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inspiration--Nanohikakou


One of the artworks done by a deviantart member called 'Nanohikakou'. Her subject matters ranges from cute to sadistic (sometimes both) to... conceptual? Not sure of the term. The pictures show above and below are two examples of her art. Her art is quite stylized and the backgrounds she do are usually kind of abstract-ish. 

The picture above is called Maylo Knifears and is about a bunny with knives as ears that it could use as weapons. The idea of a cute animal with weapons as body parts interested me quite a bit. And its funny in a certain way too. The artwork below is called Wearing Fears and features a woman wearing a coat of fears. The coat has ragged and scraggly edges that form jaws, fangs, claws and heads of beasts. The head of the wolf emerging from the coat reminded me of the big bad wolf from Red Riding Hood, and there seems to be the silhouette of a little girl on the skirt of the woman. Overall, its quite a cool picture and the color scheme is quite fitting too. 

I like Nanohikakou's style quite a bit and I'm fascinated by the way she thinks and the ideas she come up with for her art. I like the way she lines her art and her use of colors. She usually uses red, white and dark brown/red, and though it may sound boring, but she manages to use the simple color scheme to created quite unique pieces of art. Her art also always seem to be simple yet complicated at the same time. I admire the way she is able to portray and express her ideas in her art. However, I have no intention of imitating her style, and I am inspired mostly by her ideas and the themes she does. 

Here's the link to her DA for those who are interested: http://nanohikakou.deviantart.com/

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