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Horror Art for Halloween.

October 31st 2008 03:22
Demons of Gothic Horror for a Hallowed Eve.


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Deteriation of Mind Over Matter by Otto Rapp



The pagan party is upon us again. Celebrating ghouls, ghosts, goblins, witches, warlocks and embracing the evil spirits that for the other 364 days of the year terrify us. halloween may be a uniqely American/Western celebration but most cultures have their own form of the ceremony. Today's festivities that include Trick or treating, jack o lanterns and donning menacing costumes were in part bought the the shores of the U.S by Irish immigrants in the 1800's.

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Classic Demonic Visions


All Hallows Eve evolved from the Ancient Celtic tradition of Samhain, which revolved around teh harvest cycle and was practised under the belief that each October 31st the unearthly walls of the deceased were shattered causing the dead to bring harm to the living and their stocks. In the modern crime riddled, morally questionable era we live in Halloween has become a novelty, not a ritual to protect the innocent from evil spirits.

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J Ross Bach Surreal terror


Images of grotesque horror have always been a staple of the art world, challenging religious faith, death writes and perceived fear of the supernatural and mysterious. There is no better day to share these sometimes shocking, always atmospheric creative expressions of a dark, gothic world flowing with dangerous imagery. Happy halloween, I hope you enjoy the pictures.


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The Red Dragon of Nightmares


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The Examination

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Recycling Astro Boy is the Ticket.

October 24th 2008 03:05
Astro Boy goes Underground.


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Astro-Boy Recycled

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Coffee as Art

October 5th 2008 00:01
Beyond the Brew


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Fleeting perfection

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My Little Pony tranformed into Alien Giger
Man, I always hated My Little Ponies. They creeped me out as a kid, these plastic ponies, big-eyed, balefully glaring at me. Waiting for my to turn my back so that they could steal my milk.

I never understood what the girls did with them. As far as I could tell, they just marched them around, grazing them at imaginary pastures


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Swan Lake – A Timeless Suite

September 24th 2008 00:05
The Ballet of Grace


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Swan Lake

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Star Wars Renaissance Paintings

September 4th 2008 03:31
The Force was with us a Long, Long Time ago


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Yoda regails the Nymphs

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The Pop Art of Dave Perillo

August 29th 2008 04:54
The Pop Art Style continues

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A Selection of David Perillo Posters - I love that Ramones one

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1950s Space Art

August 27th 2008 23:57
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Boogie Woogie – The Art of Satire

August 27th 2008 07:43
Boogie Woogie Lands a cast of Excellence


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The Boogie Woogie Novel

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Blair Prentice

August 25th 2008 04:55
Blair Prentice artist Toronto glossy kitten

A good friend of mine, Blair Prentice, is an up-and-coming artist back in Canada, etching out a living in Toronto. His work has always been colourful and full of pop culture references, but his latest collection of watercolours is cheeky and shiny, like a wall full of horrific merchandising burnouts.

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The Art of De Niro

August 23rd 2008 06:56
Robert De Niro salutes his Fathers Art


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Robert De Niro stands with his fathers Art

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Olympic Games Art

August 8th 2008 03:31
The Art of the Games

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Conflicting Personal Expressions of Beijing

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Royal Academy art smash
It's easy to prevent visitors from touching oil paintings; you hire some stuffy attendant to make throat-clearing noises whenever the paintings are in danger.

With sculptures, though, a red velvet rope usually suffices. Maybe even a polite sign


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Batman Art

August 2nd 2008 01:20
The Art of the Bat

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Batman in watercolours

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