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The Biggest Johfra Bosschart Collection in the World

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Google Johfra and you will find an endless stream of world famous artworks. Many communities write about the major influence Johfra Bosschart has had over the world. From Colombia to Australia, from The United States to his home country The Netherlands. Although many people will recognize the zodiac paintings that have been published as posters in the 70’s,  not everyone knows about the absolute pioneer of fantastic realism in The Netherlands and his mind boggling oeuvre. And there is a good reason for it. Not only has the artist struggled with his underdog status all the way up to his death in 1998, but the biggest Johfra collection in the world has stayed hidden in storage for decades.

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Abandoned Places: the Art of Lost Spaces

Posted by J M on

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

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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

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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

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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