MONSTER BRAINS

Friday, July 15, 2016

Eduard Wiiralt (1898-1954)

Hell, 1932

Cabaret, 1931

Põrgu (Hell) 1983 from Aeron Alfrey on Vimeo.

The above animation was created by Rein Raamat, also responsible for the previously shared animated short "Suur Tõll" made a few years prior to Põrgu.

"Põrgu (Hell) is an Estonian animation film by Rein Raamat, Tallinnfilm, 1983. So grotesque and sexual, this animation brings to life three infernally beautiful engravings – ”The Preacher“, “Cabaret” and “Hell” – created by the Estonian artist Eduard Viiralt in the early 1930s.

Both the engravings and the animation film were created in the time of great uncertainties: in the 1930s Viiralt was reacting to the anticipation of the War; in the 1980s Raamat was having a presentiment of the chaos the USSR’s collapse would bring about. Both Raamat´s and Viiralt´s artworks depict a feast in the time of plague, indulging in surrealistically satirical representations of people’s vices." - quote source

Artworks found at Blouin Art Info and Ader Nordmann

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

(Suur Tõll) Toll the Great, Illustrated by Jüri Arrak, 1982

Tõll the Great - Front Cover - Written by Rein Raamat, Illustrated by Jüri Arrak, 1982

Tõll the Great - Page 01 - Written by Rein Raamat, Illustrated by Jüri Arrak, 1982

Tõll the Great - Page 02 - Written by Rein Raamat, Illustrated by Jüri Arrak, 1982

Friday, July 08, 2016

Albín Brunovský (1935 - 1997)

Labyrinth of the World and Paradise of the heart V - War, 1990

Beautiful Italy XII. 1970

Illustration for Tri Princezne V Belasej Skale, 1972

Two Eve and the Expulsion from Paradise, 1971

Labyrinth of the World and Eden of the Heart III . - Masks, 1989

The Triumph of Death, 1975

2nd Illus. for Tri Princezne V Belasej Skale, 1972

Barge Láskomorňa, 1985

Illus. for Tri Princezne V Belasej Skale, 1972

Beast

Sunday, June 26, 2016

ANDREAS ALARIESTO - AWAY, BAD SPIRIT, 1976

"Andreas Alariesto, (December 11.1900 Riesto - November 29.1989 Sodankylä) was a Finnish painter from Sompio, Lapland who worked in the naivistic style. He also made miniatures and sculptures about miniatures and also was a photographer.He didn't receive any formal artistic training. Alariesto became famous in the 1970's with a increase in the popularity of naivism. His first formal show was in Helsinki and Rovaniemi in 1976 when the artist was 75 years old." - quote source