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Wednesday Kirwan is the most recent of several artists featured here on Show Us Yours with a distinctly retro style. What is it that appeals to them, and to me, about these familiar stylings from our past? Perhaps such imagery connects us emotionally with the magic realism of our youth, experiencing it again from the perspectives of who we are today. A poor man’s attempt, as we create and appreciate such retro imagery, to know then what we know now? Or just confused psychobabble? Let’s just enjoy Wednesday’s art.
Who is Wednesday Kirwan?
I’m a fine fine artist/illustrator based out of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Why do you create?
I’m a geek. It’s what I do instead of going to bars.
Gecko
Cute, feminine, and charming describe your current work as aptly as sinister, mythological, and dark. How did these countervailing tones coalesce into a unified style?
I’m attracted to imagery that raises conflicting emotions in the viewer. I love pin-ups and cartoon art, as well as Tim Burton and classic horror flicks. Gouache lends itself to bright, flat, appealing colors and cartoonish images. I have a little bit of a dark streak that wants to twist the subject matter to give it an unexpected edge.
Lagoon
Your subjects are typically half female, half animal. Why?
My subjects are inspired by Greek mythology and 19th Century Symbolist painters. Making a woman into a monster gives her a lot of power. I like the idea of creating girlie pictures of girls who can fend for themselves (with claws and fangs.)
Sirens’ Shipwreck
Your first children’s book, Nobody Notices Minerva
My book, Nobody Notices Minerva, was first written for my father as a Christmas gift. It’s about a bratty little dog who peels up the wall paper, spills her milk, and kicks her brother’s toys down the stairs to get attention. This story is autobiographical (believe it or not, I, too, was once a bratty little dog) so it’s a very exciting first book for me. I’m currently working on the sequel.
My thanks to Wednesday for sharing her work. Please visit wednesdaykirwan.com to see more of her art.
If you would like to share your creativity, or you’d like to suggest someone for Show Us Yours, please send an e-mail to share@yorkrules.com.
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