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Made You Look: Noah Butkus

Made You Look: Noah Butkus

There is an intangible feeling of nostalgia embedded in so much of Noah Butkus’s work. It’s a quality that’s vividly displayed in his stark black and white illustrations and his whimsical paintings, but nearly impossible to explain. His paintings give the impression of existing in an almost Ralph Bakshi-like world, where bizarre creatures cohabitated with opinionated wizards and chainsmoking rabbit pimps. And his illustrations often delve into darker, even stranger territory. Mysterious hooded men disembowel one another with swords while jousting on skateboards; squishy, intestine-like tubes (with tongues) serpentine through homes that are actually hamburgers; and skull-faced men with empty eye sockets look on, faces melting. And while it may sound like the work of a deeply troubled mind, Butkus flawlessly pulls it of, treading a thin line between serious and surreal.
Published April 4th, 2008 in
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