Arts+CultureIncomingInside the Cosmic Mind of Al JarnowDazed Digital lists five of the cult animator’s most psychedelic filmsShareLink copied ✔️April 19, 2010Arts+CultureIncomingTextDazed DigitalInside the Cosmic Mind of Al Jarnow3 Imagesview more + In the latest issue of Dazed, Jesse Jarnow writes about the artistic legacy of his father, cult animator Al Jarnow. Psychedelic to the hilt, his archive is full of subliminal films that pioneered abstract geometric animation. Here's five of his best:- Celestial Navigation is set both at Stonehenge and the third floor of Al’s house, conveying the idea that we’re moving through space in unity. - Although he was famous for Sesame Street’s “Yak”, Floor Tiles is a Sesame Street animation that shows Al’s preference for animating objects rather than lips.- Cubits explores the logic of animation through a series of variations of the animated cube and forcing us to quest logic itself.- Cosmic Clock is a short film that aims at understanding the world through a future perspective – all in the space of a few seconds.- As well as Cosmic Clock, Face Film was also made for American science educational television show 3-2-1 Contact in 1980.If you like these and happen to be in LA or San Francisco this month, you can go and watch some of Al’s films and also hear him talk about them. Here’s the lowdown:April 24th, 2010The Cinefamily @ The Silent Movie TheatreLos Angeles, CA7:30pmQ&A with Al Jarnow & Peter Crosman after the screening April 22nd, 2010Red Vic Movie HouseSan Francisco, CA7 & 9pmQ&A with Al Jarnow after both screenings Celestial Navigations: The Short Films of Al Jarnow is out now on DVD. Read about Al Jarnow in the May issue of Dazed & Confused, out now. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREWhy did Satan start to possess girls on screen in the 70s?Learn the art of photo storytelling and zine making at Dazed+LabsVanmoof8 Dazed Clubbers on the magic and joy of living in Berlin8 essential skate videos from the 90s and beyond with Glue SkateboardsThe unashamedly queer, feminist, and intersectional play you need to seeVanmoofWhat went down at Dazed and VanMoof’s joyride around BerlinParis artists are pissed off with this ‘gift’ from Jeff KoonsA Seat at the TableVinca Petersen: Future FantasySnarkitecture’s guide on how to collide art and architectureBanksy has unveiled a new anti-weapon artworkVincent Gallo: mad, bad, and dangerous to know