Continuing the fad of hipsterizing everything, Steven Kline has created a pictorial series featuring animals dressed in a variety of stylish clothing. Rhinoceroses in dress shirts, v-necks and ties as well as owls in knitted sweaters and dresses are only a couple of the absurd images you’ll encounter on Kline’s Society6 page. There’s something about the unusual pairing that magnetically draws viewers’ eyes to manipulated photos, and lucky for fans, Kline is selling prints of all his works.
Steven Kline crafted these images through advanced collage techniques, producing pictures that are mostly seamless and rich in narrative. He also has a habit of incorporating highly saturated geometric shapes into his compositions, complimenting the already psychedelic viewing experience of chic humanimal creatures. Textured filters were also applied to give his pictorials a vintage feel, despite the modern imagery.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Hipster Animal Depictions
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a line of trendy clothing for pets inspired by the hipster aesthetic.
- Advanced Collage Techniques
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a software or app that simplifies the process of creating seamless and narrative-rich collages.
- Psychedelic Viewing Experience
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design virtual reality experiences that combine psychedelic visuals with interactive narratives.
Where This Applies
- Fashion and Pet Care
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce a subscription-based service that regularly delivers stylish pet clothing and accessories to trendy pet owners.
- Graphic Design and Photography
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Launch an online platform that connects photographers and graphic designers to collaborate on creating visually captivating compositions.
- Entertainment and Gaming
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a mobile game that immerses players in a surreal, psychedelic world filled with hipster animal characters and challenges.
