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PublisherQuarto Publishing Group UK

ISBN-100711269203

ISBN-139780711269200

eBay Product ID (ePID)18057253671

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Book TitleArt of Darkness : a Treasury of the Morbid, Melancholic and Macabre

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Popular Culture, Magick Studies

Publication Year2022

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Body, Mind & Spirit

AuthorS. Elizabeth

Book SeriesArt in the Margins Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight29.8 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width7 in

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ReviewsDante had Virgil. You have S. Elizabeth. And I cannot imagine a finer guide through the labyrinthine darkness of artistic self-expression. Here the intricate inter-twinings of creativity, the human psyche, and the inescapable, multitudinous dark form a matryoshka of shadows. Here there be monsters, but you need not beware. For, as you shall learn within these pages, we are each part and parcel of the dark.

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number2

Volume NumberVolume 2

Dewey Decimal700

Table Of ContentIntroduction Part One: It's All in Your Mind i. Dreams & Nightmares ii. Psychological Distress iii. Gazing into the Abyss Part Two: Only Human After All iv. Ailments & Afflictions iv. Depravity & Destruction vi. Matters of Mortality Part Three: The World Around Us vii. Dark Landscapes viii. Beasts & Creatures ix. Ruins & Desolation Part Four: As Above, So Below and Beyond x. The Wicked & the Divine xi. Supernatural Beings & Mysterious Entities xii. The Macabre in Myth &Legend Further reading Index Picture credits Acknowledgement / About the Author

SynopsisThe Art of Darkness is a visually rich sourcebook featuring eclectic artworks from throughout history which have been inspired and informed by the morbid, melancholic and macabre. Throughout history, artists have been obsessed with darkness - creating works that haunt and horrify, mesmerise and delight and play on our innermost fears. Gentileschi took revenge with paint in Judith Slaying Holofernes while Bosch depicted fearful visions of Hell that still beguile. Victorian Britain became strangely obsessed with the dead and in Norway Munch explored anxiety and fear in one of the most famous paintings in the world (The Scream, 1893). Today, the Chapman Brothers, Damien Hirst and Louise Bourgeois, as well as many lesser known artists working in the margins, are still drawn to all that is macabre. From Dreams & Nightmares to Matters of Mortality, Depravity & Destruction to Gods & Monsters - this book introduces sometimes disturbing and often beautiful artworks that indulge our greatest fears, uniting us as humans from century to century. But, while these themes might scare us - can't they also be heartening and beautiful? Exploring and examining the artworks with thoughtful and evocative text, S. Elizabeth offers insight into each artist's influences and inspirations, asking what comfort can be found in facing our demons? Why are we tempted by fear and the grotesque? And what does this tell us about the human mind? Of course, sometimes there is no good that can come from the sensibilities of darkness and the sickly shivers and sensations they evoke. These are uncomfortable feelings, and we must sit for a while with these shadows - from the safety of our armchairs. Artists covered include Pablo Picasso, Georgia O'Keeffe, Francisco de Goya, Leonora Carrington, John Everett Millais, Tracey Emin, Vincent van Gogh, Barbara Hepworth, Paul Cezanne and Salvador Dalí, as well as scores more. With over 200carefully curated artworks from across the centuries, The Art of Darkness examines all that is dark in a bid to haunt and hearten. This book is part of the Art in the Margins series, following up on The Art of the Occult , which investigates representations of the mystical, esoteric and occult in art from across different times and cultures., S. Elizabeth curates a sourcebook of more than 200 artworks inspired and informed by the morbid, melancholic and macabre., The Art of Darkness is a visually rich sourcebook featuring eclectic artworks from throughout history which have been inspired and informed by the morbid, melancholic and macabre., The Art of Darkness is a visually rich sourcebook featuring eclectic artworks from throughout history which have been inspired and informed by the morbid, melancholic and macabre. Throughout history, artists have been obsessed with darkness - creating works that haunt and horrify , mesmerise and delight and play on our innermost fears . Gentileschi took revenge with paint in Judith Slaying Holofernes while Bosch depicted fearful visions of Hell that still beguile. Victorian Britain became strangely obsessed with the dead and in Norway Munch explored anxiety and fear in one of the most famous paintings in the world ( The Scream , 1893). Today, the Chapman Brothers, Damien Hirst and Louise Bourgeois, as well as many lesser known artists working in the margins, are still drawn to all that is macabre . From Dreams & Nightmares to Existential Dread , Murder & Mayhem to Supernatural Beings - this book introduces sometimes disturbing and often beautiful artworks that indulge our greatest fears , uniting us as humans from century to century. But, while these themes might scare us - can't they also be heartening and beautiful? Exploring and examining the artworks with thoughtful and evocative text, S. Elizabeth offers insight into each artist's influences and inspirations, asking what comfort can be found in facing our demons ? Why are we tempted by fear and the grotesque? And what does this tell us about the human mind? Of course, sometimes there is no good that can come from the sensibilities of darkness and the sickly shivers and sensations they evoke. These are uncomfortable feelings, and we must sit for a while with these shadows - from the safety of our armchairs. With over 200 c arefully curated artworks from across the centuries, The Art of Darkness examines all that is dark in a bid to haunt and hearten.

LC Classification NumberN7445.2