It would be an overstatement to say that all visual culture stemming from mass media aesthetics can be traced back to a single person. But if there were such a person, it would be Wayne White. Consider how many animators, artists, and directors cite the sets and characters of Pee Wee’s Playhouse or Shining Time Station with Ringo Starr as deep set inspirations for their careers. Everything from the earnest silliness of SpongeBob SquarePants to the stop animation of The Nightmare Before Christmas and the provocative animations of Adult Swim can trace thematic or stylistic similarities back to the artist’s prolific output.