An exclusive interview with Kazuhiro Hori in anticipation of his participation in the beautiful.bizarre curated exhibition Bitter | Sweet @ 19 Karen
It’s unsurprising that Russian artist Uno Moralez cites David Lynch’s “romanticism and mystery” as a major influence on his pixelated brand of supernatural noir, but his baldly computerized comics really do something unique with the aesthetic, and not just with the vintage graphic art form. Moralez produces perfect little tableaux, sometimes in a short series (but rarely more than 5 panels), from which a bizarre plot can be immediately intimated, but never pinned down. There is ghostly and monstrous terror of course, but there is also a kind of vampy sexuality and crude violence that feels very classic, hard-boiled suspense. Moralez described his approach in a 2007 interview with The Comics Journal: My short stories derive from images which don’t fit in a one single image, plotwise. This is not exactly a comic, that’s why I draw only key scenes leaving out details. And then reader’s imagination starts to work. That is important. Moralez also lists among his influences any Marvel comics he could get ahold of during his childhood behind the Iron Curtain and Japanese manga and “translations of ancient mystical books”—quite the dastardly cocktail. ...
Atavism: the means by which suddenly any creature -- humans included -- can sprout physical traits that they thought they had abandoned millennia ago.
Solo show Mario Mauroner Contemporary Art Vienna, Austria 20.05. — 30.07.2016
It’s unsurprising that Russian artist Uno Moralez cites David Lynch’s “romanticism and mystery” as a major influence on his pixelated brand of supernatural noir, but his baldly computerized comics really do something unique with the aesthetic, and not just with the vintage graphic art form. Moralez produces perfect little tableaux, sometimes in a short series (but rarely more than 5 panels), from which a bizarre plot can be immediately intimated, but never pinned down. There is ghostly and monstrous terror of course, but there is also a kind of vampy sexuality and crude violence that feels very classic, hard-boiled suspense. Moralez described his approach in a 2007 interview with The Comics Journal: My short stories derive from images which don’t fit in a one single image, plotwise. This is not exactly a comic, that’s why I draw only key scenes leaving out details. And then reader’s imagination starts to work. That is important. Moralez also lists among his influences any Marvel comics he could get ahold of during his childhood behind the Iron Curtain and Japanese manga and “translations of ancient mystical books”—quite the dastardly cocktail. ...
Lunisolace [Loon-is-sohl-is] - Noun. The intense relief one feels after realizing a nightmare was only a nightmare shortly after waking up.
True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country ~ Kurt Vonnegut
Sometimes we run away from the photos which we find so difficult to imagine being used. We have a collection of such stock photos here.
History is the nightmare that keeps on giving.
My mother should be concerned. With every seasonal shift, I inadvertently go off in search of new inspiration for my clothing, home decor, art, and attitude. In previous years, it's always been seemingly harmless: one summer I was obsessed with everything that reminded me of Lisa Frank. Another summer I was Betty Draper. Another summer I created my life to match the "Rabbit Fur Coat" album. Another summer I cut off my hair and replaced all of my clothes with black skinny jeans and white v-necks to channel Elvis from "Jailhouse Rock". Yes, that actually happened. Yes it was awesome. No it didn't last. This summer's inspiration is far from clean cut and I have no intention of shying away. This summer is kitschy, bizarre, brash, unapologetically tacky, mildly unnerving, charmingly disturbing and strange as only the transition from 60's to 70's can be. This summer is all about cheap beer, gaudy cat eye sunglasses, John Waters on VHS, stale sprinkled donuts, Aqua Net, and motherfucking girl gangs. I really am starting a girl gang. Wanna join? If I was going to be totally honest, I'd probably just tell you that I want to be Divine from Female Trouble. Period. Many of these images are from the astoundingly talented Nadia Lee, and sources for all other images can be found here. Do you have inspiration this summer? Is it themed? What about it caught your eye? Do tell.
30 Hilarious FAILs From People Who Are Having Worse Days Than You - The internet has generated a huge amount of laughs from cats and FAILS. And we all out of cats.
Death was everywhere. From the slaughtering of animals to inexplicable epidemics to the fatal complications of childbirth, it's hard to overstate the ubiq...
Source for comic: It’s Only The First Draft
...It's the title :) {1/5/19}
Finland is often considered to be a nation of introverts, and the Finnish people are usually the first to make fun of themselves about it. "An introverted Finn looks at his shoes when talking to you," goes a popular Finnish joke about their personality types. "An extroverted Finn looks at your shoes.”
Hello again, Ancient Foe. Years have hunched my bony shoulders, but I forget nothing. Lo, though you may say “Who are you, again?”, I know who you ...
