Screaming Halloween
MadSilence did a great post on scary art in honor of Halloween.
This particular painting is was painted in 1892 by Allen C Gilbert at the age of 18, which is surprising to me given the skill of the work and the depth of the statement.
The ultimate “Horror” artist is clearly Edvard Munch
Even without trying (in this case he obviously was) his pictures are horrific and heartfelt.
The Scream is such a famous painting and the emotions in it so strong if you do a google search for it the amount of Scream inspired pieces - serious and in jest is huge.
Here are a few examples:
creative commons license darkumber
creative common license A.J.Kandy
OK, her expression isn’t quite right, not enough suffering but the background is pretty close, surprisingly enough.
Hi Heather. Munch’s Scream is a powerful iconic image that resounds across the art world. Somehow he seems to have captured the spirit of the times. I do like the two contemporary knock-offs. ~MadSilence
I especially like how people are influenced by art enough to comment on it.
It sucks!!!