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Horrors of Design: Macabre snow globes leave you both shaken and stirred
Everyone likes a cheery snow globe to brighten their day, right? Well, you’ll need a martini after you see this gallery of very special snow globes by artists Walter Martin and Paloma Munoz, experts at using a naïve medium to depict scenes of horror and existential winter.
What? A mob hit where there should be smiling snow men and happy horse-drawn sleighs? The ghoulish sensibility of this artwork makes us feel both amused and appalled at the same time.
If you like the above example, be sure to take a gander at the ghastly gallery below for even more outlandish storytelling under glass. Or shell out $750 to take one of these conversation pieces home, if you dare. It might go well with your toilet made of meat and duck lamp.
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Martin-Munoz, via InventorSpot
By TheBSaget at 12:46 PM ON 06/20/08
I lol'd so hard.
By Giga at 3:49 PM ON 06/20/08
So did I. but I'd like to get a couple of these for people if they wern't so much. I could imagine it at Christmas: "Oh what a lovel... err... interesting snowglobe. Thank you... I think."
By Jen at 4:12 PM ON 06/20/08
I think they're pretty cool, actually. They cost way much more than I would pay for a snow globe... too bad.
By merd at 4:20 PM ON 06/20/08
I feel totally unimaginative right now. These are awesome!
By marcintosh at 9:11 AM ON 06/23/08
These are a lot like the promotional snowglobe for the movie "Fargo", albeit, much better crafted.
By chaz at 10:35 PM ON 06/29/08
cools...
By Pat at 5:03 AM ON 07/01/08
I love these! I want to go see them on display sometime and even buy one if I can.
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