Forest Rogers - 'This Work Is Love'

[Dee]

[Dee]

[Lori]

[Lori]

[Lori]

I find myself being drawn to the more monochromatic pieces.

[Dee]

Me too. She calls them work in progress, but somehow she feels the need to photograph them at that stage, that's interesting. I think a little hint of a colour can be ok, but sometimes she puts too much on, especially on the faces. They look better with less or none, I think.

[NurseRatched]

I find myself being drawn to the more monochromatic pieces.

Me too. She calls them work in progress, but somehow she feels the need to photograph them at that stage, that's interesting. I think a little hint of a colour can be ok, but sometimes she puts too much on, especially on the faces. They look better with less or none, I think.

I am in complete agreement. These works are freaky, and I can't look away. The less color, the better. The color distracts. Some of them look as if they have spiders on their heads, arms and backs...

[Dee]

Lol. You think these ones are freaky? We haven't posted the REALLY FREAKY STUFF yet.

Like this one:

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[Dee]

And if that was nothing, this is definitely pure nightmarish freak:

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I must admit, I'm more partial to the little faeries and sea creatures. Generally don't do too well with depiction of chewing mice. Call me a delicate flower.

[NurseRatched]

I'm fairly liberal and open-minded, but I draw the line at ingestion of rodentia It is interesting & unique! Guess all of us "delicate flowers" should shield our eyes

[Lori]

The mouse muncher is entitled Goblin Spider. The artist describes the origin:

"Goblin Spider was inspired by a folktale and traditional Japanese ukiyo-e prints. Elaborate hairpins made me think “legs,” of course. I also noticed that many beauties were depicted holding a bit of folded fabric or tissue in their mouths. This was a come-hither symbol, sufficiently demure to get past court censors but widely understood as erotic. Thus, mouse in mouth."



http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/book ... pider.html





Wiki: Ukiyo-e[a] is a genre of Japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica. The term ukiyo-e (浮世絵) translates as "pictures of the floating world" or "transient world".

[Dee]

That's fascinating background, thanks Lori. What a chilling story. Really creepy.

Forest Rogers has a fun sense of humour. "Thus, mouse in mouth." Never in my wildest dreams I'd have thought this little mouse muncher to be inspired by erotic prints. And then... it becomes a Spider Goblin!