Transfixed this morning by Yelena Bryksenkova's lovely, poignant illustrations - I came across these three via Sad Girls, a new drawing collective comprised of Brysenkova, Leah Goren, and Tuesday Bassen (they'll soon be publishing a zine under the same name).
There's something both cozy and lonely about these drawings, isn't there? (Looking at them reminds me of this post.) I feel like this last one could easily be of me, working away by myself most nights until the wee hours - minus the adorable sleeping baby elephant, of course.
Aw that elephant napping under the chair!
ReplyDeleteloving the mood in pictures :) wierd? but i love sad songs :)
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What an awesome collaboration! I can't wait to see the zine when it comes out. That last one could very well be me, too. I can only dream of having a sleeping baby elephant in my apartment!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful! I feel like I could have easily been the first one in high school. I always did my work on the floor
ReplyDeleteThis series does make me feel a little sad- between the use of watercolor and the what seems to a variety of portraits of being "alone."
ReplyDeleteIt also reminds me of this article I read in Slate magazine about a day ago on the difference between being single and being lonely: http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2012/08/being_single_and_being_lonely_are_not_the_same_thing_an_excerpt_from_michael_cobb_s_single_arguments_for_the_uncoupled_.html
These are beautiful. Is it strange that I don't really find them sad? I get more of a contemplative, reflective, even meditative feel from them. If I hung one in my work space, I think it can even be motivating!
ReplyDeleteHm. I guess that is strange.
love the elephant napping under her chair...definitely makes that last one my fave.
ReplyDeleteI like these. I recently discovered Leah Goren's work and really admire her ability to tell a story through her art. These are lovely.
ReplyDeleteThe illustrations look so amazing, so much details. The sleeping elephant is just the cutest.
ReplyDeleteBut why are they so sad? Makes me a little bit sad too. :(
I really enjoy sad art, especially when I can relate to it. I'm really feelin' that first one. I've been there. And like everything else, that teeny elephant in the third picture made me "awwww". =]
ReplyDeleteSreeBindu, I love sad songs, too - oddly, they make me happy :)
ReplyDeleteJenna, so did I!
Kristina, can't wait to check that out - thank you.
I think it could be all the colors she uses - it's all very muted. I love her work! Speaking of sad songs here's my favorite one: Band: A Girl Called Eddy, "Golden" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKCdWO7ilTQ
ReplyDeleteMel, can't wait to check that out - thank you!
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