Decidedly Grim » Art

Hidden Mothers!

Comtesse — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:47:05 +0000

It was such a dilemma for a daguerrotype photographer. Long exposures meant that the subjects needed to stay still while the image was captured, but kids are so damned squirmy. Solution: have the mother hold the kid… but hide her! Yeah, that’s the ticket! The creepy ticket!

Hidden Mother: Tintypes and Cabinets

Thanks to Katchaya for the link.

Chanute Air Force Base

Comtesse — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:35:58 +0000

Did some urbex over the weekend and thought I’d share. Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois was founded in 1917 and closed in 1993. Hope you find the pics delightfully decrepit!

Dead Sexy

Comtesse — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:10:24 +0000

Jennifer Daniel had a great idea. She took the lips from dead Playboy centerfolds and displayed them along with the cause of death. Now, this is what I call art.

Dead Sexy

Thanks to Katchaya for the link.

Flowers & Skeletons

Comtesse — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 05:05:37 +0000

If you like flowers and skeletons, Cedric Laquieze is your man!

Flower Skeleton Sculptures

Death And The Maiden

Comtesse — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:22:00 +0000

Here’s a lovely Tumblr blog for fans of morbid art and lovely women. And who isn’t?

Death and the Maiden

Thanks to Z Constantine for the link.

Exploring The Ruins Of Gary

Comtesse — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:49:24 +0000

Last Friday I took the day off work and had a marvelous time exploring the ruins of the modern ghost town of Gary, Indiana. I took shots with a variety of cameras, but as usual, the ones taken with my cheap plastic Holga turned out the creepiest. Naturally, I thought I’d share. These were taken at an abandoned church in the city. It’s a mesmerizing place.

Morose & Macabre

Comtesse — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:28:44 +0000

Stumbled upon an excellent site today, chock full of amazing morbid trinkets! Dr. Morose and Miss Macabre are splendid artists and archivists of ghastly things. Their website is well worth a gander, as is their Etsy shop. Dark original paintings, obituary shadow boxes, poison bottles, macabre dolls, etc. – it’s a morbid trinket haven!

Dr. Morose & Miss Macabre’s House Of Oddities

Morose & Macabre’s Wicked Little Shop

Liz Huston Photography

Comtesse — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:23:18 +0000

Okay, I know I’ve been away for a couple of days… but I haven’t been able to pull myself away from the carnage and drama in Japan. Have you? But while I’m here… I stumbled across this photographer today. Beautiful work, don’t you think?

Liz Huston Photography

Jessica Harrison’s Macabre Ceramics

Comtesse — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 23:46:33 +0000

Peggy sent me a link to some marvelously macabre artwork by Jessica Harrison. I have never been a fan of ceramic figurines before… but she has managed to pique my interest! Perhaps you might understand why?

Who Needs Eyeballs When You've Got Disco?

Barbie Of The Undead

Comtesse — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:57:20 +0000

I had a Barbie doll when I was a kid. I was more of a G.I. Joe kind of girl, so I threw Barbie in front of a car. She was run over and one of her boobs was permanently pushed inside out. So you can probably imagine my delight when Cat sent me the following link to a delightfully dreadful reimagining of Barbie.

Barbie Of The Undead