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Pain (痛)

Matěj Pekárna August 9, 2026 No Comments

An original, deeply visceral mixed-media artwork on premium 300g cold pressed paper. This expressionist piece features concentric, aggressive sweeps of black charcoal and fluid red ink that create a suffocating,

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Shemesh

Karina Kulyk August 6, 2026 No Comments

Archon, embodiment of power, the resplendent god of tyranny, despotism, terror, and dictatorship. The Sun-faced, Magnificent Fallen Angel, endears himself to the people with his invincibility, delighting fallen humanity with his bloodthirstiness,

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Resurgence

Robert J. Perry August 6, 2026 No Comments

Resurgence is a stylish, symbolic, and cinematic piece. A gritty painterly realism fused with dark surrealism and a touch of macabre elegance.

Art style (as shown in this piece)
Gritty Painterly Realism
Leaning into texture,

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The Moon Bleeds Ink

Robert J. Perry August 6, 2026 No Comments

Gritty Painterly Realism
The artist’s work always carries a tactile, weathered texture. Surfaces feel aged, cracked, or stained. Giving everything a sense of physical weight and emotional grit.

Surreal Mythic Symbolism
Here the artist leans into imagery that feels ritualistic and dreamlike: Mask‑like faces,

The Corrupted Heart

Robert J. Perry August 6, 2026 No Comments

The Corrupted Heart is a volcanic, mythic, rage‑charged piece that fits perfectly into the artist’s gritty painterly realism universe, apocalyptic lighting, elemental violence, and a godlike figure caught mid‑ascension.

Art style (as shown in this piece)
Gritty Painterly Realism
The artist’s work always carries a tactile,

Series: Creature-Ancient Elder Gods

Robert J. Perry August 6, 2026 No Comments

Gritty Painterly Realism
The artist’s surfaces always feel touched scraped, scorched, weathered. He doesn’t chase sterile digital smoothness. He chases texture, atmosphere, and emotional weight. Brushwork is visible, intentional,

Series: Ancient Horror-Madness Calling

Robert J. Perry August 6, 2026 No Comments

Ancient Horror Madness Calling

This piece is a cosmic confrontation staged with theatrical precision.

The massive octopus-like entity dominates the upper half of the composition. Its glowing eyes cut through the mist like lanterns in a storm.

itami

Ell Blud August 5, 2026 No Comments

This piece is like my other, it represents pain and the feeling of giving in to suffering. This piece took days to create, each piece of cloth being hand sewn,

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Maniac

Matěj Pekárna August 4, 2026 No Comments

An original, deeply raw mixed-media piece on premium 300g cold pressed paper. This expressionist artwork, executed with fluid red ink, black charcoal, and energetic pigment splatters, captures a primal, maniacal entity in a totem-like composition.

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Nosferatu’s Vigil

Marcel van Beek August 3, 2026 No Comments

In “Nosferatu’s Vigil”, Marcel van Beek looks across a city whose contours are almost entirely consumed by darkness. The pointed church tower, marked by its luminous clock faces, becomes a watchful nocturnal presence,

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The Gathering

Marcel van Beek August 3, 2026 No Comments

In “The Gathering”, Marcel van Beek transforms the morgue into a darkly theatrical stage. A body lies exposed beneath the cold light, mortuary drawers hang open, and a cluster of rats gathers with unsettling liveliness around a gaping hole in the tiled floor.

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Re-Birth

Ruby Concetta August 3, 2026 No Comments

All my paintings reflect a certain feeling or time in my life, I encourage you to interpret it in your own special way that connects with your own personal journey and experiences.

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