanging on a gallery wall, but there’s no such thing as failure when a learning curve is being ascended.

It seems the self-inflicted deadlines have a positive effect on mastering new software and idea refinement, something we encourage in our creatives at Staak during downtime. However he readily admits the quality of ideas are a limited currency with this kind of daily life-cycle:

“Just showing up is 90% of the battle. Once you get the momentum, that’s what carries you forward..”

Evolving from simply using pen and paper to Adobe Illustrator, through to 3D and animation software packages, Beeple can now focus more on composition, light and content as he progresses into his 11th ‘round’ of digital artworks.

Beeple continues his surreal, sci-fi inspired catalogue at www.beeple-crap.com or you can also stalk him on a social network of your preference.

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