# Animated Art Trend Hunter Josh Triantafilou Presents Musical Paintings By Jamie Danielle Munro | Published 2012-09-26 | About Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/animated-art References: [youtube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z0spqPE8yg) & [trendhunter](http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jul-mat-music-video-metronomy)  Animated art can come in various forms. The popularity of [gifs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cyber-cube) as of late shows how many people appreciate short snippets of scenes to explain a certain emotion. Another example of animated art is [musical paintings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tuneshine), as former intern Josh Trantafilou discusses in this Trend Hunter interview. The trend features artwork set to upbeat music, resulting in a colorful masterpiece done in coordination with a catchy tune. Although animated art was Josh’s favorite trend while working at Trend Hunter, he also enjoys making people laugh with his straight-faced sense of humor. For example, when asked how he defines cool, Josh states, “with a dictionary or thesaurus.” Always hilarious, Josh Trantafilou discusses animated art, how he resets to be creative and more in this interview with Trend Hunter. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 94% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [About](https://www.trendhunter.com/about) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Animated Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the potential of using animated art in advertising campaigns to captivate and engage audiences. - **Gifs:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a platform or tool that allows users to easily create and share personalized gifs for social media. - **Musical Paintings:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Merge technology and traditional artwork by creating interactive musical paintings that react to the viewer's presence or touch. ### Where This Applies - **Advertising:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate animated art into digital advertising strategies to enhance brand storytelling and create memorable experiences for consumers. - **Social Media:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a new platform or feature that allows users to easily discover and share animated art, fostering a vibrant and creative online community. - **Art and Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with artists and technologists to create groundbreaking installations that combine animated art, interactive elements, and immersive sound experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Vibrantly Colorful Dynamic Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kayla-rumpp.md) - [Dynamic Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/art-in-motion-exhibition.md) - [Music AI-Generated Visual Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modem.md) - [Transformative AI Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drawings-alive.md) - [AI-Curated Art Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-art-of-trending.md) - [Voice-Activated Wall Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fraimic.md) - [Fluid Function Art Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/optical-flow.md) - [Movement-Evoking Audio Visualizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/favle22.md) - [Photo Animation Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a1art.md)