ITS KRAKEN

Description of Art: It’s Kracken! brings Michael Godard’s trademark blend of humor, imagination, and pop-culture playfulness to life. In this work, his iconic olive characters are caught in a whimsical maritime adventure as a giant kraken bursts onto the scene. Tentacles twist dramatically across the composition, entangling martini glasses, bottles, or even the olives themselves, creating both chaos and comedy.

The dark background intensifies the theatrical impact, while vivid greens, purples, and silvery highlights animate the action. Godard’s meticulous detail shines in the gleaming surfaces of glassware and the textured suction cups of the kraken’s limbs, balancing realism with cartoonish exaggeration.

With It’s Kracken!, Godard transforms a legendary sea monster into a playful drinking companion. Equal parts spectacle and parody, the painting delivers a lighthearted spin on myth and nightlife, reminding viewers to find laughter even in life’s storms.