DARK SURREALISM

August Friedrich Schenk (1828-1901), Anguish (Angoisse), 1878, oil on canvas, 151 x 251.2 cm. National Gallery of Victoria - More Art on Facebook and Instagram

Compilation of disturbing witches, wizards, sabbath and monsters in art.

The following pieces of morbid art are by Nicola Samori, a 35 year old Italian artist. He says “My work stems from fear: fear of the body, of death, of men. I think my nature as an artist is something like feeling hopeless. Works are just temporary shelters and painting is a leisure place where you can conceal yourself.”

St. Anthony the Incorrupt Tongue by Andres Rios

Mountain Stream in the Moonlight (1905) - Albert Rieger

William Malone: “In 1992, I was asked to develop a Sci-Fi project for Imperial Entertainment. I came up with a script called Dead Star. The story revolves around the finding of the “Thanatron”, a device conceived on a planet in deep space called Daveros. The huge machine (designed by Giger and standing some thirty feet high) was designed as the ultimate machine in the domain of death. It was capable of reanimating the living and opening a gate to the world of the dead (specifically Hell). Over-eager astronauts set the corrosive (to the mind) machine into motion and unwittingly release Satan aboard the ship.”

Dora Maar.

Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee (details, inv.) 1695 Oil on canvas, 58.4 × 72.4 cm Indianapolis Museum of Art Ed. and Digital Restoration Orig. (x x)