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Female nature spirits - recur again & again in the art of Russian painter Yaroslav Gerzhedovich (1970-).
They appear in so much folklore from around the world.
In Greek myth, a nymph or nature spirit who lives in trees & takes the form of a beautiful young woman is called a Dryad
VOGUE covers by Zdzisław Beksiński (1929-2005)
- if they existed in a parallel universe.
According to Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro Beksinski's paintings "manage to evoke at once the process of decay and the ongoing struggle for life."
The dark wildernesses of Russian painter Yaroslav Gerzhedovich (1970-).
Thanks to @ddoniolvalcroze for sharing the discovery.
Surrealist hair.
Albín Brunovský (1935-97) was considered one of the greatest Slovak painters of the 20th century. He created many extraordinary images of women's hair - with oceans, forests and battles within it.
"Why I no Longer Believe in Apocalypses".
- is the name of an article I'm working on.
I think it'll be a good one. Feel free to chip in your thoughts on 'apocalypse mindset'.
The article will probably include this fine picture by Stefan Kellar. Check him out on Pixabay.
Numerous apocalypses by John Martin (1789-1854). Back in the day, in art school, I recall being 're-educated' and told that John Martin was the worst painter in history. Now, he's much loved and his time may have come again.
Forests - where human beings meet the horrors of nature & the imagination. The terrifying paintings of Aleksandra Waliszewska (1976-).
Depopulated Art.
People have been digitally removed from paintings of historic value by artist José Manuel Ballester.
The Last Supper (da Vinci, 1498)
The Raft of the Medusa (Géricault, 1819)
The Birth of Venus (Botticelli, c.1486)
The Third of May 1808 (Goya, 1814)
Hiroshi Sugimoto’s "Hall of Thirty-Three Bays" (1995) captures a Kyoto Zen Buddhist temple which is home to a thousand-and-one "Senju Kanon" - a “Thousand-Armed Merciful Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara” figures.
Swans (Les Cygnes) by Frits Thaulow (1847–1906) - the Norwegian Impressionist painter.