Artist Joe Fenton has made a short film you NEED to see.  Shot over three months, it illustrates the making of his piece “Pater – 2014,” and it’s epic. I wasn’t familiar with his work, so I did a bit of research and discovered that he’s an interesting guy. He’s written and illustrated award-winning children’s books, he’s worked as concept designer and sculptor on films (including work for my hero, Terry Gilliam!), and his drawings and sculptures are kind of mind blowing. Per usual, I thought about including pictures of some of his drawings here, but I don’t want to spoil the punchline of the film. Suffice to say it’s worth sticking with it for the full 3 minutes. What starts out looking like a restoration, a reproduction, or an elaborate homage to the Baroque style will surprise you by the end.

Happily, he’s made a number of short films documenting his process, so I’ve included them all below. But promise me you’ll watch “Pater – 2014” first, okay?

Here’s my other favorite. It’s unbelievable the amount of detail Fenton puts into his work.

By the way, Fenton just put out on his Facebook that he’s currently in the very early stages of building a team to create his first animation short. He’s looking for animators and modellers. Any takers out there?