Cartoon Surrealism

While wandering in Dunedin on Monday 21 May, I came across this mural when I looked into a carpark that’s opposite Taste Nature in High Street. From the signature I found that its a 2018 mural and from an Otago Daily Times article I found that it was done in February. The artist, Jacob Yikes, calls the style ‘Cartoon Surrealism’ and the ODT article has a video of him talking about his work. Jacob Yikes is based in Christchurch NZ and in the article he explains he has had a lot of work commissioned since the earthquake which has helped him work as a full-time artist.

The ODT article reports: “Yikes said that he put a personal spin on most of his paintings, using high impact colour and scale.”

Scenic Hotel Southern Cross carpark, High Street, Dunedin, New Zealand

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Here are my photos and I’ve chosen to display them in order from the ‘tail’ end of the mural and working toward the more complex elements at the ‘signature’ end. I hope you enjoy them, I find them great fun! — Liz

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Text and Photos by Liz; Exploring Colour (2018)