Pop surrealism
1080 creative works found
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Idoru (Japanese idol, aidoru), the term often refers to female performers in their late teens and early twenties who achieve fame through publicity in the mass media, young girls are often plucked by talent scouts at an early age based primarily on their looks. / In Japan the butterfly is seen as a symbol of young womanhood. “If he’d anticipated her at all, it had been as some industrial strength synthesis of Japan’s last three dozen top female media faces. That was usually the way in Hollywood, and the formula tended to be even more rigid, in the case of software agents – eigenheads, their feautures algorithmically derived from some human mean of proven popularity. / She was nothing like that. / Her black hair, rough-cut and shining, brushed pale bare shoulders as she turned her head. She had no eyebrows, and both her lids and lashes seemed to have been dusted with something white, leaving her dark pupils in stark contrast. / And no her eyes met his. / He seemed to cross a line. In the very structure of her face, in geometries of underlying bone, lay coded histories of dynastic flight, privation, terrible migrations.�? / “Idoru�? William Gibson, 1996, page 175.
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Umeboshi (Japanese : ; literally “pickled ume”) are a Japanese pickle (tsukemono) and are well known for their healing properties and sourness. The Ume tree (Prunus Mume) is a species of the asian plum. Umeboshi are made by harvesting ume fruit when they ripen around June and pickling them in jars with seasoned pickling liquid, or vinegar. Purple perilla (member of the mint family) leaves are often added to the mix, giving the Umeboshi a dark red colour. Umeboshi are often eaten with white rice and can be found in a variety of bento boxes due to their high salt and citric acid content, which acts as a preservative.
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From a little series called “Red Umbrella”.
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Prismacolor pencils on illustration board. Original measures 18”x24”. / / Copyright 2006 Collins
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A tribute to Pink Floyd…
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Angel of Tesla: Descriptive work of the super. By Nizstaro Image copyright © 2007-2008, Nizstaro. Copying and displaying or redistribution of this image without permission from the artist is strictly prohibited
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Original is 24”x24” acrylic on canvas.
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From a little series called “Love Hurts”.
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Original is 20”x16” acrylic on canvas.
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Medium: Acrylic and Watercolour Paint on Paper / Size: A4 / Description: About an octopus who has developed a suit so that he may walk with the humans. A piece to fulfill my curiosity with octopuses and old looking diving helmets. The character’s odd infatuation with the human race mirrors my own with his species. Completed in 2008. Original For Sale Contact me at lloydharvey@shrunkenheaddesign.co.uk / www.shrunkenheaddesign.co.uk
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Milk
by scarlettcatI was exploring different ways of keeping the focus on the centre of the page and ended up with this little sweetheart. She’s a flirty little milk maid who’s dripping off the page. I adore her sultry look and pouty lips. The original was illustrated on recycled cardboard with pencil, charcoal and ink. Enjoy! xxx scarlett
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The spirits of the shadows are a playful lot, responsible for moving your keys or anything you put down. This is a digital oil painting and was created in Artrage. Completed 2008. Contact me at lloydharvey[at]shrunkenheaddesign.co.uk / www.shrunkenheaddesign.co.uk
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featured in Flame Apophysis 10-15-2009 / featured in The Worls As We See It 10-15-2009 / featured in Exceptional Ekphrasis 05-03-2009 / featured in the Scavenger Hunt 04-14-2009 / third place in Album Art Challenge / featured in Psychedelic Art & Design *04-11-2009 / featured in Live, Love, Dream 03-21-2009 / featured in Album Art – The way it could have been 02-02-2009 / Featured in Fractal Frenzy 01-21-2009 Picture yourself in a boat on a river / With tangerine trees and marmalade skies. / Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly / A girl with kaleidoscope eyes. Cellophane flowers of yellow and green, / Towering over your head. / Look for the girl with the sun in / her eyes and she’s gone. Lucy in the sky with diamonds, / Lucy in the sky with diamonds, / Lucy in the sky with diamonds. Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain / Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies. / Ev’ryone smiles as you drift past the flowers / That grow so incredibly high. Newspaper taxis appear on the shore, / Waiting to take you away. / Climb in the back with your head in / the clouds and you’re gone. Lucy in the sky with diamonds, / Lucy in the sky with diamonds, / Lucy in the sky with diamonds. Picture yourself on a train in a station / With plasticine porters with looking-glass ties. / Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile, / The girl with kaleidoscope eyes. Lucy in the sky with diamonds, / Lucy in the sky with diamonds, / Lucy in the sky with diamonds, / Aaaah, / Lucy in the sky with diamonds, / Lucy in the sky with diamonds, / Lucy in the sky with diamonds, / Aaaah, / Lucy in the sky with diamonds, / Lucy in the sky with diamonds, / Lucy in the sky with diamonds. Lyrics: Lucy in the sky with Diamonds, Beatles fractals created with Apophysis* /
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Original is 8”x8” acrylic on canvas. This piece is part of the collection I painted for my solo exhibit, “Proof of Faith” at Art Whino. Please see www.artwhino.com or call the gallery at (301)567-8210 for availability.
