Cartoon Fossils By Filip Hodas

Fossilized skull wearing a gray hat with 'I love shrooms' text, by Filip Hodas — Homunculus Cæruleum

Belgium, 1958

Filip Hodas's Cartoon Fossils rendering of a square skull with an anchor hat — Spongia Bobæ

United States of America, 1999

Cartoon Fossils rendering by Filip Hodas featuring a fossilized cartoon character skull — Canis Goofus

United States of America, 1932

Cartoon Fossils by Filip Hodas, a skeletal skull with a polka dot bow — Mus Minnius

United States of America, 1928

Filip Hodas's rendering of a skull with a hat and pipe on a green pedestal — Homo Popoculis

United States of America, 1929

Screen captures of rendering process for Filip Hodas's Cartoon Fossils project

Filip Hodas's Cartoon Fossils: skull with top hat and spectacles on coins — Scroogius

United States of America, 1947

Filip Hodas's 3D rendering of a large bird skull with yellow feathers on a blue background — Canaria Tweetea

United States of America, 1941

Cartoon Fossils rendering by Filip Hodas of a bear skull with a green hat and tie — Yogus

United States of America, 1958

Fossilized cartoon character skull by Filip Hodas titled 'Cartoon Fossils' — Homo Automatum

United States of America, 1999

Overview

Dig! Remains to Be Seen.

Working in the space between pop culture fiction and 3D reality, Prague based digital artist Filip Hodas has created a wonderful series that touches on futurism, consumerism and the strange afterlife of the things we grow up loving. Of this particular series on LinkedIn he noted: “The idea started from a simple question: what happens to the characters we loved growing up as we move into adulthood?”

It is a beautifully simple idea and the work carries that thought through with just the right amount of fun combined a touch of melancholy / longing. Familiar cartoon characters that once were bright childhood icons, transformed into relics. Archaeological remains from an era long gone.

Whether it is a bit of societal commentary, a fond goodbye to the cartoons that shaped us, or simply the result of combining childhood nostalgia with a passion for sculpting skulls and saying, “hell yeah, let’s make these look cool,” I’m not entirely sure. Maybe it’s both.

Either way, I love it. This is the kind of work that makes you think, I wish I’d done that + I wish I had the skills to make that.

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Cartoon Fossils By Filip Hodas

Homunculus Cæruleum

Spongia Bobæ

Canis Goofus

Mus Minnius

Homo Popoculis

Scroogius

Canaria Tweetea

Yogus

Homo Automatum

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