Katie De Sousa

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I usually avoid deviantART if i'm brutally honest, don't pretend you don't know why. However I actually came across something there that to my delight (and relief) wasn't specifically designed to rape my eyes and traumatize my childhood. Katie De Sousa (username yumedust) is one of the most accomplished 'magic-realist' artists i've come across wether she realizes it or not. Her best works take the two-dimensional appeal of anime, Disney, even pokemon and other such superflat wonders and somehow (I can only assume by using magic of some variety) she renders them in slightly fleshy and more grown-up style. She makes make-believe believable. You can see this best in the first and third images above. Although that being said my favorite of those four pictures is last one. It reminds of Victor Alimpiev's video piece Is It Yours? that I mentioned in this blog. I could imagine bringing these two works together in an imaginary exhibition and people instantly grasping the visual/thematic connection.

http://www.katiedesousa.com/

An Introduction to Fallen Over

Kevin Dart

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I've got no good reason for posting this gentlemans work on an appropiation art blog, other than the fact I love it that is! His cutesy and shapely women look their best in his old school Bondesque posters for his fictional film series Yuki 7. I know the feminists and the body art fans out there won't like it but i'm afraid i'm going to have to put aside those critical protests and indulge myself. I did warn readers in my introduction post that I may contradict myself.

http://www.kevindart.com/

An Introduction to Fallen Over