Grown-Up Versions of Childhood Monsters by Futurehaircut | Monday Insta Illustrator

The term "childlike imagination" usually conjurs adorable images of children battling pirates or exploring invented landscapes, but illustrator Jimmy D'Amico, aka

Futurehaircut

, reminds us that kids can also be gross and whimsical. His grotesque take on the animal kingdom is childlike in scope and imagination. "Much of my imagery is an exploration of duality," he writes on his website. "By combining monsters, aliens, and animals, as well as being influenced by punk music and dark movies, I aim to merge images that are gross and crude with something simple and childlike."

Futurehaircut has a show at Fingerprints Music in Long Beach, CA, opening January 16th. If you can't make it, relish the beautiful details of his sharks, bears, nuns, and mythical creatures below.

"Black Friday Rebel" 

A photo posted by Jimmy D'Amico (@futurehaircut) on Nov 27, 2015 at 2:44pm PST

"Perched"

A photo posted by Jimmy D'Amico (@futurehaircut) on Nov 5, 2015 at 9:02am PST

"Violin Shark, Very Rare, Very Dangerous" A photo posted by Jimmy D'Amico (@futurehaircut) on Nov 30, 2015 at 4:33pm PST

"Bi-Polar Bear" 

A photo posted by Jimmy D'Amico (@futurehaircut) on Sep 16, 2015 at 1:44pm PDT

"Surf Break At Sea World" 

A photo posted by Jimmy D'Amico (@futurehaircut) on Jul 1, 2015 at 4:56pm PDT

"A Case Of The Mondays At the Circus" 

A photo posted by Jimmy D'Amico (@futurehaircut) on Jun 8, 2015 at 4:02pm PDT

'Walrus study' 

A photo posted by Jimmy D'Amico (@futurehaircut) on May 18, 2015 at 4:12pm PDT

"One Tongue, One Lolipop" 

A photo posted by Jimmy D'Amico (@futurehaircut) on Jan 21, 2015 at 4:32pm PST

"Seattle to Portland"

A photo posted by Jimmy D'Amico (@futurehaircut) on Oct 21, 2014 at 4:04pm PDT

"Nunsense" 

A photo posted by Jimmy D'Amico (@futurehaircut) on Aug 19, 2014 at 7:49pm PDT

"Piranhas Biggest Fan"

A photo posted by Jimmy D'Amico (@futurehaircut) on Oct 7, 2015 at 8:17pm PDT

"Mermouth" for @kickandpush new online platform.

A photo posted by Jimmy D'Amico (@futurehaircut) on Nov 1, 2015 at 1:21pm PST

See more of Futurehaircut's work on Instagram.

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