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The Museum of Frights
Who said that art only expresses the beauty of the world? Through their works, artists also depict its darker and more mysterious aspects 👿. How about discovering some of the strangest and scariest pieces of art in history? Get ready to delve into the dark and powerful world of Francisco Goya through his iconic painting Saturn Devouring His Son. If cannibalism isn't to your taste, perhaps the unsettling worlds of Dorothea Tanning or Francis Bacon will be enough to give you chills. Welcome to the Museum of Frights! 👻
Dorothea Tanning painted the dark side of Surrealism. Her work sprang from the fantastic and the supernatural happenings we find in Gothic and Romantic literature, as well as the dream narrative of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Drawn to fairy tales and gothic literature as a child, in Tanning’s paintings, young girls grapple with otherworldly forces in dark, frightening places, that blend elements of the everyday and the grotesque.
Content produced by: Great Art Explained
On the agenda
video - 16:17
Dorothea Tanning
By: Great Art Explained
video - 7:49
Damien Hirst, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
By: SmartHistory
podcast - 39:02
Bonus Halloween Chat with Rumwolf
By: Art Slice
video - 7:41
Francis Bacon’s Screaming Pope
By: The Canvas
video - 9:23
The Most Disturbing Painting – A Different Take on Saturn Devouring His Son
By: The Canvas
video - 10:19
The Failure of Surrealism
By: The Canvas
video - 7:23
The Disturbing Paintings of Francisco Goya
By: Curious Muse
video - 32:19
What are Scariest Pieces of Art in History?
By: Behind the masterpiece
video - 16:23
The Scream: Great Art Explained
By: Great Art Explained
video - 16:53
The Black Paintings by Goya (Part One)
By: Great Art Explained
video - 16:18
The Black Paintings by Goya (Part Two)
By: Great Art Explained
