Artist Illustrates Disney Characters With Modern Technologies, and These 12 Pics Will Make You Laugh and Wonder

Disney characters transcend time, as the movies always speak about universal and timeless values and issues. This makes them never go out of style and always relevant. One artist wanted to take it a step further and make them even more modern by incorporating contemporary technology.

Onefairyfail created a series called “Phone Fairy Fails,” where he imagines what our favorite characters would be like if they had smartphones and modern gadgets. The results are intriguing and may make you wonder if we are heading in the right direction – it’s also a reflection on modern society.

Onefairyfail says: "Basically, I love creating humorous scenes, and the more they are inspired by real life and relatable, the funnier they seem to me. The idea actually came to me while I was scrolling through social media, seeing all these selfies that people take with face filters on, and then all the other situations just started floating in my head."

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"As for the rest of the FairyFAILS (that’s how I name my creations), they were born while I was watching 'Dirty Dancing.' I thought to myself how many cult movies today’s generation has never watched. I thought combining famous scenes from these movies and shows with beloved cartoon characters in a humorous way could pay tribute to these films, encourage people to watch them, and, at the same time, evoke nostalgia in others."

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When asked about his inspiration, the artist said: "Basically, when I started, I already had quite an active account where I’m known for my other work—which is surreal visual art. However, while my other artworks have a fairly melancholic vibe, once the pandemic started and quarantines became a never-ending situation, I felt that during this time, I should make more room for the lighter and more humorous side of me. As Dr. Dan Gilbert, a happiness researcher, notes, 'Humor can be a powerful coping mechanism during tough times' (danielgilbert.com). So, I decided to focus more on my OneFairyFAIL account."

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"My entire concept of FairyFAILS is to pay tribute to classic cult movies and TV shows that I love. I'm a huge fan of memes and cartoons in general, so the idea of combining cartoons with famous classic movies was born. At first, my FairyFAILS were solely about that, but then one day, after seeing countless videos of girls going through the 'DIY bangs' phase during quarantine—I came up with the idea of Princess Ariel cutting her own bangs. That’s when my FairyFAILS started expanding to other concepts and scenarios, not just famous movie and TV show scenes."

Onefairyfail shared this about her beginnings: "I’m originally a graphic designer, so I learned the basics of Photoshop during my graphic design studies, then I expanded my knowledge further on my own. My favorite part is bringing my ideas to life visually, especially when they turn out the way I imagined them in my head.

The hardest part is when the idea I had suddenly loses its appeal to me, or when the editing gets messy and doesn’t match the vision I had for it. I often find myself changing the concept or starting the edit again from scratch. I can be a horrible perfectionist sometimes."

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Why did the artist choose Disney characters?

"I think it's because cartoons and Disney characters, in particular, are so magical and seemingly perfect that it’s amusing to think of them as regular people going through realistic and not-so-fun experiences, just like we all do in real life, and how they react to these situations."

She also shared where she gets her inspiration: "I always come up with my ideas based on either personal experiences or something I see while scrolling through social media that I find relatable."

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