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Category Archives: DarkArt
Pellucidar and The Dirty Dozen
This piece by Pie Bolton entitled Pellucidar (2018) was part of The Dirty Dozen exhibition which ran from 18 July – 23 August 2018 at the subterranean Campbell Arcade in Melbourne based on one of Edgar Rice Burrough’s science fiction … Continue reading
Posted in Art, DarkArt, Gallery Art, RubbishArt, Urban Art
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Vanitas | The Still Life of Pieter Claesz
[Images: Vanitas (Still Life) by Pieter Claesz] Dutch Golden Age artist Pieter Claesz was born c. 1597 in Berchem, near Antwerp, Belgium. Living in Haarlem, he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1620. Claesz was influenced … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artists A-Z, DarkArt, Paintings
Tagged Dutch art, Dutch artists, Golden Age Art, Reformation art, Vanitas
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Heads Will Roll…
Here is a “Heads Up” on three different artists who have headed-up in the name of art. Sarah McConnell ‘Dropped Heads‘ (2008) [Ceramic 140 x 80 x 18 cm overall] from Access Gallery exhibition, Bayside Arts & Cultural Centre in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ceramics, DarkArt, Gallery Art, Sculpture
Tagged art installations, Ron Mueck, Rosemary Laing, Sarah McConnell, student art
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Jack Dracula | The Marked Man
Photo: Jack Dracula by Diane Arbus. Jack Dracula: “The Marked Man” had over 1000 tattoos which in his day were valued at US$6000. Some notables include: a pair of trompe-Poeil goggles, the winged cap of Mercury with a rose cluster … Continue reading
Posted in DarkArt, QuestionableArt
Tagged Diane Arbus, dracula, Jack Dracula, necromancy, tatto art, The Marked Man
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The Hallstatt Karner
Hallstatt is a small village situated in the Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria on the south-western shore of the Hallstätter See (lake). It is home to an extraordinary karner (charnel house) also known as a beinhaus (bone house) which hosts … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetries & Churches, DarkArt, QuestionableArt
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Confessions of an English-Opium Eater & Others
Opium usage in art and literature is not as uncommon as you might think. Fascination with narcotics has reigned interest since the late 19th to early 20th Centuries with movies relating to the drug craze, such as: The Derelict (1914), … Continue reading
Feeling a Little Jaded?
In 1968, two complete jade burial suits were discovered in the tomb of Han Prince Liu Sheng and Princess Dou Wan in Mancheng, Hebei, China. They were the first of a number of jade suits that would be found in … Continue reading
The Crusader, The Thief, The Nun & The Unknown
St Michan’s Church of Ireland is located in the heart of inner-city Dublin, where worship has existed on this site since 1095, when it was originally built by the Vikings who dedicated it after a Danish bishop. The Church encountered … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetries & Churches, DarkArt, QuestionableArt
Tagged #Dublin, crypts, Handel, Ireland, Messiah, mummies, St. Michan's Church, The Big Four, The Crusader
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Underpants in Art? | I’m Just Going to Keep This Brief
Yes, it appears that underwear and underpants can be a feature of art and here are some examples which prove this. Firstly, “The Connoisseur II” by Peter Corlett, (born in Melbourne, on 16 January 1944) produced an Australian fibre-glass, reinforced … Continue reading
Posted in (F)Art-Shite, Art, Artists A-Z, DarkArt, Gallery Art, StreetArt
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Compare the Pair #18 | The Lovers
[Left: Jeremy Park – Lovers (2002) c-type photograph; Right: Rene Magritte – The Lovers (Les Amants) oil on canvas (1928) 54x73cm National Gallery of Australia] Sydney photographer Jeremy Park pays homage to Rene Magritte’s ‘The Lovers‘. Magritte’s original (painting) is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, DarkArt, Gallery Art, Paintings
Tagged #Surrealism, Fantômas, Jeremy Park, Louis Feuillade, Rene Magritte, Surrealist Art, The Lovers
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Tuby or not to be | That is the question
French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Tuby was born in Rome in 1635 and died in Paris in 1900. Tuby served Louis XIV of France and was regarded as one of the premier court sculptors of his time. His art is remarkable for … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Art, Sculpture
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Hey Guys, Please Ladders In
Australian artist David Frazer was born in 1966 in Foster, Victoria. He graduated from Phillip Institute of Technology with a BA Fine Arts (Painting) 1984-1986. This was followed by a Diploma of Education (Secondary Art/Craft) Latrobe University (1991); Honours Degree in … Continue reading
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It’s Not Easy Being Green, But We Can Try
John Olsen – ‘Tree Frog’ 1983 watercolour pastel on paper 49cm x 37cm and Victorian Goldfields Petrified Frog [Unknown] Acclaimed Australian artist John Henry Olsen was born in Newcastle, New South Wales on 21 January 1928. His family moved to the … Continue reading
Posted in (F)Art-Shite, Art, Artists A-Z, DarkArt, Gallery Art, Paintings, Watercolours
Tagged frogs, John Henry Olsen, John Olsen, tree frogs
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To Light a Candle is To Cast a Shadow
French Baroque painter, Georges de La Tour (March 13, 1593 – January 30, 1652) spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine, which was temporarily absorbed into France between 1641-1648. He was given the title “Painter to … Continue reading
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