The Fine Art Appreciation Thread

Chiomara · 04-03-2017, 03:35 PM

Who took the photo on the album cover, do you know? (There is always an endless array of photos featuring girls pretending to drown, so I can't keep track of them all) I like it; reminds me a bit of certain photos in Sally Mann's 'Immediate Family' series and, for whatever reason, of this one by John Donica:

Spoiler for naked tree lady:

(oh, I also saw that there was a post-mortem photography thread? Was that one yours?)

I meant to share these as well; they're profoundly unsettling. I love them.

by Dragan Bibin (Serbian, b. 1984, Zrenjanin, Serbia) - 1: Dead Of Night, 2015 2: Pull, 2015 3: Push, 2015 from The Human Condition series (Oil on panel)

And this is the full-size version of my avatar (one of Alejandra Acosta's illustrations for Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber) :

Spoiler for .:

Speaking of illustrations, the old 50watts blog is a fantastic resource for obscure book and magazine illustrations, particularly childrens' books.

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Chiomara mayor of spookytown Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 812	Who took the photo on the album cover, do you know? (There is always an endless array of photos featuring girls pretending to drown, so I can't keep track of them all) I like it; reminds me a bit of certain photos in Sally Mann's 'Immediate Family' series and, for whatever reason, of this one by John Donica: Spoiler for naked tree lady: ..not sure why, I suppose due to the lighting. (oh, I also saw that there was a post-mortem photography thread? Was that one yours?) I meant to share these as well; they're profoundly unsettling. I love them. by Dragan Bibin (Serbian, b. 1984, Zrenjanin, Serbia) - 1: Dead Of Night, 2015 2: Pull, 2015 3: Push, 2015 from The Human Condition series (Oil on panel) And this is the full-size version of my avatar (one of Alejandra Acosta's illustrations for Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber) : Spoiler for .: (yes I know I've probably already posted it before) Speaking of illustrations, the old 50watts blog is a fantastic resource for obscure book and magazine illustrations, particularly childrens' books.