above: In 'The deeply misunderstood friendly Shiphugger', ItchySoul has added a giant octopus and water details atop a found vintage oil painting of a classic clipper ship.
Sweden-born artist Emmy Lincoln, who goes by the artist moniker ItchySoul, creates imaginative lowbrow artwork by up-cycling flea market finds such as old oil paintings, antique photos and old book covers as well as creating her own original acrylic works.
above left: acrylic body art painting upon a 1922 book cover (Snovit) and acrylic demons painted atop a vintage 1917 Budapest photo of a one year old Hungarian boy (Ferike).
Inspired by sci-fi, fairytales, animé, toys and all things kitsch, this is her way of paying tribute to the unknown or forgotten artist. She sees her paintings as "stories yet to be told."
Here are more of her wonderful pieces.
The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one, he said (acrylics atop a vintage landscape painting):
Mermaid and Alligator (original acrylic painting in vintage frame):
Neon Menace (painting and wax seal atop an IKEA printed canvas):
Piggy's Big Day Out (acrylics atop an antique landscape oil painting):
When I Was A Young Fawn (acrylics atop a vintage oil painting):
detail:
The Good Girl (spirits in acrylics painted on 1915 Hungarian photograph):
Forest Mushroom Dwellers (acrylics on plywood) and Visiting (acrylics on canvas):
Friends (Acrylic triptych on canvas):
About the artist:
Born in 1980, Emmy grew up as a middle child in the tiny village Dösjebro. She was constantly drawing on things and her friends and family always encouraged her to. Both her grandmother Berit who was a map drawer and painter, and her mom Yvonne who is a ceramic artist, were great inspirations for her growing up.
After finishing high school in 1999 Emmy traveled for a few years and had stray jobs in hospitality in London, Tokyo and Sydney. She ended up studying graphic design at the Enmore Design Center, Sydney. Then followed internships at design studio Campbell Barnett and ad agency Arnold Australia.
Since returning to Sweden in 2005 Emmy is working as a Visual Designer in the mobile phone industry and is currently freelancing under company name ItchySoul AB.
Emmy lives in Malmö with her boyfriend Mattias where they share a cozy music- and art studio. Her debut art exhibition was at the No White Walls 43 gallery in Malmö in May 2013, where her quirky mash-up paintings were very appreciated by the audience.
all images courtesy and copyright of the artist
See more of her fun work here.