Category Archives: DarkArt

It’s Not Easy Being Green, But We Can Try

Posted on March 7, 2018 by maryannadair

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 →

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To Light a Candle is To Cast a Shadow

Posted on January 30, 2018 by maryannadair

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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The Fairy Dell Dream of the Great Henry Rheam

Posted on January 13, 2018 by maryannadair

Above: Henry Meynell Rheam “The Fairy Dell” English painter Henry Meynell Rheam was born in Birkenhead on Merseyside on 13 January 1859.  He studied in Germany; London at Heatherly’s; and at the Académie Julian in Paris, working primarily in watercolour before settling … Continue reading →

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4EVR Young: Malcolm Young

Posted on November 19, 2017 by maryannadair

Vale Malcolm Young who sadly died on 18 November, 2017 at the age of 64. He along with some of his brothers became a part of one of Australia’s most iconic bands of the 1970s+ AC/DC. Malcolm, Angus, and George Young were … Continue reading →

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Agnes Toth: From ‘Man in Cloth’ to Darkest Goth

Posted on October 31, 2017 by maryannadair

Above: “The Magician” by Agnes Toth Contemporary artist Agnes Toth (born, 1981 in Gyor, Hungary) displays an inimitable style and with great story-telling ability.  Toth graduated from University College, Falmouth (U.K.) with an M.A. in Fine Art Contemporary Practice and … Continue reading →

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Sometimes – Time and Tide Wait For No Man

Posted on October 27, 2017 by maryannadair

 Above: Patrick Woodroffe’s LP cover design for Greenslade’s  “Time & Tide for No Man”. Patrick James Woodroffe was born on 27 October 1940, in Halifax, West Yorkshire.  He became a full-time artist in 1972; the year in which he gave … Continue reading →

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There is Nothing Harder at Task for Haida the Mask

Posted on October 21, 2017 by maryannadair

Among the Haida people from the Pacific Northwest of North America existed secret religious societies that performed dances in which they wore wooden masks or carried wooden puppets that represented gagid, or the spirits of the forest. A  gagid mask … Continue reading →

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I Will Keep an Open Mind – Is It Art or Science?

Posted on August 21, 2017 by maryannadair

Above: Plaster model of the brain by [unknown maker]. This item is one from a display at the Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology at the University of Melbourne. The Museum and Library is part of the University’s … Continue reading →

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The “Sage of the Wilderness” was born in the Kitchen

Posted on June 12, 2017 by maryannadair

Above: William Mack, “The Sage of the Wilderness“. (Photo by Diane Arbus). At the time Diane Arbus took this photograph of William Mack (aka “The Sage of the Wilderness“) he was a 72 year-old, German, ex-merchant seaman living on his … Continue reading →

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Re: Deeming – Not Redeeming!

Posted on May 31, 2017 by maryannadair

Above featured: Death mask of Frederick Bayley Deeming (plaster and paint head 30 x 18.5 x 22 cm) State Library of Victoria. The Library also has the cast of his hand, courtesy of 1967 donation. Frederick Bayley Deeming was a … Continue reading →

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Fantasy That – It’s Hansson’s Magician’s Hat

Posted on April 8, 2017 by maryannadair

Jan Ternald’s cover art for Bo Hansson’s album “Magician’s Hat”. Swedish musician Bo Hansson was born on 10 April 1943. He was best known for his four instrumental albums released in the 1970s. Hansson spent his early life in a … Continue reading →

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There is Nothing Superficial About the Art of Eric Fischl

Posted on March 9, 2017 by maryannadair

American painter, sculptor and print-maker Eric Fischl was born in New York City on March 9, 1948. Fischl grew up in suburban Long Island until his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1967. His artistic education began at Phoenix College, … Continue reading →

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Oh Cecilia, You’re Breaking My Heart

Posted on November 21, 2016 by maryannadair

Above: St. Cecilia as portrayed by Italian artist: Guido Reni Saint Cecilia was a Roman martyr. She is reported to be born Ca. 2nd or 3rd Century A.D., although her dates of birth and martyrdom are unknown. St. Cecilia is … Continue reading →

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Coulrophobia – (The Fear of Clowns)

Posted on November 11, 2016 by maryannadair

Above street art is by Owen Dippie, (OD) a street artist / graffiti artist / muralist from New Zealand.  You can find out more about Owen Dippie via his website  or follow him on his Blog. The artwork commemorates Heath … Continue reading →

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Time to Bask in Tutankhamun’s Golden Mask

Posted on November 4, 2016 by maryannadair

The Golden Mask (aka The Gold Death Mask) featured above is an exact replica of the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s features, represented in beaten gold inlaid with semi-precious stones. (The life size replica stands 21″ high x 15″ wide at the … Continue reading →

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