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Artist Mutates Insects To Resemble Star Wars Characters – How Many Do You Recognize?
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The human urge to classify and collect enables us to understand and explore the universe - but that same impulse also makes us fanatical about the things we love from the modern world.
Artist Richard Wilkinson is working on a collection of illustrations that celebrate that trait in both Natural History and modern culture. The first book - ‘Arthropoda Iconicus Volume I: Insects From A Far Away Galaxy’ takes its inspiration from perhaps the most widely recognized subject of obsessive fandom - Star Wars.
Each insect looks subtly like a character, creature or vehicle from our favourite space opera. Some are instantly recognizable. Others take some time to see but you get a great ‘Aha!’ moment when you finally see them! (If you’re a fan of language, the latinised names will give you a clue too!)
Several other collections are in the works: taking inspiration from the world of Pokemon, Superheroes, Ghibli, Sanrio, and Disney, as well as sneakers, vehicles, architecture and anything else we, as fanatics, love to obsess about.
More info: richard-wilkinson.com | Instagram
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It's cool, but to state "I Mutate Insects.." in the title would imply you're breeding them to look like this, which is far from the truth. Photoshop does not equal to "mutate".
Yes you're right. It wasn't meant to be misleading but I see your point. Perhaps "I draw mutated insects" might have been better.
Finally, something really creative and original.
With no sign of Jar Jar Binks, very good.
Ha! Thanks
It's cool, but to state "I Mutate Insects.." in the title would imply you're breeding them to look like this, which is far from the truth. Photoshop does not equal to "mutate".
Yes you're right. It wasn't meant to be misleading but I see your point. Perhaps "I draw mutated insects" might have been better.
Finally, something really creative and original.
With no sign of Jar Jar Binks, very good.
Ha! Thanks