Dark Art & Craft

04/07/2026

Announcing! Step into the shadowed folklore of Italian artist Anna Chiara Stagi

Rooted in mythology, ritual, and the quiet terror of old-world forest stories, her work drifts between beauty and unease—where symbols feel ancient and the figures seem pulled from dreams you can’t quite escape. Her practice blends digital collage, traditional drawing, and printmaking into haunting, layered compositions.

We sat down with Anna to explore her upbringing among folklore, her inspirations, and the darkness that shapes her visual world.

🕯️ Read the full interview
🖤 New print reproductions now available

🔗 https://darkartandcraft.com/blogs/news/artist-interview-with-anna-chiara-stagi-growing-up-among-folklore

Deep within the mountainous landscapes of Tuscany, artist Anna Chiara Stagi grew up surrounded by the legends and folklore of the Apuan Alps. These early encounters with traditional fairy tales, mysterious spirits, and the darker undertones of folklore continue to shape her haunting visual language....

01/25/2026

"Moonlit landscape" beautiful work in the Symbolist tradition, drawing from Jean Delville’s metaphysical approach to nature — where landscape functions not as place, but as inner state.

07/05/2025

Head of a Guillotined Man
🖤 Painted from life by Théodore Géricault (1818–19) This isn’t just a study in anatomy—it’s a confrontation with death itself. Géricault, obsessed with the raw truth of the body, sourced real corpses from the Paris morgue to capture decay in vivid detail. The Guillotine was the chosen form of ex*****on. Surrounded by the scent of death, he created a series, some may say a beautiful yet chilling collection of work.

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07/05/2025

Head of a Guillotined Man
🖤 Painted from life by Théodore Géricault (1818–19) This isn’t just a study in anatomy—it’s a confrontation with death itself. Géricault, obsessed with the raw truth of the body, sourced real corpses from the Paris morgue to capture decay in vivid detail. Surrounded by the scent of death, he created a series of chilling works that still disturb and fascinate.

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06/25/2025

CLOSING SOON | Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize | Deadline: 17 July 2025.

It's easy, just enter the best work from your existing portfolio! $10,000 USD CASH goes to this year's Grand Prize Award Winner 💰 Plus many more prizes!

SIX award categories: Sculpture, Digital Art, Drawing, Painting, Photography + Emerging Artist award.

For more information about each Award category, the full list of prizes for each Award, and to enter, visit https://beautifulbizarreartprize.art/ [link in bio]

The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, now in its 8th year, is an annual non-acquisitive international art prize that celebrates diversity and excellence in the representational visual arts, in all static mediums and styles.

Entry by: - Drawing Award

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06/14/2025

Wolfgang Grässe (1930 - 2008) "Kingdom of Death" (one of our favorite Artists and painters here at ) was a modern figurative and fantastic realist painter. The Artist's most striking work combines the traditional masters such as; Bruegel, Bosch, Huys and Van Eyck with the violent narrative of our current world. Created with the concentration and detail of an Artist who survived the bombing of Dresden, the horrors of the World War and years in a Polish Gulag, Grässe painted a vision of realistic turmoil. You can read more about the Artist's journey from the excellent writings of here “We Must Accept The Ultimate Truths” The Paintings Of Wolfgang Grasse (1930 – 2008)"

Visit for original works by Grässe you will not be disappointed ⛓️

06/10/2025

The third and final part of our in-depth interview with skilled Portuguese ink Artist we have several of Pedro's print works, apparel items available now on ⛓️ zoom for detail!

"I love to draw with china ink pens and create all those insane and post-apocalyptic renderings dominated by the white/light - black/shadow contrasts. The Far Future and the Post-Apocalypse have always fascinated me more than anything else."



https://darkartandcraft.com/blogs/news/part-three-the-ink-darkscapes-of-pedro-de-kastro

05/27/2025

Greetings, today we have Part Two of a Three Part series interview with Portuguese Ink Artist Pedro De Kastro In his relentless pursuit of detail, De Kastro wields pencil, China ink, and metal engraving like instruments of alchemy, transmuting light and shadow into haunting, hyper-detailed visions.

Please enjoy part Two with some detailed stories from Pedro about his life and Artwork in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Portugal and the in Switzerland. We have also set up some select pieces here on along with the interview ⛓️🔥 take some time to gaze and you'll uncover the true details and epic scope of each piece

05/15/2025

Greetings, today we have a unique long format interview Part One of a Three Part series with Portuguese Ink Artist Pedro De Kastro. In his relentless pursuit of detail, De Kastro wields pencil, China ink, and metal engraving like instruments of alchemy, transmuting light and shadow into haunting, hyper-detailed visions. Below is our conversation with the Artist.

Pedro De Kastro x Dark Art & Craft

https://darkartandcraft.com/blogs/news/part-one-pedro-de-kastro

05/13/2025

Announcing 🔥 this Sunday 5.18.25 in Philadelphia, PA open reception 5-8pm ET at .bar ⛓️ curated by painting work shown here by one of our favorite Philly Artists prints of the Artists work is available on stop in this weekend if on the east coast! Cheers

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05/03/2025

Albert Birkle (1900–1986) "Madness" — a master of the eerie and introspective. The Artists work traversed the haunting corners of Berlin’s Tiergarten Park, the gritty bar scenes of the Weimar Republic, with deeply expressive character portraits. Often compared to Otto Dix and George Grosz, Birkle’s style blends mysticism, social critique, and spiritual tension into unforgettable images.

Explore the lonely figures, surreal religious scenes, and haunted landscapes of this underappreciated visionary. Image albertbirkle.at