“Cute Yellow” Is a Strange Look at Cartoon Characters’ Skulls

Minion from Despicable Me - Cute Yellow - Art by Mahmoud Refaat

In Cute YellowMahmoud Refaat brings together several famous characters known for their yellow colouring. The bizarre and funny twist? Each of the illustrations has a cutaway, showing the skull of each creature or person. It’s a bit strange to think of the animated characters’ anatomy in this way, since they aren’t always scientifically accurate in other ways. But I think it’s an interesting idea.

The series of digital paintings features Spongebob Squarepants, Homer Simpson, one of the Minions from the Despicable Me movies, Winnie the Pooh from the books by A.A. Milne and the Disney movies, the Looney Tunes‘ Tweety Bird, and Pikachu from Pokémon. Each character is easily recognizable, but Refaat does use his own line quality and illustration style which is different than the ways the cartoons were originally drawn.

Cute Yellow - Art by Mahmoud Refaat

Minion from Despicable Me - Cute Yellow - Art by Mahmoud Refaat

Homer Simpson - Cute Yellow - Art by Mahmoud Refaat

Pikachu from Pokemon - Cute Yellow - Art by Mahmoud Refaat

Spongebob Squarepants - Cute Yellow - Art by Mahmoud Refaat

Winnie the Pooh - Cute Yellow - Art by Mahmoud Refaat

Tweety Bird from the Looney Tunes - Cute Yellow - Art by Mahmoud Refaat

 

Tom is a writer, artist, and multi-media guru from Pennsylvania, U.S. He holds a Master's in Journalism and Mass Communication, but he has also taken several university-level courses in fine arts, art appreciation, graphic design, printmaking, and Asian art. He has been blogging for Monde Mosaic since February 2014.

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