Dark Inspiration: Grotesque Illustrations, Art & Design, Edited & published by VICTION:ARY Hong Kong, 2nd edition 2011.

Paperback 272 pages with form-cut gloss jacket, gloss black paper.

Second Edition of this popular collection of dark art and illustrations from artists worldwide. Several further editions followed including a 20th Anniversary Edition in 2020 which combined content from the earlier volumes and new projects.

FROM REAR JACKET:

SOPHISTICATED IN ITS IMPACT, DARK ART IS SENSUOUS, INTRIGUING AND BEAUTIFUL FOR THE TRUE FEELINGS IT CONVEYS AND THE UNPREDICTABLE STORY IT NARRATES BEYOND THE ECLECTIC MIX OF SOURCES ON DISPLAY.

WHETHER THEY COME IN FORM OF ILLUSTRATIONS, SCULPTURES OR DIGITAL RENDERINGS, THEY CONSTITUTE DEEP HEART-SEARCHING IN ARTISTS AND A SOBER VIEW OF LIFE.

WITH A COMPELLING COLLECTION OF BEAUTIFUL DARK EXPRESSIONS COMPOSED BY 42 BRILLIANT ARTISTS, ILLUSTRATORS, DESIGNERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, DARK INSPIRATION BRINGS TOGETHER THE INFINITY OF DARKNESS IN THE MOST EVOCATIVE LEXICONS AND GLOOMY MOTIFS BESIDES AESTHETIC APPROACH.