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Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Mulligan
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Mulligan

I would never have thought that creepy and cute could go together in a sentence. That was until I saw Kristen Tercek's incredible acrylic on wood paintings signed Cuddly Rigor Mortis. Jersey based artist, trained at NYU Film School lives in the woods with beloved husband and two chihuahuas, painting small pictures of "thoughts had in the dead of night".

Cuddly Rigor Mortis, MulliganCuddly Rigor Mortis, Mulligan

Animated bruised golf balls, crippled candies, sorrow melting ice-creams, one-eyed fruits or muffins with heads sliced or bitten, cats with cataract and many other cuddlesome little beings in suffering are the subjects of violent yet dreadfully funny scenes.

Cuddly Rigor Mortis, CitrusideCuddly Rigor Mortis, Citruside

Carried away by their sweetness (plus a slightly cartoonish feel) one might wrongly target Kristen's art toward kids, but as the artist says on her website "... if it seems just cute and happy, please keep looking. I'm sure you'll notice something quite horrific soon enough".

Image gallery:
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Slice and Dice
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Slice and Dice
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Sweet Lobotomy
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Sweet Lobotomy
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Peppermint Gimp
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Peppermint Gimp
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Minty Melt
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Minty Melt
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Kokoroheart
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Kokoroheart
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Coffee Break
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Coffee Break
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Cataract
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Cataract
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Apple Eye
Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Apple Eye

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By Haut Fashion , 9 May 2018

Passionate about painting and life itself

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Sylvia Ji and her sad fairies

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A story about little rabbits

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Optimistic brushes of color

Estera, Perfect Morning

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Fragile girls in ink

Ashley Goldberg, Gaggle of Girls

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By Haut Fashion, 5 October 2018

Painting limericks: Duy Huynh

Duy Huynh, Eternal Companions

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By Haut Fashion, 27 August 2019

True passion for fairytales

Mia Araujo, Persephone

Michelle "Mia" Araujo is only 24 years old and has already astonished critics with her acrylic on wood paintings. Born in Los Angeles, Mia graduated Otis College of Art & Design and...

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By Haut Fashion, 3 June 2018

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Ali McGraw Love Story's major star Ali McGraw is one great inspiration for the 70s look. Wear a white turtleneck jersey top with wide-leg blue jeans and platform sandals. A woven leather accessory, belt or handbag, adds a hippie chic feel...

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By Haut Fashion, 6 May 2017

Igor+André, a glamorous fantasy world

Igor+André, a glamorous fantasy world

Californian Danny Roberts, a 23-year-old artist and thinker, as he defines himself, signs the unique fashion-inspired illustrations, mostly done with fine tip pens on paper displayed on his personal blog igorandandre.blogspot.com. With a...

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By Haut Fashion, 14 May 2018

The Golden Ages of Fashion

Harper's Bazaar

Harper's Bazaar (Romanian second edition) passes through almost 150 years of fashion. From the crinolines and the precious petticoats of the 1860s and 1870s to the long, straight silhouettes of the 1880s and the sportive allure of the 1890s, from...

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The imaginarium of Maggie Taylor

The Experience, 2009, by Maggie Taylor

Surreal ambiguity, haunting faces, otherworldly hybrid characters, and the mix of familiar with the menace; an unsettling mood and an irreproachable painterly technique describe the fascinating digital art of Maggie Taylor.

The Florida based artist...

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By Haut Fashion, 27 January 2019

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Have you ever had a nightmare in which you show up at a public meeting or a gathering of some sort and everyone stares at you and begin to burst in demented laughter? And then you realize what caused such hysterics. You’re only half dressed: you have your...

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