Victorian Porcelain Dolls: The Art of Natalie Shau
Natalie Shau is a well-known artist within the world of gothic, cutesy/dark, Pop Surreal, Victorian-inspired art.
She is a Lithuanian digital artist who creates these beautiful, frail, porcelain-textured female figures hailing from the imaginary Victorian world, replete with distorted/exaggerated features, giant glassy eyes, milk-honey skin – a combination of glossy realism and unreality. They appear to be vulnerable, hurt, exploited, and dangerous, powerful, razor-edged at the same time.
Shau often uses herself as a subject for her works, and is gorgeous in her own right. She cites “religious imagery, fairytale illustrations, classic horror literature, and classic Russian literature” as some of her inspirations.
Tags: cute, dark, dolls, natalie shau, photomanipulation, self-portraits, victorian
Katja Faith
Katja Faith is one of my absolute favorite artists. Her works are surreal, with an otherworldly haze, beautiful color, and amazing atmosphere.
Tags: colorful, hazy, katja faith, photomanipulation, surreal
Obscurae: The Art of Anja Millen
I love photographer and digital artist Anja Millen! She blows me away again and again with her intense, dark, surreal, gritty, beautifully horrific pieces. I love the wide range of her work; she’s one of those artists who really defy the distinction between beauty and “ugliness” or what causes a reaction of repulsion in us. She also takes brilliant self-portraits. Here’s a small selection from her work:
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