Edward St. John Gorey (ca. February 22, 1925 – April 15, 2000) was an American writer and artist noted for his macabre illustrated books.
what i like about this style is its purity and simplicity in its forms that juxtapose the physical drawing technique that he has used. in his work you rarely find block tones and instead he uses what looks like a sporadic and 'scratchy' style of drawing that creates a dark, macabre feel in his books.
his characters also interest me and give me alot of ideas for how i would like to present my book, their falawn posture and almost expressionless faces convey the bleak world that gorey is working to create excellently and i would like to look into developin this style into my own work. i have also located a book of his that is very relevant to my work called the 'Gashlycrumb Tinies'. samples of which i will upload in my next post.

EDWARD GOREY

LOOK AT THIS

THIS IS A LINK FOR ANOTHER ARTIST THAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT CALLED HAN HOOGERBRUGGE. especially the work that is at the end of this link. i cannot upload his work to this blog because it is short videos and i am not allowed to steal them. his surrealist approach STUNS me.. the way that this mans mind must work is a mystery.. in his work he often creates interactive animations that touch deep on the human psyche. visually his work starts out very bland, often with a man dressed in a suit but when the user interacts the character will react in untold ways that will shock and amaze. this is another take on the serious/satirical thing that i am going for and he does it very well
http://www.hoogerbrugge.com/work/animation/nails/
copy and past the link and then click 'launch nails'