Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting
Hwan’s “My World of Make Believe” took me by surprise. When I looked at it, I immediately thought of Ophelia, the woman who drowns herself in Shakespeare's Hamlet. She has been painted many times, though often gathering flowers before drowning herself. I sometimes think painting Ophelia was a prerequisite for pre-Raphaelites. But Hwan’s picture made me think specifically of John Everett Millais’ Ophelia. In both of the pictures, the person is still alive with their necks bent back and their bodies arched. While he is more pacific, his eyes closed, they both are accepting their fate. They both lie in still waters with flowers floating around them.
Seeing a picture reminiscent of Ophelia but with a man made me think how rare that is. There are so many Ophelia artworks, but what about drowned me? There are some, but notably, in those pictures the water is turbulent as though only high seas could drown a man unlike the still waters of a quiet pond and the many Ophelias. There are even many photographic Ophelias.
The next is a bold red, yellow, and green, click here:
“Charming in Red” shows him in front of a field of red and yellow poppies in a red suit. The bits of sparkle could almost be light on water and you could almost imagine this as him lying in the water again, but his pose is so clearly active with the way he holds his arms. I love the bold colors.
“Sweet” is well-named as everything about this picture is sweet and charming. There is the iconic cherry tree in bloom. Her dress is a lovely red lace. She’s holding a ribbon that forms a heart on which butterflies rest. Is it possible to be more romantic?
Check out Hwan’s photostream. His work is a mix of fun slice-of-life, costume, and fashion pictures. He’s having fun and it shows.
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