the grotesque
Now that I’ve begun reading up on medieval grotesque, I am ready to give my view on what it is. It’s taken me a while to figure it out, in my head, because oh, boy – the medieval grotesque is… Continue reading
When I first decided to start this project, blogging about the grotesque in art, I had an idea of what the grotesque is. Especially the time period that’s been my main interest for a long time – the 18th to… Continue reading
This has very little to do with art grotesque per se – and yet, it has everything to do with it. About thirty years ago (bloody hell, I’m getting old), as a teenager, I was involved in a re-enacting group… Continue reading
Literature used for this post:
Grotesque, by Justin D. Edwards and Rune Graulund
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The grotesque as a concept is so big I find it difficult to know… Continue reading
Oh, but I have so many plans for this blog!
My plans are such that I feel the need to put down some boundaries for them. I want to write about art grotesque in its complete glory, but I… Continue reading
This is me, sharing my fascination with the grotesque, the macabre, the disfigured, the ugly and the dark – mainly in art and literature, but I might quite possibly also indulge into the twists of the human mind.
Feel free to read, share and comment – I appreciate it.
/SMP