Remember How Awesome Your Imagination Was as a Child?
Each of us was a brilliant artist, and we didn’t even know it. You didn’t have to draw within the lines, dogs could have 16 legs if you wanted to, and when it came to imagining the monsters in your mind, your brain really let loose. No rules!
The Monster Project capitalizes on the incredible elasticity of the creative minds of children by having artists recreate images that kids have created and then putting their ideas through their own developed artistic filters. The results are incredible — you get the creative ideation from the children and a graduated aesthetic form from the artists. After the new work of art is created the new creation is given back to its creator, teaching them how valuable their creative thinking truly is.
“Then, when we deliver these new interpretations back to the students in person, we are able to demonstrate new art techniques within their original creative context,” wrote the project website.“They are able to see what their idea sparked in others.”
Source: Instagram/@themonsterproject
Start the slideshow below and then SHARE the imagination.
Space Turkey
Credit: Stuart Wade
I love how the stop motion brings this to life.
Monster Scitty!
Credi: Muti
“Wach out!” Too cute to handle.
Eye
Credit: Peter Giuffria
Is it a bird? An alien? A planet?
One Happy Monster
Credit: Marija Tiurina
This looks like a cartoon character waiting to happen.
Endearingly Terrifying
Credit: Gianluca Maruotti
Look closely and this monster isn’t as cute as he first seems!
Beautiful
Credit: Riccardo Zema
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… stunning in the new rendition (and old!)
Sweet Hat
Credit: Elisa Ferro
Is that a hat or the monster’s neck?
Colors
Credit: Muti
Honestly, this would make for an incredible cartoon character.
Girl Power
Credit: Lance Trachier
This girl is going to destroy a city and there’s nothing you can do about it.
Arms Out
Credit: Daniel Shaffer
For a monster that could easily destroy the plane, this guy looks pretty happy.
Crane Monster
Credit: AJ Jefferies
Look closely inside the crane. Amazing.
Giggle Monster
Credit: Aldo Crusher
Those little victims look a little too happy…
Fire Monster
Credit: Vladimir Stankovic
Hands down, one of my favorite pairs in the gallery.
Actually Terrifying
Credit: Marie Bergeron
What started as a scary teddy bear has totally evolved into something from a horror movie…
Light at the End
Credit: Milan Vasek
I chose this one because of how beautiful it is, and also because of how I think each of these renditions must be like a light in the world for the kids who made the original drawings.