Paper Rad

Paper Rad
Screenshot from Paper Rad's Facemaker video (2005).
Background information
OriginPittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Providence, Rhode Island
Years active2000–2008
Websitepaperrad.org

Paper Rad was an art collective from approx. 2000 until 2008, based on the East Coast in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Providence, Rhode Island in the United States. Known for creating comics, zines, video art, net art, MIDI files, paintings, installations, and music with a distinct "lo-fi" aesthetic often associated with underground culture or 1990s "retro tech", juxtaposed images and featuring bright colors.