L3mny goodness
Okay, I admit it. I love cute things. I like cutesy anime, fuzzy woodland creatures, and even the color pink.
That was hard, but I had to come clean. You guys might remember my post about Ashling’s bright and energetic paintings. Or, my love for Orianna Kurrus’s gothic Lolita, cute horror art.
But, neither of them make art half as cute as L3mn. His cartoon-like paintings are so sweet they make my teeth hurt.
He also has a mass-production appeal. He’s working on a Web site where he’s collaborating to make toys under the brand Citris. He has painted his fruity designs on lunch boxes, thermoses, photos, and even sneakers.
He’s even plastered his tag over an OBEY poster, which I think is fabulous. I’ve seen those signs all over Downtown Tampa and Ybor City in Florida; putting his own mark on a trendy movement is something I wholeheartedly stand behind.
He also used to make art under the name Lost, which he states on his Myspace is now very dead. I find his squigglies compelling; they remind me of the forest spirits in Princess Mononoke.
What really got me hooked, though, was the L3mn Halloween pictures. There was a lemon Frankenstein, a lemon ghostie, a lemon zombie, and so much more. They were all sickly cute in the L3mn brand’s way, but I fell in love.
Before now, I didn’t realize how versatile lemons really were.
L3mn has been featured in art galleries and magazines across North America. They include the No Regrets gallery in Naugatuck, CT, My Cheap Ass Life, and The Channel One Online Lunchbox Show.
