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Catching Up With Steampunk Artist Dan Hillier

Posted by admin On October - 21 - 2009

By combining Victorian sensibilities with a fascination for animal attributes, Dan Hillier has become well-known for black line engravings that embody the steampunk aesthetic. He often depicts realistic poses of late-1800s people who have been altered by having animal elements added. Or perhaps the fantastical hybrids are the exact opposite, animals with the human elements added. His subjects range from reclining women to skulls resting on plates, but the archetypal and iconic effect of the b

Tags: animals, archetypal, elements, engravings, fascination, human, hybrids, result, sensibilities, skulls

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