Swiss design duo Florence Tétier and Johann Bess are the mad scientists behind Monstres, four portraits of delightfully weird, DIY craft creatures. With the surplus of vampires running around these days, the world could use some original monsters. Someone needs to make a children’s show hosted by these creeps.
Every month The Cloud Society presents a new challenge. Every challenge is a game in The Cloud Society, a game that everyone’s invited to play. “Use a mirror or several mirrors to create an image that reflects reality,” was the prompt one month. Another month, participants were encouraged to “Make a monster or capture it. Send us an image of the beast.” The picture above comes from a proposal called “Be Frida”– a command designed to instigate intentionally superficial interpretations of Frida Kahlo cosplay.
Come on, try it out! Quoth The Cloud Society’s manifesto:
We like to play. We like to practice. We believe in good intentions. We would like anyone to participate, no matter their age, interests or job. Don’t feel intimidated by a musical project, for example, if you’ve never written a song. We don’t judge the quality of the collaborations, so give it a try. You might discover something interesting. What is there to lose?
Jeanne Detallante is a French artist who recently penned this series of illustrations for the ever-charming CITIZEN K magazine. Notice a relevant theme? I like how the children are perfectly at ease with their magical counterparts, just munching away on bonbons, reading books and scoping out the scenery.
I was browsing through USA PHILATELIC, the free magazine for stamp enthusiasts available at post offices nationwide, and I found these unsettling Nutcrackers sandwiched between the Bette Davis and Smoky Mountain stamps.
Somewhat frightening, no?
Scottish illustrator Tom Gauld’s Hairy Monster Triptych reveals the secret inner-workings of an anonymous beast. Check out more of Gauld’s work, including some superb sketchbook doodles, on his Flickr page.
Spike Jonze’s feature film rendition of Maurice Sendaks classic story Where The Wild Things Are has hit movie theaters worldwide.
The film represents years of work from hundreds of different artists, writers, photographers, musicians, actors, and creators of all degrees.
This place has been established to help shed some light on many of the small influences that converged to make this massive project a reality.
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