April 23, 2010

Welcome to Dismayland (8 pieces)

Oh man, is that Minnie pissin' all over the sidewalk?! Welcome to Dismayland, definitely not the happiest place on Earth. Jeff Gillette's series places our favorite Disney characters outside their usual plushy confines, and instead relocates them in the decrepit conditions of third world countries. The paintings confront viewers with strong images and feature familiar characters living in the slums, laying haphazardly almost half-dead, or using the streets as their personal toilet.

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April 17, 2010

Powerfully Loud – Minjae Lee (8 pieces)

Due to the amount of detail and variation in these images, it's easy to assume that these powerful female portraits were created using digital tools. You may be surprised to find out, however, that Minjae Lee, a self-taught 19-year old South Korean artist, uses old-fashioned tools like markers, pens, crayons, and acrylics to create these loud, powerful illustrations. “I have loved color since I was 7 year old,” Lee says.

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