In our first example of truly contemporaneous art, we find a giant woman, looking more dead than alive, shuffling through a city street. The few people at the intersection are split, as two acknowledge her presence, and two (three?) seem to be oblivious. The giantess herself seems almost unaware of what is happening, only looking to the observer with a piercing, unsettling stare. The light colors used give an ethereal presence to the entire work, as if it were some phantasmagoric haunting in a quickly fading dream. Jason Levesque's unique illustrative abilities really show clearly in this image. Constantly pairing the beautiful with the grotesque, with a style reminiscent of art nouveau, and truly unpredictable coloration, he creates striking, sexually charged imagery, while always calling into question our aesthetic sense. Is a beautiful woman still so as a monster, or in the case of his other works, when covered in monsters? Although I feel Levesque's own answer to this question may be obvious, it is still wonderfully engaging to the observer.
You can find more of Levesque's work here.
If you appreciate this sort of work, I would highly suggest picking up a copy of his book Pretty Gross.
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