Be warned: Italian-based artist, Wanmhope, can and will melt your face off. But don’t worry, it’s all in the name of art. In his imaginative and fantasy-ridden artwork, Wanmhope – whose name means “a thing of beauty” in Neapolitan dialect – uses inner sensations to replace visual aesthetics. Inspired by the street scene of music and fashion, Wanmhope’s prints, photos and paintings merge an elegant image, namely distorted model-esque beauties, with edgy compositions designed to critique the contemporary world of pop culture and the way we see beauty. Whether through complex vivid hues or simplistic black and white lines, each deformed figure is as shockingly digestible as the next

December 16, 2009 in Unknown by WANMHOPE ARTIST No Comments »