Terrifying JAWS Art Reminds Me to Never Get in the Water
The ocean is unquestionably beautiful, but it also holds some of the most frightening creatures on our planet. When Steven Spielberg's Jaws entered theaters in 1977, it (along with Star Wars) introduced the term "blockbuster" to our culture and changed the course of film history forever. It also scared the crap out of just about everyone, and gave birth to the awesome Jaws 2 tagline "Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water...".
This piece of art from Aaron Nakahara perfectly captures the sheer terror of the ocean, getting at the fact that though the surface may be calm and relaxing, there could be something horrifying nearby. It's a cool alternate take on the film's classic poster, giving a different perspective of a similar shark attack. Here's what the artist himself had to say about the piece:
Jaws, finishing up Villain Week with a really big fish. He's pretty large in this image I guess (not too far off, proportionally-speaking, from the original movie poster I guess?), he's certainly been eatin' his Wheaties on his time off and is nearing Megaladon proportions. There's a bit of a therapeutic nature to drawing stuff like this, I have a fear of deep water, of giant sharks and giant squid...
You're not the only one, Aaron. I was thinking about going to the beach this weekend, but after seeing this piece, now I'm having second thoughts.
Via: XombieDirge