Graffiti + Animation + < CODE > + the Internet = The Graffanimation Platform
Graffanimation took form with the birth of the internet.
Inspired by and evolving out of the 1980’s NYC subway graffiti movement and the cartoon characters that had been woven onto the trains, Graffanimation became a 2-dimensional adaptation for evolution. The animated GIF, video art, video games, motion graphics & <html> have played a role in influencing the transcendence and experimentation of the new evolving works.
SLOW is a fictional crew of digital graffiti writers living in both worlds, the physical 3-dimensional world as we know it, as well as the virtual 2-dimensional world we record and archive as data. SLOW writes through the dichotomy of both planes. The narratives may be both fictional, true and hybrids.
The Graffanimation Project concluded phase 1 of the ongoing process.
Phase 1 has been built and archived specifically for the web on this url.
Phase 1 began creating and archiving works on September 10th 2014 and ended on January 2nd 2016 with a gallery of animated GIFs.
Phase 2 completed as of May 15th 2016 and consists of HTML Table Formations.
Phase 3 completed as of January of 2018 and consists of more animated GIFs using Adobe After Effects and mobile app animations.
Phase 4 completed as of August 2026 and consists of the Phase 2 HTML Table Formations rebuilt as walkable architecture, generated from the structure of the original files. The Room.
Phase 5 – yet to be applied, but evolving for sure!
This page was last updated on August 29th 2026 – More to Come
Contact :: ryan at ryanseslow.com
