Today I bring you two safe-for-work paintings by Lorenzo Alessandri, better known for his grotesque, controversial surrealist pieces.
He was unafraid to tackle horror, death, politics, sexuality and just about any uncomfortable subject. But I’m partial to his monster paintings.
Apologies for skipping a couple days this week, but between huge health setbacks and mold remediation in the SWS house, things are a bit hectic.
What happened on this beach to necessitate a sign like this (well, I guess that’s self-explanatory).
What question did someone ask him to warrant this answer? Ideas?
I’m assuming this is a gag product (the source where I found it said it’s unironic, which was perhaps more entertaining than the ad itself).
Facing the shadow…
I had to look up where this fellow came from. Now I must see Ultraman Tarou. Has anyone seen it?
Well, that’s supportive.
Careful, parents, it could happen to you.
Answer: don’t.
Now THIS cat is a work of art.
“Hey, you’ll never believe where I’m calling from.”
Aside from Beth Gibbon’s haunting vocals (I still adore my old Portishead albums) over Gonga’s sludgy drone metal, this video is so worth watching for horror fans, as it nods to horror classics of yesteryear.
Three words: So. Much. Boris. A little Karloff makes everything better.
Tinplate Studios makes incredible creepy crawlies to add a little nightmare fuel to your tea parties.
The teacup creatures are my favorite, but you will also find wall art and specimen jars. Take a look!
Russell Dickerson has unique renditions of some horror-lover classic favorites.
The Brundlefly! (Just watched this movie again recently, and decided that “Goldbluming” should be a verb)
This Gremlin looks even more menacing than those little jerks in the movies.
The following creature must be what happens when an Angler Fish mates with a zombie (marine-undead pairings are quite rare, I hear).
WHY don’t more buses look like this? It’s such a missed opportunity NOT to paint giant teeth on all of them.
I’m sure this valid excuse resulted in instant exoneration:
Yeah, but the Wild Germ has anger issues…
One must look at the tagline and consider whether it is really the kind of attention ones wants.
What has she seen?
…Perhaps Karloff’s carload of arsenic?
If I ever get to space, I’m traveling via giant, helmet-clad intergalactic puppy.
A very touching piece of street art.
AS fellow fans of The IT Crowd know, two is the best number of eyes.
Yep.
The sweet, pink title image is excellent with a cat that looks exceedingly unamused.
When I first saw Dan Reader’s amazing faux taxidermy trophies, I thought “Wow…this isn’t the paper mache I did in grade school.” Then I clicked on his homepage and saw the tagline “Not your grade school paper mache.”
Indeed.
He specializes in dragons that have, shall we say, personality.
This light up Maleficent received a great deal of attention around the Internet, for good reason.
And have you ever seen a ZOMBIE dragon? You have now.
I love the fact that Reeder never duplicates commissions, no matter how high the demand, because he wants his patrons to have truly unique, special pieces.
Fine Line Workshop has a collection of boxes with…personality.
The three dimensional quality is fantastic.
Doesn’t this seem like a safe way to store your valuables? Nosy trespassers face the clear risk of being chomped to bits.
Some of them appear eerily sentient…
It’s the eyes.
My dear friend Lindsay linked me to a post about the forthcoming opening of a Godzila themed hotel in Japan.
The 30-story hotel sits atop the Shinjuku’s Toho Cinema, and there is an “observation deck” if you want to get up close and personal with Godzilla.
The larger than life Kaiju looms over the building and is visible from the rooms!
The hotel contains a few Godzilla View Rooms, which have windows that looks out directly at the giant head. Would you like Godzilla to watch you sleep?
This adorable little girl, embracing her monster (with a matching flower on its horn!) was the first piece from Omar Rayyan I laid eyes on a long time ago.
I was re-drawn into his work by this cephalopod inspired masterpiece:
He seamlessly integrates old world painting style with fantastically quirky imaginary beasts.
Now THIS is how to travel!
Tickle, tickle, fuzzy Mer-monster!
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