THE GRYPE is essentially our attempt to create a digitized internet expression of the same emotions depicted in Edvard Munch's¹ famous painting "The Scream"² (see below).

Except none of us like to work in oils. Plus, it's already been painted (see above). Also, it's a bit scary and off-putting in that seriously askew way that only fully manifests itself in the work of certain Norwegian impressionists³ or maybe in some of Goya's⁴ darker work. Or the half-head grotesques of Francis Bacon⁵ (that's Bacon the 20th century painter, not Bacon the 17th century scientist⁶).

THE GRYPE is a modern translation of the same level of frustration and despair, squeezed into funny little comic strips depicting the truly banal evil⁷ that lies at the very heart of darkness⁸ which comprises existence in the cripplingly inefficient, heart-rending corporate machine.

Plus... "funny." So, there's also that. Absurdism⁹ is a big part of what we are doing here.

Okay, so, maybe THE GRYPE actually has more in common with the works of playwright satiricist Molière¹⁰ than with Munch's painting. Or even better, with Samuel Beckett's¹¹ crazy show Waiting For Godot¹². What a weird play that is, am I right?

Fine, then. No more comparisons.

THE GRYPE is its own reason.

Impressive References:

1 - Edvard Munch

2 - The Scream (1893) by Edvard Munch

3 - Norwegian Impressionists

4 - Francisco De Goya

5 - Francis Bacon (20th C. Painter)

6 - Other Francis Bacon (17th C. Scientist)

7 - Banality of Evil

8 - Heart of Darkness

9 - Absurdism

10 - Molière

11 - Samuel Beckett

12 - Waiting for Godot