{"id":5176,"date":"2014-08-28T12:29:07","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T10:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/?p=5176"},"modified":"2014-08-28T12:29:07","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T10:29:07","slug":"spanish-artist-gives-a-dark-twist-to-fairy-tales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/spanish-artist-gives-a-dark-twist-to-fairy-tales\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Artist gives a Dark Twist to Fairy Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the Grimm brothers proved with their dark fairy tales; not all children&#8217;s stories have to be filled with happy little characters frolicking in their happy little worlds. Spanish artist <a id=\"js_3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BToleailustrador?fref=photo\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;k&quot;}\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=105685529529773\">Be\u00f1at Olea Irureta<\/a>\u00a0has now added his own twist to classic fairy tales and childrens&#8217; book characters with his gothic fantasy illustrations. While some of the original fairy tales were slightly macabre in nature, most of the illustrations that have accompanied these stories in the past have depicted clean-cut characters. Even the baddies didn&#8217;t seem so bad. Irureta&#8217;s digital illustrations are different from those that have come before, in that he reveals a darker side to the protagonists while revealing the truly evil nature of the bad guys in the tale.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5176 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/spanish-artist-gives-a-dark-twist-to-fairy-tales\/artist-irureta-gives-his-mermaids-a-witchy-twist-by-having-this-mermaid-practice-dark-magic-while-surrounded-by-vicious-henchmen-fish\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Artist-Irureta-gives-his-mermaids-a-witchy-twist-by-having-this-mermaid-practice-dark-magic-while-surrounded-by-vicious-henchmen-fish-696x909.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Artist Irureta gives his mermaids a witchy twist by having this mermaid practice dark magic while surrounded by vicious henchmen fish\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Artist-Irureta-gives-his-mermaids-a-witchy-twist-by-having-this-mermaid-practice-dark-magic-while-surrounded-by-vicious-henchmen-fish-696x909.jpg 696w, 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https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Artist-Irureta-gives-his-mermaids-a-witchy-twist-by-having-this-mermaid-practice-dark-magic-while-surrounded-by-vicious-henchmen-fish.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5178'>\n\t\t\t\tArtist Irureta gives his mermaids a witchy twist by having this mermaid practice dark magic while surrounded by vicious henchmen fish\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/spanish-artist-gives-a-dark-twist-to-fairy-tales\/in-an-unusual-twist-illustrator-irureta-makes-little-red-riding-hood-friends-with-the-big-bad-wolf\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/In-an-unusual-twist-illustrator-Irureta-makes-Little-Red-Riding-Hood-friends-with-the-Big-Bad-Wolf.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"In an unusual twist, illustrator Irureta makes Little Red Riding Hood friends with the Big Bad Wolf\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/In-an-unusual-twist-illustrator-Irureta-makes-Little-Red-Riding-Hood-friends-with-the-Big-Bad-Wolf.jpg 677w, https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/In-an-unusual-twist-illustrator-Irureta-makes-Little-Red-Riding-Hood-friends-with-the-Big-Bad-Wolf-250x355.jpg 250w, https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/In-an-unusual-twist-illustrator-Irureta-makes-Little-Red-Riding-Hood-friends-with-the-Big-Bad-Wolf-125x177.jpg 125w, 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src=\"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Irureta-puts-these-fairy-tale-characters-in-a-fearsome-situation-in-this-illustration-696x536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Irureta puts these fairy tale characters in a fearsome situation in this illustration\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Irureta-puts-these-fairy-tale-characters-in-a-fearsome-situation-in-this-illustration-696x536.jpg 696w, https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Irureta-puts-these-fairy-tale-characters-in-a-fearsome-situation-in-this-illustration-250x192.jpg 250w, https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Irureta-puts-these-fairy-tale-characters-in-a-fearsome-situation-in-this-illustration-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Irureta-puts-these-fairy-tale-characters-in-a-fearsome-situation-in-this-illustration-125x96.jpg 125w, 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style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/spanish-artist-gives-a-dark-twist-to-fairy-tales\/spanish-artist-irureta-reveals-the-truly-evil-nature-of-the-wicked-queen-from-the-classic-fairy-tale-snow-white\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Spanish-artist-Irureta-reveals-the-truly-evil-nature-of-the-wicked-Queen-from-the-classic-fairy-tale-Snow-White-696x985.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Spanish artist Irureta reveals the truly evil nature of the wicked Queen from the classic fairy tale Snow White\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Spanish-artist-Irureta-reveals-the-truly-evil-nature-of-the-wicked-Queen-from-the-classic-fairy-tale-Snow-White-696x985.jpg 696w, 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src=\"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/The-Cheshire-Cat-and-the-Caterpillar-from-Alice-in-Wonderland-seem-twisted-and-bizarre-in-this-fan-art-illustration-by-Irureta.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The Cheshire Cat and the Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland seem twisted and bizarre in this fan art illustration by Irureta\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/The-Cheshire-Cat-and-the-Caterpillar-from-Alice-in-Wonderland-seem-twisted-and-bizarre-in-this-fan-art-illustration-by-Irureta.jpg 686w, https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/The-Cheshire-Cat-and-the-Caterpillar-from-Alice-in-Wonderland-seem-twisted-and-bizarre-in-this-fan-art-illustration-by-Irureta-250x350.jpg 250w, https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/The-Cheshire-Cat-and-the-Caterpillar-from-Alice-in-Wonderland-seem-twisted-and-bizarre-in-this-fan-art-illustration-by-Irureta-125x175.jpg 125w, https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/The-Cheshire-Cat-and-the-Caterpillar-from-Alice-in-Wonderland-seem-twisted-and-bizarre-in-this-fan-art-illustration-by-Irureta-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/The-Cheshire-Cat-and-the-Caterpillar-from-Alice-in-Wonderland-seem-twisted-and-bizarre-in-this-fan-art-illustration-by-Irureta-336x470.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5183'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Cheshire Cat and the Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland seem twisted and bizarre in this fan art illustration by Irureta\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/spanish-artist-gives-a-dark-twist-to-fairy-tales\/alice-from-lewis-carrolls-alice-in-wonderland-doesnt-seem-quite-so-chaste-and-innocent-in-this-illustration-by-irureta\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Alice-from-Lewis-Carrolls-Alice-in-Wonderland-doesnt-seem-quite-so-chaste-and-innocent-in-this-illustration-by-Irureta-696x909.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Alice from Lewis Carrolls Alice in Wonderland doesn&#039;t seem quite so chaste and innocent in this illustration by Irureta\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mayhemandmuse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Alice-from-Lewis-Carrolls-Alice-in-Wonderland-doesnt-seem-quite-so-chaste-and-innocent-in-this-illustration-by-Irureta-696x909.jpg 696w, 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