David Firth is an animator who works primarily within the internet, though he has done some work for television. His work is often dark and surreal, sometimes humouress but oftentimes just pyschological horror.
His most popular animation series is "Salad Fingers" a flash animation that follows the adventures of what appears to be a mentally unstable mutant living in a desolate world post apocalyptic war. The series deals with mental illness, abandonnment and loneliness in a oneiric manner.
I like how much of Firth's work is experimental; he uses many different styles of animation and a range of different sources, as well as innovative sound effects. I also like that it is current, it's nice to have an appreciation for art that's being made right now and be a proper fan of it. I don't do much animation anymore, but I used to when I was a bit younger and I have a massive appreciation for it as it is so painstaking to do.
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