Pop culture mashups in character illustration
Alex Solis ‘Icon Unmasked’
Alex Solis has always been a favorite graphic designer and illustrator of mine. I think my first post on this blog was about his portfolio, at the time. I started exploring this industry and what makes it terrific by looking up info on the internet, of course, and Alex Solis was one artist that I liked and loved instantly, one I have been following ever since.
So, it’s with terrific complete satisfaction to see that he has lived up to expectations, and he was not just a fleeting figure. If you haven’t heard about him, please take a moment to read his about section, on CargoCollective.com. many of his series have gone viral over the years, such as signs & Doodles, Inkteraction or well-known Chunkies.
His newest collection was all over at the end of last year and I promised myself I would also feature it here. Can’t believe it has taken me so long to show you these terrific illustrations from my favorite artist, icons Unmasked.
As you may guess, the series features a boat load of well-known characters, many of them cartoon characters, but there are also numerous comics, fairy tales characters or even real people that reveal themselves as other very similar characters, their somewhat personality doppelgangers. It’s essentially what everyone loves most: pop icons mashups.
I can relate to many of them, and they’re somewhat so obvious, but there are some that I should confess don’t really understand the references to. like the Mega man one, anything with pokemons, or the one with the man in the Yellow Hat. Hints in the comments would be much more than appreciated.
What I love many best now, given the most recent events at the Oscars, is the Leonardo one, unmasked as the sought after statue. pretty intuitive, right?
Let me know which one is your favorite, and don’t hold back on the reasons why you like them.
I think this series is funny but can never decide which one is his best. check out his portfolio to see much more of Solis’s work.
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