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"Of all the modes of modern art, surrealism is the one least susceptible to sloppiness or imprecision. If you are going to create a dream like environment, you have to be a damn good draughtsman, able to fool the eye into believing impossible things. It’s generally the case that the best surrealists have been the artists with strong basic drawing skills: Pavel Tchelitchew, Max Ernst, Winsor McCay. Morstad belongs to this tradition." - an excerpt from Jeet Heer's review on MILK TEETH. read the rest at [drawn and quarterly]
Julie Morstad graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design in 2004 with a BFA. She has done illustrations for The Globe & Mail, Warner Brothers Records, Bust, and The Walrus. Her artwork is featured on the cover of Neko Case's album Fox Confessor Brings the Flood. Morstad lives and works in Vancouver and divides her time between drawing, illustration, animation and design. Vancouver, BC [Julie Morstad]
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As a child, I was very much frightened by the wonderful stories of Alice as she stumbled upon the Wonderland. The image of her [stretched out neck] was very traumatizing and I've developed aversion for people with exceptionally long necks like the [Kayan]. Anyways, seeing Morstad's drawings reminded me of the horror of reading through Alice in Wonderland as a child. Silly, but childhood experiences are not to be ignored!
Morstad does have some friendly illustrations too, which I like. Bit odd, but not as creepy.
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