That’s right, folks, the most popular topic on this site is once again rearing its horrific, nightmare inducing head. Without warning it appears and I, your man on the means streets of art, must share with you all.
Therefore, may I present to you…..
CREEPY ART IS CREEPY #4: (Heaven help us all.)
“It’s a “Skeliger”. It’s pretty much my favorite animal. It’s like a skeleton and tiger mixed. Bred for its skills in horror….”If you guessed, “Medusa carrying her beheaded skull”, you’re right! I think….A butterfly over flowers that are over…a skull….. I’m beginning to notice a trend.Yup, another skull. This time its lovingly wrapped in barbed wire. Screaming baby pushing an old baby is straight-up nightmare fuel. You’re welcome.Oh thank goodness, more skulls. After the last picture, I’m now okay with them…It’s the Michelin Man with fish feet and….you know what, I have no clue.Not sure the kids can be trusted with a puppy if they can’t take care of a fish…. Also, this counts as another skull….Awwwww, sleepy Octopus is terrifying.
Maybe a heart? A bloody, severed heart….…….You got me.GAAAAAAAAAH!“I will roar you as gently as any sucking dove; I will roar you, as ’twere any nightingale.”Pig in a suit and tie. ‘Nuff said.This teapot of Jack from The Nightmare Before Christmas is actually pretty neat, but I’m including it because it is yet another skull….Just in case you didn’t want to sleep tonight. Also, another skull.One part Dobby, one part Gizmo, all parts terrifying.I have no idea.To finish up, something to haunt your nights and days.
A) I do not seek these things out. I don’t have enough hours in the day to hunt down Creepy Art. Nor do I want to spend my time doing it. That said, I DO take advantage of photographing it when I stumble upon it.
2) I am in no way judging the artists. Listen, I’m a writer. I know how hard it is to create something and then present it to a world full of critics. These people are courageous and have my utmost respect for what they do.
That said, some art (like some writing out there), is just freakin’ freaky. In that horrifyingly beautiful sort of way. Therefore, may I present the third installment of:
CREEPY ART IS CREEPY:
It’s a painting of a bagpiper. Not creepy in and of itself. UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY STAND BEFORE IT, GAZING INTO THE SOUL-WRENCHING DEPTHS OF THE ART!
I ALMOST gave this one a bye. It’s a handbag. Or possibly a pillow. The creepiness, to me, comes from how BUSY it is. It makes me just a little too uncomfortable. Like the carpeting at casinos….Okay, of all the Creepy Art I’ve posted, this one is the least creepy. It’s actually a gorgeous rendition of a native woman and very well crafted. That said, the face is narrow, but the profile is elongated. Really, really elongated. As such, my first thought when I saw it was the opening scene from the book “Congo” when the gorillas squash the human’s skulls. That scene creeped the heck out of me. Yes, it’s unfair to transfer that to this stunning bust. Yes, I’m still doing it.GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!! I CANNOT UNSEE THIS!!!!By all things holy….the eyes…..Even as a Barbershopper, who is used to seeing people in straw boat hats, this creeps me out. Maybe it’s because the orange tabby looks like my cats. Or maybe it’s the smug expression. *shudder*