Robert Ek

March 25, 2017 8:11 AM

Robert Ek is a digital artist from Sweden with an unsettling style.
posted by growabrain (11 comments total)

The fascinating aspect of this type of style - "vaporwave" or what have you - is that the process behind making it is getting more and more complex despite looking so simple. Yes, everyone can use a Sharpie to draw something, but using a computer graphics software to model a body (or a piece of sushi) takes an incredible amount of time for one person.

But maybe it's patronizing to say how much work is involved in making this. But this is an aesthetic that is really otherworldly and can only be produced in this day and age. So congrats to Robert.
posted by aleksalhambra at 8:23 AM on March 25, 2017

PSA: These are all animated. The Instagram site on desktop did not make this clear at first (or second) glance to me.
posted by robotmachine at 9:01 AM on March 25, 2017 [1 favorite]

This one's bananas...
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 9:07 AM on March 25, 2017 [2 favorites]

Postvaporwave Cyriak. I dig it.
posted by defenestration at 9:09 AM on March 25, 2017 [1 favorite]

this is so demoralizing
posted by drzz at 9:29 AM on March 25, 2017 [1 favorite]

This one is like the Isle of Man's flag decided to go for a walk.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 9:44 AM on March 25, 2017 [1 favorite]

Enter the Bizarre, Mini-Music Video World of Animator Robert Ek
posted by Michele in California at 12:41 PM on March 25, 2017

A less disturbing Cool 3D World! (nsfw)
posted by TwelveTwo at 1:32 PM on March 25, 2017 [1 favorite]

Robert Ek is a digital artist from Sweden with an unsettling style.

Yep, I’d say that’s right.
posted by Going To Maine at 4:10 PM on March 25, 2017 [1 favorite]

His videos get very trippy if you're stoned
posted by growabrain at 11:40 PM on March 25, 2017

this is so demoralizing

wow that's like exactly how about I feel about life right now, down to the music. :-/
posted by numaner at 4:11 PM on March 27, 2017