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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

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By Haut Fashion, 21 September 2018

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Melissa Moss, Too Happy

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By Haut Fashion, 4 June 2018

Among dreams and monster tales

Dan May, Between you and Eye

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By Haut Fashion, 19 July 2018

Sylvia Ji and her sad fairies

Sylvia Ji, Night Shade

Sylvia Ji constantly surprises us with her beautiful paintings. Focusing especially on feminine figures (perhaps her own alter-egos), Sylvia explores beauty, sensuality, social notions in provocative captivating artworks....

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A story about little rabbits

Kristiana Pärn, Rabbits in vermilion

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Optimistic brushes of color

Estera, Perfect Morning

Sad experiences can be very inspiring in art but Estera prefers feeding her creativity with happiness, meeting nice people, enjoying beautiful mornings with good cups of coffee. It seems familiar, so far, I might say. Estera...

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By Haut Fashion, 21 March 2019

Fragile girls in ink

Ashley Goldberg, Gaggle of Girls

Ashley Goldberg's characters seem very fragile, looking for true friendship and protection. She draws shy little girls, with plush bears in their arms, hiding in trees and in most cases being accompanied by cute kittens or elves.

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By Haut Fashion, 5 October 2018

Painting limericks: Duy Huynh

Duy Huynh, Eternal Companions

For Duy Huynh (pronounced Yee Wun) drawing was his way of settling in a strange world as a youngster immigrant. Years passed and the Vietnamese-born artist kept his childhood passion as a means of living after graduating from UNC...

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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

Ali McGraw

Ali McGraw

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

Caia Koopman's beautiful universe

Caia Koopman, The White Rabbit

She wanted to graduate in math but reconsidered and became fine arts major instead. And that was a really wise decision as Caia Koopman is nowadays one of the most appreciated young American artists. Born in ...

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By Haut Fashion, 6 June 2018

Dadu Shin - illustrating with a point

Dadu Shin, Lots to Consider

A young American artist with an ice-cream company name (in his own words) Dadu Shin does highly original illustration with strong concepts. Some of them are images of written ideas, collaborating with financial issue PLANSPONSOR...

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By Haut Fashion, 31 January 2019

Jacob Albee's precious meteorites

Jacob Albee's precious meteorites

Jeweler Jacob Albee's Heaven and Earth jewelry collection was presented during the 2008 CraftBoston fair/exhibition  holiday edition (November 14-16, 2008). Each piece from the Heaven and Earth collection is...

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By Haut Fashion, 20 December 2017

The magical world of sheepies and misos

Miso, Teardrop 2

If you're wondering what is Miso's art all about, I will tell you that her imagination is fascinated and stirred by ecocatastrophe, biology and evolution. Her strange creatures, subjects of her paintings, graphite artworks, ink drawings...

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By Haut Fashion, 21 May 2018

Spring solo shows at London Miles

Equinox by Stella Im Hultberg

If you happen to be in London at the second half of March you must make a stop at the London Miles contemporary art gallery. UK's top venue for surrealist, pop, lowbrow, comic book and illustration art will put on show the...

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