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Dutch Artist Reveals What’s “Trapped” Inside Popular Cartoon, Fairy Tale And Pop Culture Characters (30 Paintings)
Stefan Thelen, also known as Super A, is a Dutch artist who uses traditional painting techniques to deconstruct our well-known cartoon, fairy tale and pop culture characters. He created the series "Trapped" in which he "peels away" the surface of iconic personages, revealing what's really hiding inside of them.
Scroll down to get to know the real Mickey Mouse, Garfield, Sonic, and many other iconic figures! We encourage you to upvote your favorite paintings! Let us know what you think about Stefan's work by leaving a comment!
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Garfield
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Kermit The Frog
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My Neighbor Totoro
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Tweety
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Count Von Count
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Hello Kitty
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Buttercup
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Mushroom
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Sonic The Hedgehog
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Spirited Away
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Bugs Bunny
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Bart Simpson
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Secret Squirrel
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Mickey Mouse
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Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sponge Bob Squarepants, Patrick Star, Gary
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Tom And Jerry
Narwhal Blast 3 years ago
I think Jerry is supposed to be a brown mouse, not a grey one? If I'm seeing the colours right.
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Ronald Mcdonald
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Woody Woodpecker
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Scooby-Doo
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Mega Man
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Mighty Mouse
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Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse And Donald Duck
Anke Kügler 3 years ago
I'm really bothered that Goofy got pointy ears. Dogs with floppy ears do exist, ya know...
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Zelda And Crimson Loftwing
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Canary Tweety And Cat Sylvester
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Sheriff Woody And Horse Bullseye
Golden Godess 3 years ago
Is this supposed to be that napoleon painting? Just a guess, sorry if I’m inaccurate.
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Alice In Wonderland
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Daffy Duck
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Minnie Mouse
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Batman
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Dandy Jim Crow
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Buzz Lightyear
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What do you think ?
treisen adams 3 years ago
Some of these are kinda dumb tbh. The hello kitty one should have been a little British girl, and Ronald McDonald should have been something like the Monopoly man. And wow! Shocker! Children just peel away into slightly different children!
dar Rah 3 years ago
I agree. This had so much potential and was mostly wasted.
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Saint Thomas 3 years ago
Wow, this has to be one of - if not the - most original 'pop' art I've seen for a while. Great work !!!
Marcellus II 3 years ago
With respect, I'd strongly disagree. The first look at the thumbnail made me not open the topic, "Ah, an MC Escher clone, cute"... My point is, to you it may be wholly new, but to really everybody in The Netherlands it's very recognizable. It's technically good, no problem with that. It's just... unoriginal. If you're unfamiliar, read e.g. https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/very-serious-game-work-mc-escher (yes, it opens with the drawing that has inspired all these versions of the same idea).
Load More Replies... treisen adams 3 years ago
Some of these are kinda dumb tbh. The hello kitty one should have been a little British girl, and Ronald McDonald should have been something like the Monopoly man. And wow! Shocker! Children just peel away into slightly different children!
dar Rah 3 years ago
I agree. This had so much potential and was mostly wasted.
Load More Replies... Saint Thomas 3 years ago
Wow, this has to be one of - if not the - most original 'pop' art I've seen for a while. Great work !!!
Marcellus II 3 years ago
With respect, I'd strongly disagree. The first look at the thumbnail made me not open the topic, "Ah, an MC Escher clone, cute"... My point is, to you it may be wholly new, but to really everybody in The Netherlands it's very recognizable. It's technically good, no problem with that. It's just... unoriginal. If you're unfamiliar, read e.g. https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/very-serious-game-work-mc-escher (yes, it opens with the drawing that has inspired all these versions of the same idea).
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