
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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Grenouilles blanches
Zahra Zeinali
Fine Art Drawings - 135 x 95 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 53.1 x 37.4 x 2 inch
$6,999

Le petit œuf à la coque 1978 The small boiled egg
Mario Avati
Print - 22 x 24 cm Print - 8.7 x 9.4 inch
$2,313










L'Archet Rebelle, lithographie originale
Claude Weisbuch
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$534

Passacaille pour violon solo, lithographie originale
Claude Weisbuch
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
$534

Composition 2
Roland Topor
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 19.7 inch
$5,932







Les vagues et la lune
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,349

Une histoire d’ailes
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,349




My Brother's Room
Teona Yamanidze
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$6,525




Nous ne sommes pas les derniers
Zoran Music
Print - 33 x 25.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 10 x 0 inch
$2,966

Nous ne sommes pas les derniers
Zoran Music
Print - 33 x 25.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 10 x 0 inch
$2,966

Nous ne sommes pas les derniers
Zoran Music
Print - 33 x 25.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 10 x 0 inch
$2,966

Nous ne sommes pas les derniers
Zoran Music
Print - 33 x 25.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 10 x 0 inch
$2,966




Nous ne sommes pas les derniers 186 variante 2
Zoran Music
Print - 66 x 50.5 cm Print - 26 x 19.9 inch
$2,610


Paysage méditatif
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1 inch
$1,495


Le piscarius et les harpies frivoles
Didier Hamey
Print - 32 x 27 x 0.2 cm Print - 12.6 x 10.6 x 0.1 inch
$415









Encre I
Maylis Bourdet
Fine Art Drawings - 36.5 x 47 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.4 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$664

Venice
Zoran Music
Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.5 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$7,711

Nous ne sommes pas les derniers 203
Zoran Music
Print - 26.5 x 23.5 cm Print - 10.4 x 9.3 inch
$3,559

















Straight or tweested ?
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,515


Montagnes de Huan Shan
Maylis Bourdet
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 61 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$664



Futur is past I
Nef
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$142

Nouvelle technologie
Roland Topor
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 83 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 32.7 inch
$5,932

L'incinérateur d'Ivry sur Seine
Bault
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,796





Le tire-bouchon, gravure originale
Claude Weisbuch
Print - 41 x 33 x 0.05 cm Print - 16.1 x 13 x 0 inch
$451

Pantalon, gravure originale
Claude Weisbuch
Print - 45 x 32.5 x 0.05 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.8 x 0 inch
$368


Sans titre #1
Zahra Zeinali
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$2,966




Quatre amis pour la vie
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,681



