Earl Sweatshirt. Knxwledge.
Danny Brown. Blu.
Run the Jewels. Ab-Soul.
Young Thug.
Freddie Gibbs.
The list goes on
for hip-hop artists
that have featured
Bristol illustrator/animator
Ruff Mercy's work
for their music videos.
With a distinct
style of art overlay,
Ruff Mercy
has managed to swirl
reality into surreality
with paintings both
Someone exhaling smoke
is now a snarling dragon.
Someone crying
is now producing
lightning bolts
as tears.
On top of
a plethora
of music videos
and commissioned
collaborations
(like Mick Jenkins'
Ruff Mercy
also has a boat load
of solo work
and passion pieces.
His Instagram
is a gold mine
of kaleidoscopic creativity
and individuality.
Having spent time
working for MTV
in the 90s
and having manhandled
the last two decades
with stop motion,
creative direction,
project treatments,
and about any other
aspect of video
work imaginable,
Ruff Mercy's portfolio
continues to grow.
To view more
of the work
of Ruff Mercy,
be sure to check
out his official page,
a comprehensive YouTube
playlist and his
which currently
features two
original prints.
Fingers crossed
that a coffee
table book
is in the works.
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