# Playfully Macabre Illustrations Tim McEvoy Blends Innocent Lambs and Badass Skulls By Cowbag | Published 2009-03-13 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playful-macabre-illustrations-of-tim-mcevoy References: [goldensweatpants](http://goldensweatpants.com/bio/main.html) I like this guy--I’m talking about someone called Tim McEvoy. How can you not like someone whose opening gambit on their website is that they were raised on hot dogs and Catholicism? It is this same sense of humor that you see in all McEvoy's pieces, which are [illustrations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illustrated-bookmarks) that vary from the cute to the [macabre](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/junji-ito-artwork)--and in some cases, both. Personally, I love the [lambs and the skulls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skullpanda-x-sanrio) (entitled 'Playroom'), as well as the ‘Dissident Wieners.’ They make me smile, and that is what art should do. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 63% | Activity: 22% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Bizarre](https://www.trendhunter.com/bizarre) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Humorous Macabre Art:** Opportunity for artists and designers to create playful illustrations that mix macabre and cute elements, evoking positive emotions in viewers. - **Mixed-media Illustrations:** Opportunity for artists to experiment with combining different mediums, such as ink and digital, to create unique and eye-catching pieces. - **Illustrating Subculture:** Opportunity for illustrators to showcase their interpretation of subcultures and counterculture through playful and macabre imagery. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Graphic Design:** Graphic design firms can offer clients the opportunity to incorporate humorous macabre art, making their branding and design stand out from competitors. - **Fashion:** Fashion designers can incorporate playful and macabre art into clothing designs, creating unique and edgy pieces that appeal to customers looking for something different. - **Entertainment:** Entertainment companies can use humorously macabre art for marketing material, merchandise, and set design, creating a memorable and distinct visual identity. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Striking Urban Wildlife Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clare-allin.md) - [Playful Cat Illustrations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/open-meow.md) - [Limited Humorous Art Prints](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/david-shrigley-1.md) - [Surreal Love-Themed Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joakim-ojanen.md) - [Whimsical Collaborative Figurines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/asterisk-1.md) - [Horrific Beer-Themed Comics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/garage-beer.md) - [Creature-Inspired Home Good Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/charles-jeffreys-loverboy.md) - [Glamorous Artful Bronze Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sweet-jane.md) - [Apocalypse Post Pandemic Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/contemporary-urban-art.md)