Cutting and gluing, painting, shading, creepy sculptures, rhythm, craziness, books, languages, fashion, photography, driving quickly, typewriters, black and white, christmas lights, thick pencils, coffee shops, noticing small things, funny awkward moments, hot chocolate, wine, whiskey, good food, tattoos, velvet, movies, thrift stores, circus shows, burlesque, cabaret, animals, sleep, drunken discussions, dancing, travel, discoveries, exercise, squishy dolls, cats, purple
Music
Tom Waits, Radiohead, The Smashing Pumpkins, Klaus Nomi, Nina Hagen, Velvet Underground, Joy Division, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Beirut, Love Grenades, Act IV, The Dresden Dolls, The Pixies, Ipso Facto, The Broken Hearts, Gogol Bordello, Stooges, Nick Cave, The Tiger Lillies, Portishead, Daft Punk, Nico, Notorious MSG, Chromeo, Nirvanna, Johnny Cash, Patti Smith, Edith Piaf, Cure, My Bloody Valentine, Neutral Milk Hotel, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Bach's Cello Suites, Mozart's Requiem, Don Giovanni, Prokofiev
Movies
Amelie, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, The Royal Tenenbaums, Jan Svankmajer, Tim Burton, John Waters, Psycho Sleepover, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Reservoir Dogs, Wristcutters, Cabaret, La Vie en Rose, There Will Be Blood, Girl Interrupted, Kill Bill, Tank Girl, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast
Television
Ugly Betty, The Wire, House, Fringe, Chuck, Dollhouse, Buffy, Law and Order SVU
Books
Huge art books, thin art books, Bukowski, Anais Nin, Janet Fitch, Lemony Snicket, Edward Gorey, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Edgar Allen Poe, Baudelaire, Shakespeare, philosophy books, children's books, Dr. Seuss, creepy comics, weird photography books, language books, biographies, histories, russian novels, Anne Sexton, Irving's Agony and the Esctacy, BUST magazine, vegan cookbooks, old diaries, letters, sketchbooks
I work with bits of magazine, newspaper, photographs, charcoal, etc. to make collages. I'm often found leafing through magazines and ripping things, and those who know me are often wading through piles of ripped magazines, glue stains, and charcoal dust on the floors, tables, and beds. I draw heavily on the creepy and romantic experience of the world, and my creations are a melding of fairy tale, circus, and punk sensibilities. My work is influenced by the beauty I see in the bizarre and the strange - in literature, dreams, music, film, stories, and daily life, as well as the work of artists Tim Burton, Tom Waits, Egon Schiele, Jan Svankmajer, Liz McGrath, Lemony Snicket, Eugenio Recuenco, Bukowski, and Edgar Allen Poe. My work has been shown in London, New York, New Mexico, and Los Angeles, and has been represented by the punk-cabaret duo, The Dresden Dolls.
Also see my work at:
www.eclecticfusion.com
www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk
http://christineyoung.artfaceoff.com
www.screamcreampuff.deviantart.com
Who I'd like to meet:
People who relish in the creepy, people who haven't given themselves up for lost, people who appreciate and try to understand difference, artists, musicians, freaks, and goons
THANX FOR BEING A FRIEND! I WISH YOU A FABULOUS, DARK AND TWISTED HOLIDAY SEASON!!! I DO HOPE THAT SANTA LEAVES OUT THE COAL THIS YEAR AND 2010 GREETS YOU WELL!
* If you get the chance, stop by and solve my riddle in the upcoming story of 'OUIJA', in the NEW Twisted Tales 'R' book coming soon(in my blog section). If it's not 'Sue', then who is it?? HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010! -Criss Karver (Author of THE LUNACY MACHINE)
I dare you click on this link and watch this short video footage of a REAL LIFE Gnome and comment back saying Gnomes truly do not exist. This video is called: Gnome in Argentina.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0fPoH2gWzc
I dare you click on this link and watch this short video video footage of an Elve and comment back saying Elves truly do not exist. This video is called: La Venganza de Los Elfos.
dude......I just realized I never sent you your lovely artwork hanging on my wall.....so sorry...i realized IT While cleaning my room right now. hey happy new years pretty lady! big hug to you and tim!!!
Hallo Christine. Just a quick stop by. Is that you on your profile? If so, cute! I have until now only see your great art! hmmm which is best? A philosopher and a poet will have to decide. ciao Marisa
Hey darlin! I sent you the pics the other day..finally....I dont know why shit like that takes sooo long. But go crazy.I hope t was good enough...if not Illsend somehting else
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