{"id":440773,"date":"2024-09-19T08:45:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T13:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=440773"},"modified":"2024-09-19T08:45:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T13:45:44","slug":"virginia-mori-wistful-illustrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2024\/09\/virginia-mori-wistful-illustrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Mori&#8217;s Wistful Illustrations Tap Into Reverie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mori-2024-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"the lenses on a pair of glasses liquify into a water-like substance\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mori-2024-5.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mori-2024-5-640x452.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mori-2024-5-960x679.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mori-2024-5-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mori-2024-5-1536x1086.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images \u00a9 Virginia Mori, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Virginia Mori&#8217;s Wistful Illustrations Tap Into Reverie<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-09-19T08:45:21-05:00\">September 19, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-animation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/animation\/\" rel=\"tag\">Animation<\/a><a class=\"category-illustration\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/illustration\/\" rel=\"tag\">Illustration<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/jandres\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Jackie Andres<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; 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Mori says. Rippling water, nested doorways, and liquefied lenses lend to an air of surrealism, indicative of the artist&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/virginia-mori\/\">distinctive style<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mori has a busy year ahead, as she is currently working on an animated short film, book illustration, and preparing for a group exhibition opening next month at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/blugallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blu Gallery<\/a> in Bologna. If you&#8217;re into tarot cards, the artist just designed a deck that you can find on <a href=\"https:\/\/stay-hop.com\/products\/tarot-deck-marseille-virginia-mori\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stay-Hop<\/a>. Keep up with Mori&#8217;s upcoming works on her <a href=\"https:\/\/virginiamori.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_virginia_mori_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mori-2024-4-960x1356.jpg\" alt=\"a black and white illustration of two extended legs donning ballet flats. in the background, a door inside of a doorway opens to reveal a figure's eye looking inward.\" class=\"wp-image-440785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mori-2024-4-960x1356.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mori-2024-4-640x904.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mori-2024-4-768x1084.jpg 768w, 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