They're some of the most popular
children's characters of all-time, but you wouldn't want to run into these
Disney Princesses in a dark alley.
This shadowy street art in
Stockholm, Sweden, has turned Snow White into Snow Fright, Sleeping Beauty into
Creeping Beauty and Cinderella into Cinder-hell-a.
An anonymous Swedish artist, who
goes by the name of Herr. Nilsson, has managed to turn some of Disney's
best-loved characters into pure evil.
'There is a lot of creativity in the
toy and entertainment industry for children,' said Herr. Nilsson.
'But I've found that most of the
cartoon characters, females in particular, are very stereotypical and
predictable.
'Everybody expects that a fairy
princess will always look good and behave well.
'If I was one of them I would revolt
after a couple of days and in my world - they do so.'
Each piece of work only takes Herr.
Nilsson a few hours each week to complete so he spends most of his time
thinking about new ideas for different characters.
Herr. Nilsson added: 'Because of my
children I'm surrounded by toys, games and movies all the time at the moment.
'The characters in these are always
so innocent, fair and harmless, and so I set about to create this project of
the Dark Disney characters to look at how we see good and bad in the world.
'One of the reasons that I decided
to get this across via street art is that I am able to stage a scene in the
real world where the piece can interact with the people and the environment.
'I have found this is impossible to
do in a traditional art gallery or museum, as the audience know what to expect
before they even reach the artwork.
'When you put up a piece of art in
the streets, you talk directly to the audience without that prepared shield.
'Most people laugh at the art, some
get abuse sprawled on them, and some like to write about them.
'I like this as to me, I think it's
good to get a mix of reactions.'
Culled from DAILY MAIL
Creative but not in a good way, you agree? Naija go soon imitate.
Creative but not in a good way, you agree? Naija go soon imitate.
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