Video: Seiko Kato's strange Victorian dolls
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
It is obvious that the dolls created by Seiko Kato are not intended for children's play. Moreover, most adults are unlikely to like them either. And only lovers of everything unusual and collectors will appreciate these strange creatures, in which the ideals of the Victorian era and elements of steampunk are mixed together.
To say that Seiko Kato dolls are weird is to say nothing. Often, from the toys we are used to, the author leaves only the head, supplementing it with a wide variety of elements: frames for paintings, details of clock mechanisms, beads, dishes, intricate wigs … And in some cases only a skull appears in place of the head. On the one hand, it's beautiful, but on the other, it's still creepy. Well, not so we are used to seeing dolls, not at all like that!
According to Seiko Kato, the most interesting for her are the reign of Queen Victoria, and therefore the sources of her inspiration should be sought in "Victorian books on medicine, old Victorian drawings and encyclopedias about objects and accessories of the Victorian era."
Seiko Kato is a freelance illustrator based in Brighton, England. Her clients include Victionary, The Rag 'n' Bone Co., Tor Press, Yutaka Tajima, Centmagazine, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.org. You can see other works of the author on her website.
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