Nothing like a slice of good pop surrealism to get the morning started. Yosuke Ueno paints lovely, vaguely Ryden-esque (though his style is unique in its own right) surreal visions of creatures, colors and cultures.
Very worth a look.
Tag: surreal
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I watched Blood Tea and Red String last night, and was quite impressed.
Thirteen years in the making, Christiane Cegavske’s dialog free film tells the tale of the struggle between the aristocratic White Mice and the rustic Creatures Who Dwell Under the Oak over the doll of their heart’s desire. The Mice commission the Oak Dwellers to create a beautiful doll for them. When she is complete, the Creatures fall in love with her and refuse to give her up. Resorting to thievery the Mice abscond with her in the middle of the night.
This stop motion fairly tale cloaks some rather dark messages of obsession and socio-political commentary. It’s probably not for everyone…but I loved it and I’m eagerly awaiting the sequel: Seed in the Sand due out in 2012. Anyone intrigued by the style of the more mainstream Jigsaw puppet in the Saw film series should definitely pay homage to Cegavske’s craftsmanship by watching her film.
In addition to the painstaking (though certainly worthwhile) effort of these films, Christiane Cegavske also has galleries of other mixed media arts on her website.
Although there is some phenomenal digital art out there, I’ll always have a soft spot for tangible creations that get an artist’s hands dirty.
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I’ve been searching for an artist who could capture the essence of my nightmares after downing a half gallon of Breyer’s Cherry Vanilla and falling asleep. EUREKA!
Taste the rainbow of fruit PAIN!
SheWalksSoftly 
