Femme Fatale (1:34) features the artwork of contemporary artist & illustrator Gene Romero. The animated visualization is accompanied by music by Moby. Inspired by the concept of Kaleidoscopic, Romero brings the viewer into his imagination. He allows for a new concept of “live” art to unfold by breaking down the creative process and allowing it to be redeveloped as a digital artwork animation. Animation by Emilie Ye Ji Koo for XXXX Magazine.
CONTRIBUTORS BIOS:
GENE ROMERO:
A freelance graphic artist with several years of experience (8), Gene Romero has been doing freelance illustration for such clients as NY PRESS, POLITICAL AFFAIRS, FLOATING WORLD COMIX and some over seas publications such as COMMUNICATE MAG (Italy) & LAZER MAG (France).
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EMILIE YE JI KOO
Emilie Ye Ji Koo is a unique, energic, passionate wanderer.
Originally from South Korea, she graduated high school in Vancouver, Canada. She went to Emily Carr University in Vancouver for two years and moved to New York, seeking a mentor for her career.
Emilie Ye Ji Koo graduated from Parsons School of Design in 2009 with a communication design BFA degree. She had an internship at Urban Zen Foundation and JM Visuals. She is currently working for Indira Cesarine at XXXX Magazine.
Emilie’s ultimate goal is to contribute to the world to become a better place through her design works.
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MOBY
Moby was born in New York city, but grew up in Connecticut, where he started making music when he was 9 years old. he started out playing classical guitar and studied music theory, and then went on to play with seminal Connecticut hardcore punk group ‘the vatican commandoes’ when he was 14. he then played with post-punk band ‘awol’ while studying philosophy at the university of Connecticut and suny purchase. he started dj’ing while attending college, and was a fixture in the late 80’s New York house and hip-hop scenes, dj’ing at clubs such as mars, red zone, mk, and the palladium.
He released his first single, ‘go’ in 1991(listed as one of rolling stones best records of all time), and has been making albums ever since. his own records have sold over 20,000,000 copies worldwide, and he’s also produced and remixed scores of other artists, including David Bowie, Metallica, The Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, among others.
Moby has toured extensively, playing well over 3,000 concerts in his career. He has also had his music used in hundreds of different films, including ‘heat’, ‘Any Given Sunday’, ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’, and ‘The Beach’, among others.