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Abandoned Places: the Art of Lost Spaces

Posted by J M on December 12, 2021

There is something mysterious, beautiful even haunting about abandoned places. Spaces and structures that once had use but now feel the cold glare of time. While, growing up in the American mid-west vast expanses of industrial and residential developments gave way to a now almost post-apocalyptic scene captured by photographers. The decay has hit an accelerated pace as massive global population, boom-and-bust industry and changing demands have discarded these once growing worlds.

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Sacred Geometry and Occult Symbolism in Art

Posted by Dark Art & Craft on September 06, 2021

Hermetic occultism and other distinct occult schools use symbols such as; The Unicursal Hexagram, the circled dot (the alchemical symbol for the sun), and the pentacle in practice. The pentacle was an ancient marking of a circled five-pointed star, which was only later pointed upside-down for use in Satanism.

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Four Classic Nightmare Inducing Paintings of Hell

Posted by Dark Art & Craft on August 29, 2021

Filippo di Liagno, called Filippo Napoletano, Dante and Virgil in Hell (Detail) img src wikipedia commons. Here sighs and cries and shrieks of lamentation echoed throughout the starless air of Hell; at first these sounds resounding made me weep. And he to me: “This wretched state of being is the fate of those sad souls who lived a life but lived it with no blame and with no praise. - Canto 3: Hell’s Gate/the Neutrals, Excerpts from Inferno from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Translated by Mark Musa Art history contains thousands of depictions of hellfire; In the western traditions some are inspired by biblical passages...

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A Horrific Introduction to the Artwork of Francis Bacon

Posted by J Meyers on May 03, 2021

Francis Bacon the famously troubled Irish-born painter who created grotesque and powerful Artworks. Bacon used his characteristic bold color and deformed figures to create a thoroughly modern yet horrific collection of Art (A Darkness that was highly influential to 20th century Artists the world over). Much has been written on Bacon who maintained a respect for the tenets of traditional Art while displaying a dark array of emotion directly on canvas.

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Five of the Most Terrifying Artworks in History

Posted by J Meyers on April 26, 2021

Art history contains a wide spectrum of topics from beauty and refinement to fear, death and terror. When thinking of the Art of Goya, Caravaggio, and Hieronymus Bosch one may quickly recall historical masterpieces renowned for their magnificence, but these famous Artists also produced some of the best known "Dark Art". Living through tumultuous times filled with religious famine, war and plague; Art history is not without its dark masterpieces. Below we have chosen five (or six) of the most well-known works of darkness. The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli "The Nightmare" by Swiss Artist Henry Fuseli focuses on the looming terror that comes only...

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