“seeing the struggle and the support from the community made my work evolve to a concept that is personal to me. I continue to further my technique, and creativity in my field in order to paint a beautiful picture of a new world for those around me. Living in our society can be tough and most of the time we have to make the best of it. A wild imagination can take you so far, but at the end of the day we need to realize and observe the world around us. And the world around us is where I find my inspiration to paint. Colorful paintings that contain hints…
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Art by Travis Lampe
Here are more Chicago based artists Travis Lampe‘s more recent character pieces. From Mouse hunting to a turtle hitching a worried ride all in his classic vintage-inspired style. See the selected works below:
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Mr. Ratburn Comes Out and Gets Married!
On the 22nd season premiere of Arthur we have an unknown revelation come forward, and out. The beloved teacher of the series Mr. Ratburn gets married to another man that is later shown at the end of the episode. No mention of gay marriage but the more than obvious visuals are present. It is a large step considering back in 2005 an episode of Arthur spin-off Postcards from Buster was banned from airing on PBS after then-Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings criticized it for daring to depict a lesbian couple.
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Art by Holly Pilot
Holly Pilot creates designs heavily inspired by vintage children books with a strange surreal edge. “Recently I’ve been collecting children’s books – primarily Disney – and comic books from the 1970s, 80s and 90s. I then select images with interesting forms of textures. I’ll begin to intuitively compile them together digitally until I’ve created an atmosphere or narrative I’m satisfied with. I like to focus on the background imagery or details from the source material, abstracting the familiar,” See some selected works below:
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Charlie Brown Illustrations by Mark Mulroney
A well loved cartoon character in not so loved outcomes, all ending in extremely gory and disturbing scenes. We find Charlie Brown guts out, stabbed, endlessly bleeding and more. See the series created by artist Mark Mulroney below: website: http://www.markmulroney.com/ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markmulroney/
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What A Time To Be Alive by Joachim Ojanen
A series by Stockholm based artist and designer Joachim Ojanen featuring cartoon like characters in paintings and sculptures. See some selectede works below:
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Massive Vintage Halloween Mask Collection
An impressive Halloween centric collection curated by photographer Brecht Bug in a series titled Vintage Halloween. You get a time traveling glimpse into the past trends and characters that were in high demand during Halloween years ago. See the playful evolution and variety of these awesome throwback masks: Related articles David Bowie writes his first TV theme for more than 20 years Theater Review (Seattle): ‘Brechtfest’ by The Horse in Motion Barbara Brecht-Schall German Actress Barbara Brecht-schall Dies At 84
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Lazy Oaf F/W 2015 Lookbook
Casper the friendly ghost made and appearance in the latest Lazy Oaf lookbook. The cute collection inspired by the adorably spooky Casper features the character in numerous prints in the Lolita goth f/w 2015 collection. See the entire Lazy Oaf F/W 2015 Lookbook below:
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Iconic Cars Encountering Problems
Illustrated by artist Seejay Jawn we have humorous depictions of famous cars going through some issues. From, speeding, vandalism and more. A series that captures a mixture of cheeky pop culture references and light anarchism. See the series below:
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Exploding Popular Cartoons by artist Matt Gondek
Los Angeles based artist Matt Gondek creates playfully disturbing imagery incorporating iconic cartoon characters that appear to be exploding alongside an atomic bomb. characters include The Simpsons clan to Bugs Bunny, Futurama, the Pink Panther, Garfield and more. Prints in various forms are available at his shop Gondek Draws.
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Moschino Menswear S/S 2016
Moschino designer Jeremy Scott gave us Nascar meets Royal Victorian. Interesting mashup. It’s easier to understand if you don’t think about it and just enjoy the loudness and playfulness placed into each specific look. I loved it. See the Moschino Menswear S/S 2016 below:
