RE: Paintings
October 6, 2015 at 12:29 pm
(This post was last modified: October 6, 2015 at 12:35 pm by TheRealJoeFish.)
I'm rather partial to Gottfried Helnwein myself. Enormous photorealistic paintings, usually idealized representations of the consequences of war/violence and, more broadly, investigations of the rather haunting aspects of childhood.
Possibly his most famous is this one, of a little girl covered in blood (The Disasters of War):
![[Image: 11424679_109394509398989_1120272845_n.jpg]](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xaf1/t51.2885-15/e15/11424679_109394509398989_1120272845_n.jpg)
His famous self-portrait, face partially obscured by a rather torturous-looking bandage thing:
![[Image: gottfried_helnwein.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.cornelia-geissler.de%2Fart%2Fandere%2Fverrueckt%2Fgottfried_helnwein.jpg)
The album cover he did for Marilyn Manson, with Marilyn wearing (variously) a white and black creepy looking Mickey Mouse hat:
![[Image: images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQFjBeh0kAMW7g2u1lJyjj...0cELAKCxrz]](https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQFjBeh0kAMW7g2u1lJyjjVopcchbHHyT7puESAel0cELAKCxrz)
In fact, he did a lot with Disney, portraying Disney characters in an eerie, sinister light:
![[Image: Gottfried2.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-MjN6zTZHIX0%2FTzWeN2YvoPI%2FAAAAAAAAAKQ%2F1LM_zZkxnDc%2Fs1600%2FGottfried2.jpg)
"The Disasters of War 3"
![[Image: 2707]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.helnwein.com%2Fimages%2Fraw%2F2707)
Person for scale:
![[Image: kindskopf_on_exhibit_in_sao_paolo_by_got...76a9xv.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=orig06.deviantart.net%2F9437%2Ff%2F2014%2F044%2Fd%2F3%2Fkindskopf_on_exhibit_in_sao_paolo_by_gottfriedhelnwein-d76a9xv.jpg)
More investigations of war,
![[Image: twitter_helnwein_profile_400x400.jpg]](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/73042114/twitter_helnwein_profile_400x400.jpg)
worship (Epiphany 1: Adoration of the Magi, depicting nazi-type dudes observing a baby with an uncanny resemblance to Hitler),
![[Image: 293]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.helnwein.com%2Fimages%2Fraw%2F293)
and, well... other genuinely scary type feelings:
![[Image: 2156]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.helnwein.com%2Fimages%2Fraw%2F2156)
Do note: The Manson one is a photograph, but the rest are paintings.
Possibly his most famous is this one, of a little girl covered in blood (The Disasters of War):
His famous self-portrait, face partially obscured by a rather torturous-looking bandage thing:
The album cover he did for Marilyn Manson, with Marilyn wearing (variously) a white and black creepy looking Mickey Mouse hat:
In fact, he did a lot with Disney, portraying Disney characters in an eerie, sinister light:
"The Disasters of War 3"
Person for scale:
More investigations of war,
worship (Epiphany 1: Adoration of the Magi, depicting nazi-type dudes observing a baby with an uncanny resemblance to Hitler),
and, well... other genuinely scary type feelings:
Do note: The Manson one is a photograph, but the rest are paintings.
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Don't worry, my friend. If this be the end, then so shall it be.
Don't worry, my friend. If this be the end, then so shall it be.
