#9
Looked at a couple more artists recently:
Ying Mei Duan: http://china.southbankcentre.co.uk/artists/#yingmei-duan
Duan has created an eerie fairy tale land, in which the viewer is almost trapped in an enclosed space with the artist herself. She is sometimes singing, making sounds, or remains silent. Whatever the case, she makes an uncomfortable atmosphere within the environment – one of which I personally would have no intention of entering as I have no desire to scare myself by being taken off guard by this kind of intervention. I’m too much of a wimp for that.
Arthur Rackham: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/illustrations/illustrators/rackham.html
An artist that I was told to look at by one of my tutors, but came across completely accidentally in a book I had borrowed from a friend – lucky!
His works range from illustrating Grimm’s tales to stories like Alice in Wonderland. Rackham’s work can depict gruesome creatures in great detail to correspond to the different stories, as well as the more ‘child friendly’ imagery, depending on the story.
I find myself drawn more to his horrific works as I can see the fine detail and beauty behind the initial horror of the images.
