Monday, October 22, 2007

salvador dali and ralph steadman

What is it about Alice in Wonderland that inspires such brilliant art?





Besides the drugs.


EDIT:

Also, this incredible Chris Appelhans painting of Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum. A bit different than the Disney version!


18 comments:

Anonymous said...

your so right!
but you didnt even mention my FAVORITE artist's take on alice in wdonerland.

check out Chris Appelhans's alice in wonderland stuff.
its stellar.

-S said...

i really like the second last one

molly said...

dear anonymous:
can you please send me a link? i googled Chris Appelhan and Chris Applehan but found nothing Alice in Wonderland related for either

Héloïse J. said...

oh i luv this fairy tale! it's indeed inspiring, truly magical.. don't know either why it's such an inspirational source!

Fashion Fleur said...

is marilyn manson's scary movie about alice in wonderland out yet? haha

Anonymous said...

ooo cool! i loved your quote "besides the drugs" haha ;)

Brian Mandabach said...

Maybe just the alternate world--which is what art is, right? And it seemed to come at the right time, perhaps a time of antimythopoesis--my own word--and so the mythopoeic was required and the story stuck, became an enduring part of the Mind, and continues to inspire.

discotheque confusion said...

Ahhh, I'm tripping!

xx

Unknown said...

this is gorgeous... and i love the new header... man i love the sixties. gina xx

Ella Gregory said...

i adore the first picture
i havent seen any of these before so it was an interesting post

Anonymous said...

yeah of course!
here is the link:

http://www.froghatstudios.com/portemp.html

and then just click on the files under the "alice in wonderland" heading.

i think they are so terrific.

Rebecca, A Clothes Horse said...

I think artists find it hard to relate to the real world sometimes and Alice certainly didn't understand it either. We feel comraderie with the little girl lost...

Jaclyn said...

I love the one with the yellow.
Belle.
btw i posted again. :D

Molly :] said...

Haha.. Fellow Molly :)
Nice artwork..
Great blog.. keep it upp!

Flavia Flanders said...

they are kinda weird.. not my cup of tea...but nice indeed.
molly*

Flashy_Shades said...

i like that chanel headband too! apparently, a model just wrapped the chain from her purse around her head and karl dug it

Emma said...

MOLLYMOLLYMOLLY!
I HAVE RETURNED! BREAK OUT THE PINTS OF OAK-MATURED MEAD! Okay, that was odd. But the point is that I'm alive and I posted, so check it out if vous wish.
:^)

Eddie said...

I'm afraid it's just the drugs. I've always been fascinated with the story and art and personally loved the influence in the whole Matrix movie trilogy...

Love your posts girly.

Besos