Terrible Yellow Eyes

"And in and out of weeks"

2010-01-01T11:00:00.001-04:00

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I want to say thank you. The response I've had to the idea has gone beyond what I ever imagined for it. The project has truly become what I had hoped for but did not imagine exactly possible. When I think about the response, the show, and contributing artists involvement and the level of jaw dropping work, it's really nothing more than a testament to just how bad people love Maurice Sendak.

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My goal all along for TYE was to honor the book and express my love for it in pictures because I just couldn't do it with words, no matter how hard I tried. I've been humbled by the response of so many incredibly hard working, gifted artists.

Putting together Terrible Yellow Eyes has been the fulfillment of a years long desire to do something more than just enjoy Where the Wild Things Are. Maurice Sendak has influenced me and countless others so profoundly, so completely altering the face of what a children's book is and what the medium can be, it seems the only thing we could have ever done was to just celebrate it.

Thank you all!

Cory

"Oh please don't go..."

2010-01-01T10:30:00.000-04:00

I love Luisa Uribe's work. So much so, in fact, that when I received her contribution to Terrible Yellow Eyes I knew I wanted to hold on to it for one of the final posts. Unfortunately that means I've been holding on to it for quite a while, my apologies, Luisa!

It encapsulates some feelings that, like the rest of my personal feelings regarding the book, are difficult for me to put into words. Luisa's subtle line work and heart-breakingly beautiful color choices are almost too much. I really, really love this piece. From the ghostly Wild Things, to the very real sensation of wind you feel when you look at it, I love this piece.

Visit Luisa's blog to see more.

steam thing

2010-01-01T10:00:00.002-04:00

Italian artist Francesco Poroli brings us this incredible piece. Amazing shapes.

I'm not sure what I like better the steam-punk vision of Wild Things or the thought that maybe Max built a Wild Thing robot.

See more of Francesco's work at his site.

textile thing

2010-01-01T09:30:00.000-04:00

I'm pleased to be able to show you Canadian artist Miki Sato's wonderful contribution to TYE. Miki's work is a mixed media technique involving the layering of found surfaces and textiles.

Everything conspires together make a really beautiful piece!

Visit Miki's site to see more of her works.

"eat you up"

2010-01-01T09:00:00.000-04:00

French artist Philippe Pouzaud does some pretty great work and naturally his TYE contribution is no exception! I enjoy his wonderful combination of lines and shape choices.

Visit Philippe's blog to see more of his work.

"all around"

2010-01-01T08:30:00.000-04:00

Ben Mounsey is one of my favorite artists and I'm pleased to be able to show you his contribution to TYE. I think it's just stunning.

Visit Ben over at his site.

King!

2010-01-01T08:00:00.001-04:00

Zach Bellissimo is no stranger to TYE and he returns to give us one more contribution. Zach's line work and sense of shape is just stellar.

As before, visit Zach's blog to see more.

More Wild Triptych

2010-01-01T07:30:00.000-04:00

Shirley Ng-Benitez created these lovely set of little watercolors.

Visit Shirley over at her blog.

Max + Carol

2010-01-01T07:00:00.002-04:00

Pablo is an artist from Argentina who makes some really incredible work. I love the shapes.

Visit Pablo's blog to see more.

1, 2, 3, 4

2010-01-01T06:30:00.002-04:00

Awesome! I love the limited color work of Fritz Bowwl's TYE.

Visit Fritz over at his blog to see more of his work.

Max's mind

2010-01-01T06:00:00.002-04:00

Kevin Stanton delivers to us this wonderful paper cutout of Max.

Visit Kevin's blog to see more.

gone

2010-01-01T05:30:00.003-04:00

One of the things I've enjoyed most about TYE is seeing the different interpretations and moments of the story called out in ways I never thought of.

And one of the best examples of this is revisiting the Wild Things after their king left and examining the idea a little more closely. That idea never occurred to me.

Silvia Ortega brings us this sad and lonely Wild Thing.

Visit Silvia over at her blog.

little wild things

2010-01-01T05:00:00.004-04:00

Juan Chavez has got a pretty great little thing going here; he's put together many small drawings of Wild Things in various poses and complied them all together.

I've posted a detail of some of my personal favorites here.

Visit Juan over at his blog to see more.

Paper Max

2009-12-25T11:30:00.001-04:00

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French artist, Diona has created a beautiful paper cut out of Max. I wanted to include the "perspective" shot of the set up to give you a better idea of what she's made.

Her work and paper cut outs are just lovely and I'm honored to have a contribution to TYE.

Visit Diona's blog see more.

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That's all the TYE for today!

Be sure and check back next Friday for more of the Terrible!

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Terrible Yellow Eyes is closing January 1, 2010

"hold your mistake up"

2009-12-25T11:00:00.000-04:00

Man, I love the work of Dustin Nguyen, it's just something you need to see. I especially love the subtle pencil rendering of Max here.

As always, visit Dustin's blog to see more of his works.

going home

2009-12-25T10:30:00.001-04:00

I particularly like the face of the Wild Thing in Angela Matteson's contribution to TYE.

Visit Angela's blog to see more.

Snow thing

2009-12-25T10:00:00.000-04:00

I really love the work of Katie Shanahan, her lines and shapes are just beautiful. They're always expressive and comedic, in the best way.

Visit Katie's blog to see more of her works (and read her delightful web-comic!)

Wild!

2009-12-25T09:30:00.000-04:00

I get a lot of enjoyment out great shapes put together -- and Paul O'Flanagan's delightful TYE is no exception.

Swing by Paul's blog to see more of his work.

"Don't go."

2009-12-25T09:00:00.001-04:00

Man! Alec Parry Jones does some really incredible collage work! I just love it and I'm very glad to be able to show you his contribution to TYE.

Visit Alec's blog to see more.

friends

2009-12-18T12:00:00.001-04:00

Laszlito Kovacs, man, this guy can put some shapes and colors together! I really love Laszlito's work and I thrilled to be able to present his contribution to TYE.

And in Laszlito's own words, "Greetings from Amsterdam!"

Visit his site to see more.

"We'll eat you up"

2009-12-18T11:30:00.000-04:00

All the way from New Zealand, Alex Leighton brings us the great and awesome contribution! Such wonderful shapes.

Visit's Alex's blog to see more.

ink thing

2009-12-18T11:00:00.001-04:00

Man, got to love Nicholas Watson's beautiful pen and ink drawings! Just wonderful.

Visit Nick's blog to see more.

Wild fishing

2009-12-18T10:30:00.003-04:00

Lam Giang brings us along on a fishing trip. Lam's line work is fun. I also enjoy the Wild Thing's faces, in particular.

As usual, visits Lam's blog to see more.

Max

2009-12-18T10:00:00.000-04:00

Thibaut Rassat is a brilliant French artist, I love his color palette and shapes for his TYE contribution in particular.

Visit Thibaut over at his blog.

Max et les Maximonstres

2009-12-11T11:30:00.006-04:00

This is piece by French artist, Clément Lefèvre, is one of the ones I'll remember and have with me long after the project is complete. It's stunning; simply too beautiful.

As always, visit Clément's blog.