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Dark Art & Craft: Manuscript of Death Interview
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Hailing from Bandung, Indonesia, Manuscript of Death is a dark illustrator renowned for his haunting artwork. His distinctive style has earned him international recognition, particularly in the metal scene, where he has collaborated with bands like Frozen Soul, Mammoth Grinder and contributed to events such as Total Death Over Mexico Fest.
The Surrealist Paintings of Justyna Koziczak
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Detail the Conjuring The Surrealist Works of Justyna Koziczak Justyna Koziczak is a painter and ceramics maker based in Wroclaw, Poland. After completing her Master's degree in conservation of ceramics and glass she devoted herself to painting.Her works are dream-like compositions such as portraits, landscapes or interior scenes. Justyna makes her paintings mostly in a traditional oil on canvas technique but she also developed her own technique in which she paints with fire on metal. The topic of Justyna's works is a confrontation of a human being with strange, mysterious creatures, which represent fears and challenges modern society needs to...
Zdzisław Beksiński Dystopian Dark Surrealism
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Dark Myth and folklore: An Interview with Grady Gordon
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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.
Dark Thematic: The Poster Art of Wiesław Wałkuski
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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...