Shoko Fujimori

01.15.12

Tags: cephalopods, flora, flowers, grotesque, metamorphosis, monsteresque, nature, photorealism, swan, tentacles

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Roses and Thorns: The Art of Liza Corbett

09.10.11

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Tags: animals, art shows, baroque, bird wings, branches, deer, dolls, fairy tales, flowers, flowers in hair, ghosts, greek mythology, hair, historically inspired, illustrations, intricate line drawings, jeremy hush, little red riding hood, liza corbett, macabre, nature, neo-victorian, red, roses, skulls, soft color, surreal, swan, victorian, wolves

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The Propriety of Women: Riikka Sormunen

10.29.10

Riika Sormunen is a Finnish artist and illustrator based in Canada. Reminiscent of both Edward Gorey and Gustav Klimt, her works have an oddball, morbid sense of playfulness, and loose, childlike, highly stylized and expressive figures in surreal, flattened landscapes. Her use of color is bold, sophisticated, and brilliant. Drawing from the Victorian era and the stuff of fairy tales, and sometimes depicting women from the middle of the 20th century, Riikka’s paintings constantly subvert conventions and sexual mores in a quirky, ironic, frank, and personal way. Her style has a wide range and has evolved over time; the constant is that it is refreshingly different and exudes individuality.

Riikka Sormunen’s Website
Riikka Sormunen on DeviantArt

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Tags: colorful, femininity, illustrations, modern fairy tales, retro, riikka sormunen, sexuality, swan, victorian, whimsical

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Black Swan/Poisoned Apple

07.30.10

Artwork by Keith Eric Williams

Snow White’s Happy Ending by Melissa Campa

Tags: keith eric williams, modern fairy tales, snow white, surreal, swan

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Sil van der Woerd’s Music Videos

07.28.10

Dutch filmmaker Sil Van Der Woerd makes beautiful, surreal, and extremely impressive music videos on unbelievably tiny budgets. These videos contrast industrial, futuristic, black and sterile environments with the soft beauty and grace of the subjects, and historically inspired fashions.

Check out his videos for Lolly Jane Blue’s “Worms” and “White Swan”:

Tags: industrial landscapes, music videos, queens, sil van der woerd, surreal, swan

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