Meet the New “Melting Pop” Cultural Icons

Dito Von Tease is a the pseudonym of a creative digital artist who hails from Italy. His genre of choice is “Melting Pop,” likely a play on words of the term ‘melting pot,’ wherein he reinvents pop cultural figures in cheeky and inventive new ways. The visuals and accompanying texts are fused together to create funky and fresh spins on well-known images and terms.

Here’s a selection of some of Dito’s coolest “Melting Pop” projects to date:

Yodali

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Star Wars meets Spanish Surrealism.

Hello Killy

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The love child of Sanrio’s star and Jason Voorhees, born on Friday on the 13th.

Beer2-D2

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Because even droids need drinks.

Mic Mouse

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Mickey x Minnie x Deadmau5.

Chucky Chaplin

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Silent but deadly.

Mr. E.T.

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A mashup of two ‘80s greats.

Edgar Allen Po

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When Kung Fu Panda gets a taste for the macabre.

Piggy Stardust

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Rainy day funds in honor of the late, great David Bowie.

Woody Alien

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The neurotic writer-director’s intergalactic counterpart.

Ice Scream

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You scream, we scream, we all scream…