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Young girls in dark dresses with black hair around their doll-like faces - these are the main characters of Italian illustrator who creates surreal drawings with a touch of horror.

Virginia Mori, 36, lives and works in Pesaro and Milan, Italy. Her favorite media are pencil, ink, and ballpoint pen on paper. The artist gain following because of her unique, dark and surreal style and imagery. "I can’t say how I arrived at this style," Virginia told to stylenochaser. "It has been a long and slow journey filled with a lot of research, but everything came very naturally, in a very instinctive way. I just followed what I like to do."

Artist's illustrations often have a melancholic or the nightmarish feel to them. "I am not trying to explain anything with certainty with my art. I just want to suggest strange feelings and situations in a metaphoric way."

Below you can find some of her works. Which one is your fave?

More info: Instagram | virginiamori.com (h/t Style.No.Chaser)

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    Oh yeah, and never use razor wire as a skipping rope.

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    what's surreal about this. i'm asking as a former cat owner.

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    varwenea
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This almost looks like an eyeball with a face for the iris.

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    birdhouse
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scroll up and down really fast! Looks kinda cool.

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    Moglin Sin
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Extreme sleep paralysis is what this makes me think of. I get it sometimes and it's really a weird feeling.

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    Mika N
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if it means anything that all the other legs have long pants and different shoes than hers/the front legs..? If they're not all "her legs" in a sense, it feels uncomfortably vulnerable, feeling like you can't get away, no privacy, aren't allowed to control the direction of your own body. That's what I get from it anyway.

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    varwenea
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this condemning education that is too rigid, book-centric, and not enough creativity?

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    Some friends just suck your life away.

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    varwenea
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My immediate feeling is that father is with a new family, and she's the daughter from divorced family wanting father's attention. My second feeling is this is on the street; the man is a potential predator and girl's face in the window is someone seeing danger.

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    Mika N
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes me think of all the different "selves" we project for different people, in an attempt to hide and protect the real inner self.

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    What does that letter under the door mean?

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    Honesty Olishia
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The oranges in the bottom left corner look a bit like something else...

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    Mika N
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nature looks ominous and dangerous to some people (the trees are dark and like spikes), but to others you can find your space there and it's a place of peace and rest.

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    UniversalMel
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people are like glass... You can see right though them

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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Happy 35th birthday (did I get that right?)!

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    Anon Y. Mous
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "And this, kids, is why we don't throw paper airplanes. Any questions?"

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    Anon Y. Mous
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ariana Grande fans watching while someone is being molested.

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    Anon Y. Mous
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my god there are other heads on the ground what is life.

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    Anon Y. Mous
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    Anon Y. Mous
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    Nina Cordova
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    I am behind French doors but can't get them to close. The lions will eat me...

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    Might want to reduce the dosage of those pain meds you were prescribed...

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    Anon Y. Mous
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    Susann Campbell
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    Symbol : dropping a flag during football halftime, stopping on the correct line and everyone else chooses the other to step on leaving you standing alone. Forgetting your lines in a play and you just freeze up. I only experienced one. I have noticed others out of step and just freeze. I just hope this has happened to EVERYONE at least once so they can feel the horror that goes on in you.

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    Susann Campbell
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    "Oh very funny Charley, just you wait till I get you back in the stable , you are such a jerk on my day aren't you Charley...

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    Anon Y. Mous
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    At least the cat has stopped pestering her . . .

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    Susann Campbell
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    "Okay now lets see what there is to eat in the kitchen".

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    Anon Y. Mous
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay... Tap four: Bristling Hydra. I get three Energy Counters... And I guess I'll end.

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    S A M
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me Spending some quality time with the dead children in my closet lmao

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    Fiona McCulloch
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Time is ticking, and will always do so. Your heart is beating, but only temporarily.

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    Anon Y. Mous
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Hey guys! Wanna play Harry Potter? AVADAKADAVRA! Oh... I never really liked them anyway...

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    The mess you are inside that you try and hide

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    Anon Y. Mous
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Heating and Cooling Dude: "Well, I see your problem here".

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    "Oh my god, your hair is so pretty! Can I have it?"

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    Yep, the only method that stops the cat pestering you . . .

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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I should have known better than try to read it from beginning to end.

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    S A M
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me mentally dragging myself out of bed in the morning

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    "I'm going to wash that man out of my hair and send him on his way..." (From South Pacific.

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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the smell of burning flesh in the evening.

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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wait... so whos head is in the middle?!

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    No, it's faux fur I'm wearing. Please don't wilt...

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    Anon Y. Mous
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SHOT THROUGH THE HEART, AND YOU'RE TO BLAME YOU GAVE LOOOOOVE, A BAD NAME

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    Egle Matos
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so like Shintaro Kago, it is clearly the artist is heavily influenced by Guro Japanese mangakas

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    Nina Cordova
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No! You can't do that. That's WRONG...

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    S A M
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me at 3:33 talking to the dead child that lives in my closet lmao

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    Virginia Mori's unique use of pencil, ink, and ballpoint pen creates a distinct, surreal atmosphere that resonates with anyone interested in imaginative art forms.

    Her melancholic and nightmarish illustrations echo the same evocative vibes that can be seen in Kazuaki Horitomo's cat art brand, where the blend of Japanese tattooing and feline grace generates a fantastical narrative.