Deviant Dimanche 7/7/13

This Sunday's theme is not Disney princesses.

Anastasia is a great princess who was not by Disney.  I love Cos-play, and dressing as a character is so much fun.  This is a great costume and the photo itself is great.  By EnytheOne.

Anastasia

Another one is the Lady Amalthea.  This woman is the princess, the questor and the freakin' magical animal.  Serious triple dip of roles.  This lovely image is by StressedJenny.

I have yet to see Red Riding Hood done as a true children's tale.  It is a bit grown up, and this Hood owns that.  Good, strong composition and a neutral palette hi lighted with her signature red.  By girltripped.

Places where fairytales come to life

I wanted to do a piece that showcased real environment that I though were perfect for consuming the sort of art I prefer.  I love a trip to a gallery, but there is an intimacy that is difficult to achieve in a public place that is often part of the point of interaction.  How can you really resonate with a book or painting if you are concerned with someone spilling there coke on you?  (The answer is pretty easily, but that doesn't mean that we don't all have ideal environments!

A colorful, warm attic nook that is probably not going to be readily invaded by noisy people randomly.  A window to let in light and out your mind.  From my ideal home.

This serene, clean bedroom looks ideal for relaxing and retreating from the rest of the world.  The blank walls are portals to others worlds, waiting to be painted with you imagination.  From Scandinavian Modern.

And a crazy cute nook that looks super comfy.  The curtain closes, to leave you in a cocooned private space, but still has a window!  Privacy and escape! From desire to inspire.

Mermaids!

The first piece was inspired by a song so I'm including that song with he post.  The song stands on its own however, not even counting the video.  I will probably cover Florence + the Machine in their own right later.

The image that is inspired by `daekazu on DeviantArt is a soft, cool composition, rich with metallic effects and deceptively simplistic in details.  The cool background really sets the stage for that flaming hair, and drawing that color to the eyes is a brilliant idea to draw focus to them.  The subtle warth to the rocks helps balance the piece without sacrificing  the effect.  

Rabbit Heart

The next piece by phoeinxlu carries on that rich metallic and color temperature play.  Her rich accutroment make it easy to believe she is some sort royalty, because princesses are always fairytaleish!

Merunes Illusionist

 

 

 

Last one from sakimichan.  I think this one is most symbolic and literal at the same time.  The way the drawing is coming to life is like the way what we are exposed to or read becomes a part of us.  That is when it really gets to come to life and go out into the world, inside of all us us.  And strangely enough this piece also focuses heavily on a hot/cool color palette.  I didn't do that on purpose!

Come to life

 

 

Evil Queens

The bad guy is essential to a fairy tale.  All plots really need conflict, but since folk and fairy tales are almost cultural distillations of the eternal story, the antagonist is even more important.  They need to be large and in charge, or subtle and competent.  They need to be real and unreal at the same time.  None of that ridiculous exposition.  Otherwise they cannot serve as such good foils for our heroes to overcome!

This post if going to focus on the evil queen.  Spurned, trodden on, a failed heroine, or any number of back stories can be thought up, but usually never revealed.  Bad guys exist in a vacuum. 

From Wen-JR (site), comes a scarred beauty who has assumed her own power.

ROD_GRIFFIN_THRONE

This next one could be the moment of birth for an evil queen.  The moment when heroine turned away from happily ever after and resigned to having to steal others share of happiness, her own eternally denied.  Illustrated by Kay Nielsen.

Last is a delightfully wicked image of a witchy woman.  Her glee and passion very much remind me of the the antagonist as their plot comes to together.  The 'Bwahaha' moment if you will.  I like the supernatural elements that mess with the slight sexuality of the figure.  Very reminiscent of the selling you soul trope.  The illustration is by Sergius Hruby for a German Magazine.

Desecration

Darkness in Fairytales

This will be a topic that gets rehashed repeatedly, I'm sure, as will fluffy bunnies and cotton candy.

 This photo is by Li Hui.  The haunting figure is reminiscent of the tragic heroine, young, innocent and brutally treated.  The glowing figure could be a vengeful ghost or a seductive selkie.

 This fabulous bride is a group project from Niroir Noir.  The horror and destruction of what should be a joyous occasion is highlighted by the stark color palette and the chunky brushstrokes.  This one reminds me of Bluebeard's newest wife.

The next piece by Anselm Kiefer is a simple interior, but the brooding colors cast an air of foreboding on the scene.  The horizon fades on us, which is unusual for an interior space.  This manipulation of the environment creates a rather surreal environment.  To me it could easily be the Ice Queen's throne room, or the White Witch's hall,  but I'm not sure Jadis would go for the clerestory windows.

Tumblr Tuesday 7/2/13

Here a loving couple that could be any mythological pair, although the blue skin leads me toward Krishna.  The glowing auras and use of almost cartoonist depth lend to a mythological air.  Tumbled by fuckyeahvintageillustration and originally by Marcel-Lenoir.

 Also blogged by fuckyeahvintageillustration is a fabulous image of the infamaus white rabbit by Gwynedd M. Hudson.  This rabbit is a very world fellow with a fabulous coat, and oriental fan.  Impeccable taste.

Blogged by yay kid lit is a forest scene with maiden.   Nancy Ekholm Burkert is the original illustrator and really gives this one a sense of urgency with all the implied movement, while keeping it delicate and colorful.

Fairy Tale Settings

Is that not Sleeping Beauty's boudoir?  Aged opulent glory!  Ohlala!  Check out the rest of this amazing apartment. 

Ever wanted your own fairy tale castle?  Lucky you, you can buy one, price upon request.

 

And an outdoor setting from Nelleke. I love the forest photomanips she does.  She has a way with color temp.

Nocturne by *Nelleke