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Baraka_Guru · 11-03-2010, 07:10 AM

I like Gorey. I can't say I have any particular favourites; it's that I like the style.

I like to contemplate his possible influences, and his possible influence on others.

For example, I'm guessing that the most obvious influences were surrealism and the gothic, but i tend to also think of Aubrey Beardsley (Art Nouveau illustrator) or John Tenniel ("classic" illustrator of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass) when I think of Gorey.

In terms of influences, I tend to think of David Firth's Salad Fingers, which to me seems strongly influenced by Gorey.

Anyway, I like all of this stuff.

11-03-2010, 07:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	I like Gorey. I can't say I have any particular favourites; it's that I like the style. I like to contemplate his possible influences, and his possible influence on others. For example, I'm guessing that the most obvious influences were surrealism and the gothic, but i tend to also think of Aubrey Beardsley (Art Nouveau illustrator) or John Tenniel ("classic" illustrator of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass) when I think of Gorey. In terms of influences, I tend to think of David Firth's Salad Fingers, which to me seems strongly influenced by Gorey. Anyway, I like all of this stuff. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 11-03-2010 at 07:14 AM..