Relentless

Michael Paulus gets to the heart of the matter.

The brilliant work of Oregonian artist Michael Paulus has a fabulous darkness to it.

He takes famous cartoon characters and adds a rather surreal dimension to their often exaggerated proportions. While quite grim sounding, his autopsycal drawings of Betty Boop, Hello Kitty and the Power Puff girls are more humorous than they are unnerving.

Another element of surprise is how recognizable these characters are even in skeletal form. You can actually own these unique pieces of pop art for some not unreasonable prices, right from the artists' website.

www.michaelpaulus.com