NEW CHILDREN’S BEDTIME STORY INTRODUCES POP SURREALISM TO KIDS

This summer, Seattle artist and newly-published author Steve Ouch brings surrealism into the world of Children’s Bedtime Tales in a way never done before. The pop surrealism style imagery introduces children to the wild imagination of balancing hippos and cows who say meow.

“SteamPotVille is about teaching kids early to build on their imagination and be creative,” says Ouch. “We must focus on keeping our imaginations alive as we age. I encourage children to embrace and develop the wonders of creativity early on.”
While Ouch’s work is clearly a force of surrealist imagery, it possesses a strong sense of design as well. He refers to his work as “photo montage” though that might be a modest or incomplete descriptor, as it does not convey the complexity and innovation that comes to the fore upon viewing.
“I spend time deconstructing a scene I develop in my head, then I rough it out on paper. Next, I take pictures and apply them to the layout in Photoshop, over and over, until I feel like the image is strong enough to stand on its own. “
Ouch’s juxtaposition of surprising images is both enticing and captivating – for adults as well as children. Blending his childhood experiences, photographs and digital images is what led to the creation of the whimsical world of SteamPotVille – a place where you might find a pear smirking at you, a teapot serving carousel rides, or even pair of flippered feet on the verge of entering a Hiroshige-inspired tsunami wave – all in one scene, fitting together as seamlessly as pieces in a jigsaw puzzle. All for the sake of firing up the curiosity, drawing out the viewer’s own imaginative perception.
Ouch’s text supports the visual experience. In SteamPotVille your journey starts just like every other day – albeit in a town built of cowboy campfire coffee pots. But, at night when you fall asleep you start to dream and the world turns upside-down. Solving the mystery behind the weird occurrences in the town is only half the fun. SteamPotVille encourages readers to take an active role, pushing us to take an intimate look at each page and then come up with new tales in examining the topsy-turvy art. It’s clear SteamPotVille isn’t as simple as just another Children’s Tale.

“Each page (of SteamPotVille) has about 150 hours of illustration time. When you spend that much time on one piece, the characters start their improvisations. Adjusting the text to express this phenomenon makes the book a better read. That’s a flexibility that comes with being the author and the illustrator.”

Ouch’s accomplishments as a media innovator and online digital strategist has also awarded him prestigious work with companies like Ford Motor Company and Intel. Individual pieces from his collection, along with selections from his recently published SteamPotVille, can be viewed online or in collections in Seattle.

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