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Four Emerging Dark Artists - January 2021

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2020... It seems to immediately bring emotion, memories and disappointment to the mind. If there is one thing that remains in times of plagues, war, and human failure it is artistic creation that reflects and challenges those situations. No matter how dark our current predicament human nature finds expression in Art. We've chosen to feature some contemporary Dark Artists this month that are addressing our times through their unique Art. We've included corresponding links for each Artist's portfolio - so please follow directly and support if possible.  1. ANIMVS Horns, claws, cloaked figures, God with a bore hole in the head.. These...

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The Occult Art of Tarot

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Tarot was first known as trionfi, tarocchi or tarock a collection of playing cards that rose to favor in 15th century mainland Europe. At first, these early cards were played exclusively by the wealthy nobility and had little esoteric or divination element beyond entertainment. 

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Johfra Bosschart Occult Surrealist

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  Johfra Bosschart, Unio Mystica, 1973 Born in 1919 as Franciscus Johannes Gijsbertus van den Berg in Rotterdam or as more commonly known Johfra Bosschart (The Artist adopted the pseudonym JohFra by using the first three letters from each of his two first names in reverse order.) was a Dutch surrealist Artist. Johfra and his wife Artist Ellen Lórien, established themselves in Paris and then Fleurac, France after relocating from the Netherlands after World War II. Johfra described his works in his own words as "Surrealism based on studies of psychology, religion, the Bible, astrology, antiquity, magic, witchcraft, mythology and occultism." Most of...

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H.P. Lovecraft Illustrated Gods and Monsters

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H.P. Lovecraft created a universe with his writings (Cthulhu Mythos Cosmic Horror) filled with a detailed collection of cosmically weird, terrifying and horrific monsters (Shoggoths, Shub-Niggurath, Azathoth, and Yog-Sothoth to name only a few).

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Vintage Occult Book Covers

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Meaning "Hidden" The Occult has inspired volumes of written esoteric works these various dark themes have been illustrated by Artists for millennium'. Since the advent of the printing press and even more recently the pulp paper back, Occult themed horror, detective, spell books and even Grimoire's have been beautifully illustrated and repressed.  

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