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The goal of this project is to use the physical practice of block printing in order to reinterpret what the concepts of fictional monsters are used for in a modern context. The illustrations within the print take inspiration from japanese kaiju designs as well as the vinyl art toys that are popular in the country. The target audience of this print are monster enthusiests in their early thirties or early forties, as these groups will have the strongest connections to the classic kaiju media the prints take inspiration from. The prints are in a set of four and contain a set of four unique monsters, a minotaur, a bug creature, an octopus and one resembling a robot. The prints are displayed lined together as one larger image and act as a repeating pattern, with a quarter of each creature being contained on each respective piece of the print.

progress shots for block carving

final prints of four print variants

Mixed “Mutant” print variant, made by rearranging block panels

The project aims to present the idea that as a modern concept, monsters are used more as a tool for collection and commodity as a method of comfort, as many modern renditions of monsters are designed as entertainment or toys as opposed to the legends or fear they represented in history. The set of prints achieves its goal through its repeating pattern style of illustration, as the individual squares of block prints are able to mix with others in order to blend different creatures together in an effect that mimics older toy lines while adding to the freakish visuals that the illustrations present.