I make animated films with paper, glue, tape, thread, stones, fabric, buttons, hair, dirt. I move my paper cut-outs on the surfaces of discarded book covers, looking for narrative dynamics. My films document this movement. What I look for is a specific gravity, an emotional cadence.
"A perfect balance between creepy and charming." The Huffington Post
"Beautiful and sad." L Magazine
"The Triplettes of Belleville meets South Park."
Ned Vizzini
"Luca Dipierro's animations contain the blood and guts and mystery of what it means to be alive and on the planet. They make you think, make you laugh, they scare you, they make you want to go out in the world and make your own broken and beautiful things.”
Robert Lopez, author of Kamby Bolongo Mean River and Asunder
"These animations are brilliant fevers. They seize and rivet. They uncannily ensplendor."
Leni Zumas, author of Farewell Navigator
ANIMATED FILMS
MUNDUS NOVUS (video, 2012) Animated film commissioned for the musical performance La Quarta parte della terra, by Francesco Dillon and Emanuele Torquati. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Francesco Dillon and Emanuele Torquati.
IN THE FLOOD WITH THE FLOOD (video, 2012) Animated video for the song In the Flood With the Flood by Father Murphy. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Father Murphy.
THE LISTENERS (video, 2012) Animated promotional short for the novel The Listeners by Leni Zumas (Tin House, 2012). Art ad animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Father Murphy. Watch it here.
EINE GEBURT (video, 2012) Art ad animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Stephen Barnard.
IL DIRUPO (1 min. 45 sec., video, 2012) Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Stephen Barnard.
ACROBATI (video, 2012) Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Father Murphy.
THE BUTTERFLIES (45 minutes, video, 2011) Animated film commissioned by Quartetto Prometeo with Emanuele Torquati for their execution of Morton Feldman's Piano and String Quartet (1985). Art and animation by Luca Dipierro.
US (video, 2011) Cut-out animation for the novel US by Michael Kimball (NY Tyrant Books, 2011). Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Sin Ropas. Watch it here.
FHM DUE (video, 2010) Cut-out animation for the Understanding Campaign. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Trembling Strain. Watch it here.
WE VOICE SING (video, 2010) Cut-out animation for the song We Voice Sing by Rich Ferguson. Music by Bo Blount and 10K Poets. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Watch it here.
ASUNDER (video, 2010) Cut-out animation for the collection of short fictions Asunder by Robert Lopez (Dzanc, 2011). Music by Sin Ropas. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Watch it here.
OUR ISLAND OF EPIDEMICS (video, 2010) Cut-out animation for the book Our Island of Epidemics by Matthew Salesses (PANK, 2010). Music by Sin Ropas. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Watch it here.
SPILL (video, 2010) Cut-out animation. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music: Amuleto (Francesco Dillon, Riccardo Wanke).
PRESTIDIGITAZIONI (video, 2010) Cut-out animation. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Amuleto (Francesco Dillon, Riccardo Wanke).
GALLO CANTA OCCHIO (video, 2010) Cut-out animation. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Amuleto (Francesco Dillon, Riccardo Wanke).
IL TERZO GIORNO (video, 2010) Cut-out animation. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Amuleto (Francesco Dillon, Riccardo Wanke).
FIGLIO (2010, video) Cut-out animation. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Amuleto (Francesco Dillon, Riccardo Wanke).
YHWH (2010, video) Cut-out animation. Art ad animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Amuleto (Francesco Dillon, Riccardo Wanke).
DRINKING CLOSER TO HOME (2010, video) Animation for the novel Drinking Closer to Home by Jessica Anya Blau. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Mahmoud Guinia. Watch it here.
FIHM (2010, video) Animation for The Understanding Campaign. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by the Nath Family. Watch it here.
WORDS (2010, video) Animation for the book WORDS by Andy Devine, published by Publishing Genius. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Words by Andy Devine. Music by Iannis Xenakis. Watch it here.
THIS FURNITURE (2010, video) Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Words by Michael KImball. Music by Sin Ropas. Watch it here.
TEMPUS (2010, video) Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. A cut-out animation based on a sentence by Jenny Offill, commissioned by Electric Literature (www.electricliterature.com). Music by Sin Ropas. Watch it here.
FINGER BONE (2010, video). Words by Brian Kubarycz. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Father Murphy.
TABLE (2010, video). Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Sin Ropas.
VENGO PER TUTTI (2010, video). Art and animation by Luca Dipierro.
FURTHER ADVENTURES IN THE RESTLESS UNIVERSE (2010, video) Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Promotional video for the collection of short stories Further Adventures in the Restless Universe by Dawn Raffel. Watch it here.
IN THEIR GRAVES (2010, video) Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Video for the song In Their Graves by Father Murphy, from their album ...And He Told Us to Turn to the Sun (Aagoo, 2009). Watch it here.
ALL THE DOGS HE LOVED MOST (2009, video) Directed and edited by Luca Dipierro. Art by Luca Dipierro. A cut-out animation based on a Lydia Millet’s sentence, commissioned by Electric Literature (www.electricliterature.com). Watch it here.
MADCAP (2008, video) Made by Luca Dipierro. Cut-out animation celebrating 5 years of the music label Madcap Collective. Music by Gomma Workshop. Watch it here.
THE THING’S HOLLOW (2008, video) Made by Luca Dipierro, music by Blake/e/e/e. Cut-out animation video for the song The Thing’s Hollow by Blake/e/e/e. www.blakeeee.com. Watch it here.
"A perfect balance between creepy and charming." The Huffington Post
"Beautiful and sad." L Magazine
"The Triplettes of Belleville meets South Park."
Ned Vizzini
"Luca Dipierro's animations contain the blood and guts and mystery of what it means to be alive and on the planet. They make you think, make you laugh, they scare you, they make you want to go out in the world and make your own broken and beautiful things.”
Robert Lopez, author of Kamby Bolongo Mean River and Asunder
"These animations are brilliant fevers. They seize and rivet. They uncannily ensplendor."
Leni Zumas, author of Farewell Navigator
ANIMATED FILMS
FIHM (2010, video) Animation for The Understanding Campaign. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by the Nath Family. Watch it here.
WORDS (2010, video) Animation for the book WORDS by Andy Devine, published by Publishing Genius. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Words by Andy Devine. Music by Iannis Xenakis. Watch it here.
THIS FURNITURE (2010, video) Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Words by Michael KImball. Music by Sin Ropas. Watch it here.
TEMPUS (2010, video) Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. A cut-out animation based on a sentence by Jenny Offill, commissioned by Electric Literature (www.electricliterature.com). Music by Sin Ropas. Watch it here.
FINGER BONE (2010, video). Words by Brian Kubarycz. Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Father Murphy.
TABLE (2010, video). Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Music by Sin Ropas.
VENGO PER TUTTI (2010, video). Art and animation by Luca Dipierro.
IN THEIR GRAVES (2010, video) Art and animation by Luca Dipierro. Video for the song In Their Graves by Father Murphy, from their album ...And He Told Us to Turn to the Sun (Aagoo, 2009). Watch it here.
ALL THE DOGS HE LOVED MOST (2009, video) Directed and edited by Luca Dipierro. Art by Luca Dipierro. A cut-out animation based on a Lydia Millet’s sentence, commissioned by Electric Literature (www.electricliterature.com). Watch it here.
THE THING’S HOLLOW (2008, video) Made by Luca Dipierro, music by Blake/e/e/e. Cut-out animation video for the song The Thing’s Hollow by Blake/e/e/e. www.blakeeee.com. Watch it here.
