{"product_id":"the-art-of-darkness-a-treasury-of-the-morbid-melancholic-and-macabrevolume-2-9780711269200","title":"The Art of Darkness: A Treasury of the Morbid, Melancholic and Macabrevolume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e is a visually rich sourcebook featuring eclectic artworks that have been inspired and informed by the morbid, melancholic and macabre.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Throughout history, artists have been \u003cb\u003eobsessed with darkness\u003c\/b\u003e - creating works that \u003cb\u003ehaunt\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ehorrify\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003emesmerise\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003edelight\u003c\/b\u003e and play on our \u003cb\u003einnermost fears\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eGentileschi\u003c\/b\u003e took revenge with paint in \u003ci\u003eJudith Slaying Holofernes\u003c\/i\u003e while \u003cb\u003eBosch\u003c\/b\u003e depicted fearful visions of Hell that still beguile. Victorian Britain became strangely obsessed with \u003cb\u003ethe dead\u003c\/b\u003e and in Norway \u003cb\u003eMunch \u003c\/b\u003eexplored anxiety and fear in one of the most famous paintings in the world (\u003ci\u003eThe Scream\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003cb\u003eall that is macabre\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From \u003cb\u003eDreams \u0026amp; Nightmares\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eMatters of Mortality\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDepravity \u0026amp; Destruction\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eGods \u0026amp; Monsters \u003c\/b\u003e- this book introduces sometimes \u003cb\u003edisturbing\u003c\/b\u003e and often \u003cb\u003ebeautiful\u003c\/b\u003e artworks that \u003cb\u003eindulge our greatest fears\u003c\/b\u003e, uniting us as humans from century to century. \u003cp\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003ewhat comfort can be found in facing our demons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhy are we tempted by fear and the grotesque? And what does this tell us about the human mind?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e Artists covered include \u003cb\u003ePablo Picasso\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e Georgia O'Keeffe\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e Francisco de Goya\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLeonora Carrington\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e John Everett Millais\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTracey Emin\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eVincent van Gogh\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBarbara Hepworth\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e Paul Cezanne \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eSalvador Dalí\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as scores more. With over \u003cb\u003e200\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ec\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003earefully curated artworks\u003c\/b\u003e from across the centuries, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e examines all that is dark in a bid to haunt and hearten. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book is part of the \u003cb\u003eArt in the Margins \u003c\/b\u003eseries, following up on \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Occult, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich investigates representations of the mystical, esoteric and occult in art from across different times and cultures. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Lincoln\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780711269200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240","brand":"S. Elizabeth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42277293359285,"sku":"9780711269200","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2ffb2564-9d1e-49fd-b99c-8d0e25d03a48.jpg?v=1657597170","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-art-of-darkness-a-treasury-of-the-morbid-melancholic-and-macabrevolume-2-9780711269200","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}