| If you are in the mood for total wierdness, take a look at
the work done by the very talented Eric Pigors. You'll need flash to view
the animation at Toxic Toons
and it's well worth it. The quality animation and the disturbing imagery will suck you in!
Wander around his site and if you like it, let him know. A book of his artwork is also
available there, along with postcards, stickers, and t-shirts. A little about Eric in his own words:
"I've been a fan of monster art and Halloween since I was a kid. I remember going to
our local 7-11 to pick up Jack Davis's "You'll Die Laughing" cards and BK
Taylors' "Odd Rods" stickers. These two artists, I feel, have influenced
me the most. I went to an art school, Brandes Art, which taught animation, but I really
feel my art training came from copying from Mad, Cracked, Odd Rods and old animated
cartoons. I've worked in the animation business since 1985 and with Walt Disney feature
animation since 1987. I've worked on such characters as Ursla in the Little Mermaid, Hades
in Hercules and the hyennas in the Lion King. I did some development work on the upcoming
film "Treasure Planet" and they are using one of my alien pirate designs, naming
him after me, "Pigors". So look for the character with one dangling eye and
rotten teeth and slobbering tongue.
I did my own cartoon with a company in Canada called
International Rocketship. It was called..........................."Let's Chop
Soo-e!" which starred "Nurse Hackit" and "Soo-e the Pig". It was
shown on MTV's "Liquid Television" and the "Too Outrageous" animation
festival. My own work, which I call "Toxictoons" is a mixture of monsters and mayhem. I like to
use collages for the backgrounds from anything like old photos from old 40's magazines to
spray painted backgrounds. My goal is to turn my web page into a Halloween special called
"Uncle Pigor's Spookhouse" and do some weird,creepy video games with these
characters.
Working at Disney's is fun but my heart is in doing my Toxictoons. Some of my work is
collaged with meat which I eat but also find disturbing. Mainly the idea of eating
something that has been slaughtered so I can stay alive seems weird to me. That and the
fact that it just looks so gross. Remember kids, this artwork is more fun to stare at than
raw meat!!!!!!!!!!!
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