Mike perry artist quotes
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If you’re heading up to The Rooftop at Pier 17 this summer, you’ll be transported into a kaleidoscopic underwater journey, thanks to the mural Wiggling Waves & Water Wanders that takes over two floors of the building’s interior.
The prolific artist behind the piece, Mike Perry, is known for his boldly colored paintings, animation, sculptures, books, drawings and many other creative works—including the graphics on TV’s Broad City, which garnered him an Emmy award. His mission, he says, is to conjure feelings of soul-soaring wonder. We spoke to Perry in his Brooklyn studio to learn how he does just that.
How did Wiggling Waves & Water Wanders come about?
I like to make things of different scales so when someone calls and says, “We want you to take over 3,000 square feet,” to me, it’s a no-brainer. I think this is my 10th or 11th mural and every time I do it, I want to get better. My first thought with this project was “3D mural.” I didn’t even know what that meant, but that was what popped into my head. At the studio, I work with a guy, J B
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MIKE PERRY is a Brooklyn-based, multi-dimensional artist. You may know his work on Broad City, which would garner him his first Emmy, for Motion Design. Or, you may know us from his formidable performative relationships with Hermès, mural landscapes with Jameson, rambunctious joints with the likes of Jimmy Fallon, or multi-media experiences with industry leading powerhouses such as Dolby. From beer to clocks to children books, he’s been highlighting the world you live in for over a decade with bright neon, hard-cut curiosities, and images that forever encourage exploration. Whether it’s the take over of Madison Avenue with Hermés for a one night only musical, or doodling for Playboy magazine, he makes with an inquisitive imagination and versatility.
Mike make paintings, patterns, animation, sculptures, portraits, books, public art installations, monographs, exhibitions, drawings, silkscreens, and everything else that falls within the dreamscape. He is a topographers of the ever-curious journey and making art for everyone has long been his motto, spreading the love fo
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Mike Perry (artist)
American cartoonist
Mike Perry | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 43–44) Kansas City, Missouri |
| Alma mater | Minneapolis College of Art and Design |
| Notable work | Broad City titles and animation, Wondering Around Wandering: Work-So-Far, Hand Job: A Catalog of Type, Pulled: A Catalog of Screen Printing, Over & Over: A Catalog of Hand-Drawn Patterns |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award, Outstanding Motion Design, Animation Director, 2018, Broad City, Mushrooms episode |
| Website | www.mikeperrystudio.com |
Mike Perry is an American artist, illustrator, animator and curator. He is known for winning a Primetime Emmy Award for animation on Comedy Central's Broad City television show. His pop culture artwork, collaborative projects and communal work are often outside the standard art gallery sensibility. He works in a variety of media including illustration, animation, painting, type, magazines, videos, public art, sculpture, and books.
Early life
Perry grew up outside of Kansas City, Missouri. After getting into trouble as
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