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3 | Dave [=McKean=] is an English artist. His work often uses collages involving traditional {{painting|s}} materials, photographs, {{sculpture|s}}, found objects, and digital manipulation. |
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5 | [=McKean=] is probably most widely known for his collaborations with Creator/NeilGaiman, which include four graphic novels, two picture books, and the ''ComicBook/BlackOrchid'' miniseries. He did every cover for the entire run of Gaiman's ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989''. Other non-Gaiman-related comic book work includes the miniseries ''Cages'', which he wrote himself, ''ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth'' with Creator/GrantMorrison, and the illustrations for ''Literature/VarjakPaw''. |
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7 | He is also a filmmaker, who has made several short films as well as the feature film ''Film/MirrorMask'', another collaboration with Neil Gaiman. |
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9 | !!Tropes associated with Dave [=McKean=]: |
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11 | * AnimalMotifs: Likewise common throughout [=McKean=]'s work, including his work illustrating a cook book by Heston Blumenthal. |
12 | * ArtShift: His graphic novel ''Cages'' does this frequently, shifting between full painted pages, black and white ink pages and full prose among others. |
13 | * ArtStyleClash: A common feature of his work. His ''Sandman'' covers are mixed media, often painting and collage on actual sculptures that he would then photograph! |
14 | * BodyHorror: A favourite trope of his. Heads missing their top half, flowers that are also screaming faces, people who are part tree... |
15 | * DerangedAnimation: ''ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth'' revels in the comic book equivalent of this trope. |
16 | * EyelessFace: [=McKean=] often invokes this trope, depicting faces with either empty eye sockets or...well...''things'' where eyes would normally be. |
17 | * FanDisservice: There are a fair amount of naked or topless people in his work, but they do ''not'' look like they're having a lovely time. |
18 | * MindScrew: Applies to at least ninety-nine percent of his published works. It really says something when his infamously surreal ''Sandman'' covers are among the ''sanest'' of his portfolio. |
19 | * MixAndMatchCritters: His love of mythology mean that these make frequent appearance, especially in ''Film/MirrorMask'' and ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989''. |
20 | * TarotMotifs: Shows up in ''Arkham Asylum'' and his ''Sandman'' work, as well as others. |
21 | * WorldOfSymbolism: His bread and butter, it would be easier to name works that are not this. |
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