The Beauty of the Dark

[Jees]

[YOUTUBE]

I truly appreciate these as art forms, the building of an atmosphere.
It does not trigger fear in me personally, rather familiarity and even tranquillity.
Fail to see the art in e.g. a real rotting rabbit, maybe just because it is lacking the building of an atmosphere. But the fantasy world I can dig although would hardly hang such a painting in my house, prefer a pot with plants instead.

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My first encounter with the style was the cover of "Bat out of Hell", I was a young puppy then and it did fear me a bit back then.

Later on, the hard rock fancying 666 and so on, I never understood it actually, always thought: why drooling over the devil, take a rip, wet your pants and humble.


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Later in life I met Jef Bertels and visited some of his exhibitions, large paintings on canvas depicting another sinister yet soothing style, maybe not that very dark as they hold a certain factor of frivolity within them too, a balance between dark and elves perhaps. His style lends itself better as a candidate to actually hang it on my walls, not too macabre and a hint of humour.

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[potnoble]

I´m a huge fan of beksinski.
His photograohs and his paintings are absolutely amazing.

If you read this and don´t know about him just go to youtube.

There are some cool docus about his art.

I wonder if he ever did DMT

 

[Eaglepath]

He probably even met the Goddess Kali herself!

 

[Anonymous2]

I didn’t know him so I Googled. I can see why you like his art. He is talented. However, his art isn’t about the dark/darkness. His art is about decay and destruction. It makes me feel bad to see those images.

The darkness I saw on my trips was alive. (Sometimes, a bit too alive). The creatures were full of vigor. I saw no trace of decay. Somehow, it was the opposite of his art.

 

[potnoble]

Sorry to go away from the topic.

You are right it is pretty much the opposide of what you are talking about.

But it gives me new "design ideas" for my travels.

And about that trailer: Most newer horror movies are disgusting and are just made to shock
without any style or good story.

Thanks for your post. Sparked some new ideas

Have a gud one everybody

 

[Anonymous2]

Sorry to go away from the topic.

You are right it is pretty much the opposide of what you are talking about.

Have a gud one everybody

I totally understand why you liked him. I see the talent.

By the day, Dali’s art is also full of decay.