{"id":8602,"date":"2026-10-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=8602"},"modified":"2026-10-02T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T19:00:00","slug":"gaia-alaris-lilting-animations-are-drawn-frame-by-frame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=8602","title":{"rendered":"Gaia Alari\u2019s Lilting Animations are Drawn Frame by Frame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alari-3.gif\" alt=\"Gaia Alari\u2019s Lilting Animations are Drawn Frame by Frame\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaiaalari.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gaia Alari<\/a>\u2019s works are defined by a distinct, effervescent visual language. Made from thousands of handmade drawings on paper, the artist\u2019s elaborate animations put on strikingly tactile performances as fleeting marks of oil pastel and charcoal dance across the screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meandering botanical forms, gestural bodies, and sweeping birds converge into fluid loops that create a rhythm reminiscent of a stream of consciousness. Whether Alari is collaborating with a brand, exploring personal interests, or creating static illustrations, it\u2019s clear that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2025\/09\/an-animated-guide-to-using-art-to-get-in-touch-with-your-emotions\/\">each piece<\/a> tells a distinct story. Watch more from the artist on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user168730875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vimeo<\/a> and keep up with her explorations on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gaiaesthermaria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alari-2-e1790959363104-960x656.jpg\" alt=\"small, green plant-like creatures walk along a wine\" class=\"wp-image-478253\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alari-4.gif\" alt=\"a gif of a hand-drawn animation by Gaia Alari depicting a woman transforming into a flock of birds\" class=\"wp-image-478255\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/alari-1-960x540.jpg\" alt=\"a fox&apos;s legs turn to meandering wire-like lines as it crawls after a bunny\" class=\"wp-image-478252\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\">Colossal Member<\/a> today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/10\/gaia-alari-animation\/\">Gaia Alari\u2019s Lilting Animations are Drawn Frame by Frame<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/\">Colossal<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaia Alari\u2019s works are defined by a distinct, effervescent visual language. Made from thousands of handmade drawings on paper, the artist\u2019s elaborate animations put on strikingly tactile performances as fleeting&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8602\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}