I love the fact that horror has embed itself so deeply in our collective conscious that it literally transcends its own time and can place itself almost anywhere in our written history. I fine example of this just hit our desks the other say when artist Samuel Bazdresch sent us a link to these classic beauties! From his site:
“In this series of oil paintings I am exploring the archetypal nature of contemporary horror movie icons. By placing these characters from our current fictional mythology into compositions taken from classical artists like William Adolf Bouguereau, Diego Velasquez and Jean-Leon Gerome, I am examining the nature of the Boogeyman archetype, and how it is recycled repetitively throughout the mythologies of history. Additionally, I simply find it ridiculous and silly to think of these gruesome figures, often associated with fear (or in sme cases cheesy cornball oneliners), depicted in such a classical manner usually reserved for individuals or stories of great importance.”
Click here to visit the artist’s site and view the full series!
