Korean Illustrator Shows How Western Fairytales Would Look If Created In Asia
When you think of classic Western fairytales, such as Alice in Wonderland or Snow White, Disney’s depiction of the princesses are probably the ones to come into your head first. Korean illustrator Na Young Wu, however, decided to bring a fresh and new perspective into our visualization of the fairytales by re-drawing them in a traditional Korean style called manhwa.
The artist, who also goes by the name of Obsidian on Twitter, left the iconic features of the princesses and other fairytale characters, such as the dominating colors and the surroundings, but changed their appearances and clothes so that they reflect the traditional Korean costumes, hairstyles, and nature.
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Snow White
Frozen
Alice In Wonderland
Beauty And The Beast
Princess And The Frog
Red Riding Hood
The Snow Queen
Wild Swans
Little Mermaid
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Wild swans=chinese,
the snow queen=Japanese
Totally love them! Especially ‘Beauty and the Beast’ :)
I wonder what kind of music Mozart would have composed if he had been brought up on Taiwan? I love these pictures!
While they’re all beautiful, the Frozen one seems less like a re-imagining, and more like just fanart
Is amazing how the aesthetic changes, even makes you feel the stories and characters are or could be different from the original works
I would love if the overseas branches of Disney did versions in local cultural styles like this! They are beautiful and really convey a sense of fairy tale wonder.
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