Tuesday, 2 July 2013

"The Kraken" new sea monster inspired artwork from Giant monster kid and the entity

"The Kraken" by Giant monster kid and the entity (Names on the artwork for protection purposes only & do not feature on the actual painting or print

New artwork from giant monster kid and the entity inspired by a love of sea monsters and this sonnet from Alfred Tennyson published in 1830:

Below the thunders of the upper deep;
Far far beneath in the abysmal sea,
His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep
The Kraken sleepeth: faintest sunlights flee
About his shadowy sides; above him swell
Huge sponges of millennial growth and height;
And far away into the sickly light,
From many a wondrous grot and secret cell
Unnumber'd and enormous polypi
Winnow with giant arms the slumbering green.
There hath he lain for ages, and will lie
Battening upon huge seaworms in his sleep,
Until the latter fire shall heat the deep;
Then once by man and angels to be seen,
In roaring he shall rise and on the surface die.

Giant monster kid and the entity specialise in horror and sci fi themed artwork and this piece was originally painted with acrylics on canvas.


Close up of some of the detail on "The Kraken" by giant monster kid and the entity

limited edition signed and numbered prints are available from their etsy store