"Bunnie" – Artwork by Surreal24seven
"Bunnie" – This artwork vividly brings back memories of a night in LA, a moment etched with the raw pulse of the city, where I, just a naive kid from the suburbs, sought something different from the life I knew.
I found myself in one of those speakeasies tucked away in an alley, where the walls were canvases for graffiti that told tales of rebellion, and the atmosphere was thick with the intoxicating scent of freedom, which to me felt like the purest form of art. It was in this electric environment that I met her, known only as "Bunnie," a name as enigmatic as the neon-lit club we were in. She was enveloped in a cute pink hoodie, her body a canvas of tattoos, each one a story in ink.
The neon glow around her, much like the artwork, highlighted her presence, making her seem like a figure from a dream or a cyberpunk fantasy. Inspired by her, I later incorporated the idea of her with a hoodie with bunny ears and tattoos of bunnies into my own art, creating a "Bunnie" character that encapsulated our meeting's essence – the innocence of her appearance juxtaposed with the complexity of her persona, a symbol of exploration, luck, and the fleeting nature of our connection.
Her tattoos, visible in the artwork's vibrant light, whispered tales of her life's journey, resonating deeply with the message scrawled across the piece, "I feel lucky but also feel sad for the rabbit who does not have a foot," which she shared with a knowing, almost melancholic smile. This phrase, surrounded by the chaotic beauty of graffiti and neon, captured her life's duality – the thrill of living on the edge, the luck of belonging, contrasted by the silent sacrifices that come with urban existence.
Surrounded by tattooed rabbits and cyberpunk toys, the scene was a visual explosion of street culture and personal mythology. The toys, much like the rabbits in her tattoos, added a layer of whimsy to the scene, a reminder of childhood innocence lost in the gritty reality of city life.
Back then, there was no social media to capture these fleeting moments or the people within them, and even today, in moments of wistful curiosity, I type "Bunnie" into search engines, fully aware it's a futile hope to reconnect with the memory of that night, with her, with the raw energy of LA that this artwork so powerfully encapsulates.
"Bunnie" – This artwork vividly brings back memories of a night in LA, a moment etched with the raw pulse of the city, where I, just a naive kid from the suburbs, sought something different from the life I knew.
I found myself in one of those speakeasies tucked away in an alley, where the walls were canvases for graffiti that told tales of rebellion, and the atmosphere was thick with the intoxicating scent of freedom, which to me felt like the purest form of art. It was in this electric environment that I met her, known only as "Bunnie," a name as enigmatic as the neon-lit club we were in. She was enveloped in a cute pink hoodie, her body a canvas of tattoos, each one a story in ink.