Segawa Thirty-Seven’s Animated GIFs

WORDS Michaela Stehr IMAGES GIFMAGAZINE


Japanese artist Segawa Thirty-Seven has reinvented the traditional art of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by converting them into fun and whimsical animated GIFs.

The original images were produced between the 17th  and 19th centuries. Segawa Thirty-Seven incorporates complementary or contrasting imagery into the scenery, which works with the existing image in a humorous way.

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(h/t) designboom.com