 As indicated by the title of his "Naked People" (1963), his more personal work portrayed most often unclothed people in a variety of absurdist situations, reflecting the themes of disillusionment, self-delusion, yearning and the meaninglessness of modern life.Despite this, he usually drew in a very slick, professional and cleanly drawn, even cute style.Dean's vision expressed a darkness atypical of cartoon work of his time.