Monster Engine.com Review

To quote Degas, “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” Dave Devries takes this concept to a new level with his site Monster Engine. Devries takes drawings by children usually age 7 or 8 and then uses them as guides for paintings. For these children their art isn’t just on the paper, for they are not accomplished artists, it is in the ability to create a feeling an aura that Devries runs with.

Looking at the paper you would hardly see the imagination of a child. Somehow Devries does, or he is at least in touch with his own. This is not an exercise in which one artist attempting to force his vision on another. As shown in an interview between Devries and one of the other artists, this is a collaborative process between two visions. Imagination is an incredible and powerful force. Devries and his young collaborators use their imaginations to create beautiful works of art.

These paintings and drawings are clearly artistically flawed if you’re looking at it from an academic point of view. Yet this is what makes them true to the imaginations that spawned them. The imagination is not always refined; it is not often crystal clear. The drawings and paintings of Monster Engine capture this haze of our imagination.

It is a pleasure and welcome break in the day to visit Monster Engine. I have no doubt that after you do, you’ll feel a tingle in the corner of your mind. Don’t worry, its just your imagination waking up.

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