"Born in Denmark 1978. I write and direct television shows for kids. I have a set of twins and not much time for anything. But when i have time i draw monsterdrawings on post-it notes... it is a little window into a different world, made on office supplies."
Some of his color work can be found on his myspace.
Below a selection of thumbnails of his post-it monsters. There are many more on his blog and he has larger clearer versions than these, too! So if you like what you see, you should pay his blog a visit! : j
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I love how narrative these are. They remind me of Chas Adams' work in that respect.
Each one immediately evokes a tree of narrative developments...
Cool. They're almost like Brother's Grimm gone horror. :o)
ReplyDeleteThese do remind me of Chas Adams!
ReplyDeleteI love how the small figure doesn't seem particularly stressed about the monsters.
Heya Jessica. Hmm, well they do inspire fairy tales... But I'm not sure about the "gone horror"... The grimm tales were... Well.. Pretty grim.
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Heya Theersa! Exactly! That's because the figure knows that the most horrible monsters don't look the part. : j
I don't think the monsters are all that horrible in the worlds we are seeing into here. Different, but not malevolent, regardless of how many teeth they they have. In fact in the first one I put up, I suspect the boy is a bit annoyed, because although the creatures gave him his guitar, they did so on condition that he receive their tutelage, except they don't really understand human music so...
; j
Another possible explanation, suggested by the boy's guitar and wild mane: he tried his hand at heavy metal, but lacking the knowledge and experience of more advanced, adult metalheads, he couldn't control the powelful lyrics he wielded and effectively summoned a horde of ghosts and demons, amused by their new master's unexpected young age. Since he doesn't know how to cast them back to where they belong, he's now stuck with that band of friendly monsters following him wherever he goes. A classic case of Sorcerer's Apprentice syndrome. :)
ReplyDeleteHaha! Yeah Shi Ronglang! I thought of that story too!
ReplyDeleteFriendly creatures, but slightly annoying as they are always debating everything committee-style.
I dig that we thought of the same story. : j
I agree with you on the narrative feel. They remind me a little bit of a childlike Tim Burton piece.
ReplyDeleteHeya Sangu, Yeah! This monsters wouldn't be out of place at all in vincent (cf post on that subject) : j
ReplyDeleteNodnod, style and contentwise he also reminds me Edward Gorey.
He he, Alesa, greatly geeky minds think alike... ;)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE these drawings. Their ability to suggest a whole story - no, LOADS of possible stories! - with a single instant is definitely reminiscent of Chas Adams's work, but it also reminded me, in quite a striking fashion actually, of Augusto Monterrosso's "The Dinosaur".
The fifth picture, for instance, could almost be considered a graphic equivalent of that short story.
That's so cool. I want something like that on my tombstone. "Sang canary songs on dragons breath." "Wrote sonnets in alphabet soup". Hell...damn cool if you ask me.
ReplyDeleteThese illustrations remind me of the late Edward Gorey's work; but with more of the child's point of view.
ReplyDeleteNice work.
Best wishes,
Tina
I will definitely pay him a visit, these are great!
ReplyDeleteHeh, Augusto is on my reading list...
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Aloha Annie! Nodnod! I know what you mean.
When my ashes get scattered somewhere unobtrusive and quiet, I wouldn't mind an attendance of monsters looking on. ;j
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Howdy Tina! M is for Maurice, the midget who marched with monsters. ; j
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Rock on Eryl! : j
These rock my socks off.
ReplyDeleteAlesa, Augusto Monterrosso isn't worth wasting the space to write his name on your reading list. ;)
ReplyDeleteNot that he is devoid of talent (I'm not familiar enough with his work as a whole to pass judgement, and as a rule tend to refrain from judgement anyway), but "The Dinosaur" is generally accepted as being the shortest short story ever published and is actually not that much longer than its author's name (hence my comparison with the way John Kenn evokes a full story with a single drawing).
It'll take you longer to write a note-to-self to remember to read it than to actually read it right away. ;)