Month: August 2009

On the boardwalk. Boardwalk.

Daniel_Peacock-Belly_Bitter
Daniel Peacock is another artist whose works can resemble twisted versions of Dr. Seuss illustrations. At times his paintings look highly simplistic takes on a single subject, without depth or complexity. But look closer, give it a bit more time, and you will notice some wonderful details. In “Belly Bitter”, shown above, notice all the points of repetition and symmetry. See how the composition draws your eye up and to the right, then down and left, then back around again.

I failed to include in my big Super Mario Bros Artwork Roundup Peacock’s own take on Mario, headed off to work, lunch bag in hand.

Palin artwork roundup

“Recently we learned of a malicious desecration of a photo of the Governor and baby Trig that has become an iconic representation of a mother’s love for a special needs child.”
– Sarah Palin spokesperson Meghan Stapelton, on a Photoshopped image of her boss.
Zina_Saunders-Sarah_Palin_Creationist_Dinosaur

It’s been a year since Sarah Palin was a candidate for vice president of The United States, and even her abrupt resignation is now old news. So as usual I’m well behind the curve with my posts, but so are many of the artists featured here; even now more “desecrations” of Palin are being produced. After the jump I’ve posted a full bounty of Palin-inspired artwork, along with some thoughts on why she makes such an enduring (endearing?) target…
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La Calavera Aburrida

Sylvia_Ji-La_Catrina
Sylvia Ji’s subjects are zombified women with lips sewn up tight and painted faces. Though technically quite talented, the use of symbolism in her artwork can be blunt to the point of banality, as is the case with “La Calavera Catrina” (perhaps you noticed the black widow spider dangling from her hat? If not there’s another one crawling on her hair). At some point her artwork becomes like a blandly-executed version of one of those posters with 100 hidden references to band names, but without the laughs.