Author S. Elizabeth is back with a delightful sourcebook of morbid and macabre artwork that truly captures The Art of Darkness. With interesting facts on the individual pieces, as well as a study of why we are drawn to the darkness. S. Elizabeth explores mortality, dreams and nightmares, the monsters that haunt us, and how our anxieties about death appear in art.
From artists like Artemesia Gentileschi, to Hieronymus Bosch, to modern artists like Paul Koudounaris and Damien Hirch, The Art of Darkness is a beautiful book and worthy of falling headfirst into. Author S. Elizabeth does a wonderful job of inserting bits of humor into the work as well, making the book not only gorgeous but accessible to those who don’t obsess about the art world.
If you’re into the bizarre, you’re going to love The Art of Darkness.
