Detailed Somber Illustrations
As opposed to somber abstract art, detailed somber illustrations can arguably be much more dark. If abstract art shifts away from realism and uses color and shape to convey a subject or aid the expression of the artist, then detailed illustrations reflect reality and all facets of it. By creating work that echoes or attempts to render a traumatic political and historical past, the artist may present work that holds up a mirror to the viewer, showing them a subject they may not wish to see. Whether it is the artist's own experience or a visual retelling of the experience of others, the dull hues of somber illustration reveals the mindset of the artist, relying on blacks, greys and browns to do so. The struggle between chaos and inner peace, the relationships between humans and the allure of darkness evoked through work has inspired the artist throughout time. Delve into Artsper's selection of somber illustrations including the likes of Orphné Acheron, who takes her name from Greek mythology's Orphné, the Nymph of the Darkness. This evokes eternity, mythology and immersion into the mysterious depths explored in her work of the fantastic. Vladimir Velickovic's work, on the other hand, reflects violent memories of his childhood, leading him to now seek to leave a scar on the viewer's memory of his portraits.
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Coccinelle et dendelions
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,680
Parapluie et dendelions
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,460
La partition déchirée, gravure originale
Claude Weisbuch
Print - 57 x 38 x 0.05 cm Print - 22.4 x 15 x 0 inch
€380
Joueur de Tennis, gravure originale
Claude Weisbuch
Print - 57 x 38 x 0.05 cm Print - 22.4 x 15 x 0 inch
€400
Les dents du malheur
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,000
Durer chez l'ocultiste
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,000
You look at me sadly, Nevo 10
Nevelin Ivanov
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
€410
Cavalier et femme nue allongée
Claude Weisbuch
Print - 28 x 38 x 0.2 cm Print - 11 x 15 x 0.1 inch
€490
Slow light on the way
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,980
Le Pont des Brumes
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,960
As if a waterfall
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€2,360
Say yess to heaven
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 120 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€1,860
Automn leaves shining over cupolas
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€1,760
Deux walkyries, par un matin irisé
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 110 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€1,860
Une page d’histoire…
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 118 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 46.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€2,860
Le carnaval des animaux méchants
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 150 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€3,500
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Painting - 59 x 36.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.2 x 14.4 x 0.2 inch
€1,500
Sans titre
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Painting - 59 x 36.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.2 x 14.4 x 0.2 inch
€1,500
Bubble face III
Nef
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0 inch
€100
Samouraille
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,000
Sans titre #3
Zahra Zeinali
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
€1,900
Silencieusement, elle glissait sur l’air
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,360
Waiting for the rain to come
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 120 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€1,280
Smoke on the water
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
€1,360
Pink is not dead
Nef
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
€100
Bubble face II
Nef
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0 inch
€100
Jeune à la bille
Nef
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0 inch
€100
Passage
Claude Weisbuch
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
€350
Le jardin des délires, l'enfer
Bruno Mallart
Print - 129 x 57 x 3 cm Print - 50.8 x 22.4 x 1.2 inch
€4,500
