A dreamlike mix of retro Japanese-style visuals, Victorian imagery and consumer culture iconography is found in the oil paintings of California-based artist Alex Gross.

Paintings by Alex Gross --
Koshimaki-Osen, 2003

Paintings by Alex Gross --
The Sugar Sickness, 2001

Paintings by Alex Gross --
Ice Cream Cone (Despair), 2007

Paintings by Alex Gross --
Mammon, 2010

Paintings by Alex Gross --
Lanvin (Paris), 2010

Paintings by Alex Gross --
The Twenty, 2003

Paintings by Alex Gross --
The Meaning, 2004

Paintings by Alex Gross --
Hierophant, 2008

Paintings by Alex Gross --
Jozaikai (Purgatory), 2009

Paintings by Alex Gross --
Slander, 2010

Paintings by Alex Gross --
The Last Judgement, 2007

Paintings by Alex Gross --
Hakike (La Nausee), 2002

Paintings by Alex Gross --
Shokei, 2004

Paintings by Alex Gross --
Kool Aid Drinkers, 2010

[Link: The Art of Alex Gross]