Blog – Dark Art and Craft

Zdzisław Beksiński Dystopian Dark Surrealism

Posted by J M on March 13, 2023

Zdzisław Beksiński was a master Polish Artist and painter working in the Surreal and Dark Art forms. Beksiński created in what he would often call either a 'Baroque' or a 'Gothic' style, though strains of a Dark Surrealism could be often seen. In his best-known period, Beksiński created dark images of an ominous post-apocalyptic world.

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Dark Myth and folklore: An Interview with Grady Gordon

Posted by J Meyers on October 20, 2022

This month Dark Art & Craft talked to Oakland based monotype Artist Grady Gordon. Gordon's raw ink monotypes are filled with textured figures, landscapes and ominous skulls on stark backgrounds.

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Dark Thematic: The Poster Art of Wiesław Wałkuski

Posted by J M on May 14, 2022

Farewell to Autumn Poster Art by Wiesław Wałkuski Born in 1956 in Bialystok, Wiesław Wałkuski attended the Poland Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Under the skilled professors Teresa Pagowska for painting and Maciej Urbaniec for graphic design. His instantly recognizable Art for film, publishing houses and theatres are masterworks in thematics. Wałkuski's dark and graphic offerings utilize the distinctly Polish tradition of Artist interpretation over direct subject imagery. It's often noted that in Communist Poland Art that was purely "Creative" was censored - pushing many Polish Artists to enter the world of Graphic design which offered greater outlets under...

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The Dark Work of Serpent Above

Posted by J M on May 02, 2022

We are pleased to announce two unique print works by Serpent Above, the Israeli based Artist and musician on Dark Art & Craft. The Artists unique monochrome works here are beautiful in their morbid detail. Cloaked figures, serpents and corpses fill the canvas with a dim luminosity among a backdrop of darkness.

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The Finite and The Infinite: An Interview with Bob Stokes

Posted by J M on April 05, 2022

Bob spoke with us first back in 2019 on his Cosmic Gateways show in Philadelphia at Grindcore House and we have been fortunate enough to have some of his print work available on Dark Art & Craft. We caught up with Bob on his most recent Art and music output below:

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