Blog — Occult Art

German Symbolist artist Sascha Schneider (1870–1927) created a strange visual world built from monumental bodies, spiritual conflict, fear and transformation. Masterfully working across painting, drawing, sculpture and illustration, Schneider developed an intensely allegorical style where the human figure became a symbol for psychological and supernatural forces.

Few artists have dissolved the boundary between image-making and occult practice as completely as Austin Osman Spare. His drawings were not simply illustrations of magical ideas. For Spare, the act of drawing could itself become a ritual—a method of reaching beneath ordinary consciousness and giving form to desires, spirits and hidden aspects of the self.

Alfred Kubin remains one of the most unsettling figures in (early) modern art — not because he sought shock, but because he mastered traditional techniques to visualize what others refused to see. Working primarily in ink, wash, and printmaking, Kubin translated dreams, dread, and psychological fragmentation into carefully constructed images that challenged the aesthetic comfort of his time. His work exists at the intersection of craft and nightmare, making him a foundational figure in the history of dark art.

Adrian Baxter is U.K.-based artist who creates detailed traditional ink illustrations. His work deals with varied narratives, including death, life, the occult, and nature. With the sparse use of color and a stylized yet traditional approach, Baxter creates a dark language of symbols and story.