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/ ARTIST / 2024
| ARTIST: | noirphetamine |
| COUNTRY: | Thailand |
| EMAIL: | noirphetamine@gmail.com |
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instagram.com/noirphetamine |
| I'm Nicha, and my artist alias is noirphetamine. I am a digital illustrator and fashion illustration instructor at a fashion design school in Bangkok. My work is mainly inspired by the gothic scene, Gothic Lolita subculture and Visual-kei or Japanese glam rock fashion. I want to create my own world of modern Dark Romanticism characters, combining fashion subcultures that I love growing up with manga illustrations. | |
lovecore death
My original character "Death the magical girl" is the combination of the grim reaper and Japanese "Yami-Kawaii" style (translated to "dark and cute"), also inspired by the popular genre of "Mahou-Shoujo" or magical girls manga, but making it my own darker version of it —what's a better way than making her death itself?
bloodhound
From my years of fashion study, I have grown to particularly love leather works. Designing in leather and metal gives out very interesting texture, and I would try to capture the uniqueness of it in most of my illustrations. The idea of this piece is the fashion that is merging the boundaries between creatures and human.
les fleurs du mal
Because flowers may be the only thing that can be given to both the loved and the dead, and that envelopes the concept of dark romanticism. I chose two opposite flowers; the lovers' roses and the poisonous deadly nightshades, to represent both the sorrow of love and the beauty in death, blurring the boundaries between the two.
spire
The original character Ayasa, was created because I wanted to have a model for Visual-Kei clothing design, which is a very flamboyant and androgynous style. I like exploring classical gothic elements and see what I can do by merging them with my illustrations.
fragile
When something is damaged within, we will fight claws and fangs to built protection for what is left. Our trauma doesn't make us stronger. We are forced to made stronger by ourselves because we just learned to be more protective. The question is, how far is someone willing to risk for your glass heart?
epiphany
My love for gothic and rock scene also leads me to another interest which is the art of tattooing and tattoo illustrations. I love to combine fashion illustration with tattoo works, ornamental frames and classical gothic elements. The concept behind this piece is modern alternative goth fashion with the composition of Mater Dolorosa or The Lady of Sorrows.
carousel mortis
"Playground for the dead" is my series of illustrations and merchandise in the theme of horror amusement park, haunted dolls and creepy circus. The main idea is the art of Victorian mourning meets the doll-like cuteness of Gothic Lolita fashion.
the wraith of dreams
Inspired by the gothic poems of Segovia Amil and Neil Gaiman's "Dream" from The Sandman, this piece is a personification of the nightmare and her creatures, being captured in webs of a dreamcatcher, with hidden trinkets related sleep, dreams and good luck.
datura
Named after a poisonous white flower, the Devil's Trumpets, Datura is half vampire and half human. Because of that, she isn‘t afraid of crosses and still enjoys her reflection. I created Datura for more light-hearted jokes about stereotypical vampires and parody on the horror classics. From the very gloomy castles and coffins, B-positive!BKKIF ARTIST SPECIAL
More Artwork/Merchandise:
the twins
Twin girls, Sherry and Syaro were my very first characters to be created because I just love the eeriness of twins. They are inspired by the horror classic The Shining, combined with Gothic Lolita fashion, cute but very mischievous, likely will poltergeist everything in your room..
bad teddy
This mascot teddy bear which often appears in my works doesn't really have a name, I just called him Bad Teddy. I once read that people in Victorian era will hide trinkets or secret precious things in teddy bears and Bad Teddy may happened to be a teddy bear with dark secrets inside. I gave him punk piercings and spike collars just to give the contrast to the soft and vintage look of teddy bears. He also has variants for seasons, like Valentines or Halloween, and I hope to make more of him.
frill vampires
carmilla
My design work from the concept of Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla, another classic vampire literature which I love.
halloween i
This year's halloween poster and goods in the theme of Carousel Mortis, the dead carousel.
halloween ii
Another art prints from this year's Halloween.
carousel mortis ii
Goods line for Carousel Mortis
maid boy
Original character Ayasa's character sheet.
Autopsy Teddy
girls of...
"Girls of.." is my fashion illustration paper dolls series inspired by the aesthetic of the fashion houses that I love, with girls of Vivienne Westwood, Simone Rocha, Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Thierry Mugler and Coco Chanel
tant pis.
Goods and small things from horror trinkets..
acrylic goods
LFDM
Custom framed prints are also available for purchase. Every frame is hand-painted black gloss with silver glitter varnish.