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Mixed Media on illustration board. 8” by 10” / for more info go to www.ChrisBrett.ca
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Mixed Media on Beechwood.. / For more info goto ChrisBrett.ca
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Year of the Ox Tshirt!!
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Copyright 2009.
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featured in SOLO-EXHIBITION 10-19-2009 / featured in The World as We See It 10-12-2009 / featured in Pop Art 07-20-2009 / featured in ImageWriting 06-13-2009 / featured in Globes, Spheres & Curves *05-09-2009 / featured in Exceptional Ekphrasis 05-06-2009 / featured in OUTSIDERS 05-01-2009 / featured in Shapes & Patterns 04-15-2009 I don’t drink coffee I take tea my dear / I like my toast done on one side / And you can hear it in my accent when I talk / I’m an Englishman in New York See me walking down Fifth Avenue / A walking cane here at my side / I take it everywhere I walk / I’m an Englishman in New York I’m an alien I’m a legal alien / I’m an Englishman in New York / I’m an alien I’m a legal alien / I’m an Englishman in New York If, “Manners maketh man” as someone said / Then he’s the hero of the day / It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile / Be yourself no matter what they say I’m an alien I’m a legal alien / I’m an Englishman in New York / I’m an alien I’m a legal alien / I’m an Englishman in New York Modesty, propriety can lead to notoriety / You could end up as the only one / Gentleness, sobriety are rare in this society / At night a candle’s brighter than the sun Takes more than combat gear to make a man / Takes more than a license for a gun / Confront your enemies, avoid them when you can / A gentleman will walk but never run If, “Manners maketh man” as someone said / Then he’s the hero of the day / It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile / Be yourself no matter what they say I’m an alien I’m a legal alien / I’m an Englishman in New York / I’m an alien I’m a legal alien / I’m an Englishman in New York BASESHAPES CREATED WITH INCENDIA /
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Medium: Acrylic Paint on Acrylic Paper / Size: 12” x 16” / Description: Based on the fifth song from the Tool album 10,000 Days, The Pot was completed in 2009 and was an attempt at a more surrealistic style. In this painting, I wanted to infuse a sense of wonder and mystery to a surrealistic style. I also wanted to capture that magical element that is so apparent in Tool’s music. I didn’t base my painting on the band’s meaning of the song as I had portrayed it (inadvertently) in another piece. Set in a desert, a man encounters a giant pot that has no explanation as to why it is there. Suddenly, a fleshy eye opens and stares intently at the man. The man stares back. The Pot doesn’t blink. The man forgets to drink water. The Pot is indefatigable. The man soon dies. The Pot closes it’s large eye and continues to hide it’s mysteries. Contact me at lloydharvey[at]shrunkenheaddesign.co.uk / www.shrunkenheaddesign.co.uk
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Medium: Digital / Size: 5” x 7” / Description: Created in a trail version of Photoshop, June 2009, this piece started out as an acrylic painting on textured canvas paper. I felt I had painted myself into a corner with this piece, so I transferred it to the computer to finish it. The Witch King came about, not from Tolkien’s creation of the same name, but more on the idea of a Burrow Wrights, Liches and Psychopomps. Whilst researching another painting, I found numerous articles on these types of ghostly beings and decided to create a character based loosely around these archetypes of the fantasy genre. Ghosts, to me, represent a manifestation of the fear of the unknown, the almost unexplainable. Although I don’t personally believe in the existence of such entities, my non-belief doesn’t stop me from illustrating them. Original Does Not Exist Contact me at lloydharvey@shrunkenheaddesign.co.uk / www.shrunkenheaddesign.co.uk
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9×12 pastel on Sennelier la carte paper FEATURED IN PAINTED LADIES, PETS AND PEOPLE, FIRST THINGS, FEMININE INTENT, AND THE DIVINE FEMININE I had so much fun drawing Barbara, but it is a lot of work trying to do portraits. I needed to do something completely from my imagination. And of course I can’t call it Blackbird without linking to the song!
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Child – ~stockmichelle / Background – ~Ariaostock / Created using Digital Image John Denver – Sunshine / Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy / Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry / Sunshine on the water looks so lovely / Sunshine almost always makes me high If i had a day that i could give you / I’d give to you a day just like today / If i had a song that i could sing for you / I’d sing a song to make you feel this way Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy / Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry / Sunshine on the water looks so lovely / Sunshine almost always makes me high If i had a tale that i could tell you / I’d tell a tale sure to make you smile / If i had a wish that i could wish for you / I’d make a wish for sunshine all the while Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy / Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry / Sunshine on the water looks so lovely / Sunshine almost always makes me high / Sunshine almost all the time makes me high / Sunshine almost always
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