Hieronymus Bosch.

Hieronymous Bosch

A little about his life

Painter 1400s
Dark vision of the world
Use of hell and hell in paintings
Use of demonic beings and torture in hell scenes


‘He is famous for the fantastic and disturbing detail of his panel pictures. In his mature works Bosch developed an original and often macabre language of visual symbolism, sometimes a literal translation of verbal metaphors found in the Bible.’ (The National Gallery 2016 https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/hieronymus-bosch)

The Garden of Earthly Delights, c. 1480-1505

Throughout his career, Bosch focused much of his attention to exploring religious themes

Works
"The Cure of Folly" (c. 1475-1480)
"The Ship of Fools" (c. 1490-1500).
The Haywain" (c. 1500-02)
"The Last Judgment" 1504
Temptation of Saint Anthony" (c. 1505-06
"The Garden of Earthly Delights" (c. 1510-15)
http://www.biography.com/people/hieronymus-bosch-9220497#mysterious-artist


The Mysteries of Hieronymus Bosch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8BdeQueWYc

I found a really interesting article about Boschs work Https://newrepublic.com/article/132024/impious-delights-hieronymus-bosch

Bosch uses a two- dimensional format, only occasionally offering depth. This helps to keep the viewer at a psychologically safe distance where they are able to concentrate purely on its inventiveness rather than being taking into the dark reality. 

'his art grows ever more layered, nuanced, and evocative of the metamorphic ways of being in the world that most of us try to avoid when we want to “be good.” 

I found it interesting how similar the images from Slayers art work were to these by Bosch. My question has now developed into how and why do metal bands use religious imagery.

Slayer Art work - Larry Carroll

The album art work s that have been used by the band over the years.

http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-06-06/the-stories-behind-every-slayer-album-cover




Larry Carroll's art work for Slayer's albums

And sure enough: there is something nauseating about Carroll’s Slayer covers, as though they were depicting the sickest aspects of society of the 1980s. Not only could modern life come back to us in dreams as collages of twisted, disproportionate human shapes with pope hats and erect penises (cf. RiB), but the netherworldly use of colour in Carroll’s paintings was one of a kind. Black and red are the classic colours of blood/fire/death – Carroll’s black strokes are high-contrast burns reminiscent of coal or oil – but to this Carroll added revolting tints of green, brown and yellow, a fitting backdrop to the fires of mental hell.

http://www.deathmetal.org/news/the-art-of-larry-carroll/

The art of Larry Carroll

http://www.deathmetal.org/news/the-art-of-larry-carroll/




'Slayer aren't just known for their extreme music, their artwork will go down in history as some of the most controversial and bloodcurdling in heavy metal history. '

http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-06-06/the-stories-behind-every-slayer-album-cover  

This art feels really significant in how controversial it is, and got me thinking about why these type of bands indeed many of the illustrators I like use these themes and also where they come from. There appears to be a lot of links to religious imagery. My research question has started to develop in how and why heavy metal bands use the images that they do. The alum cover Reign in Blood
in an article by Rolling Stone this album was described as;

‘lurid cover art, a Hieronymus Bosch–like tableau that featured demons sporting erections and Pope mitres.’ 

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/inside-slayers-shocking-thrash-classic-angel-of-death-w443605

Bosch was religious historical artist.

Iron Maiden and Eddie the head

Censored in the uk

Derek Riggs- Creayer of Iron Maidens Eddies body
http://www.derekriggs.com

A historty of Eddie the head 
http://maiden-world.com/articles/history-of-eddie.html

The dark side - Artist that draw skulls and dark arts

Some artist that i personally really like but whos Art work is frowned upon a little by some.

http://riddickart.com/

Produces work for the metal scene and bands. Has a brilliant style to his work. You can feel the darkness in his work and see how it so accepted within the alternative scene.

                                                              http://www.defame.us/ 

http://godmachinedesigns.blogspot.co.uk/

MUSIC ARTWORK VS CENSORSHIP.

MUSIC VS CENSORSHIP - 

An area which really interests me is the music industry in particular metal bands. Much of the imagery in these is frowned upon by society or deemed to be controversial often being censored. This felt like a really interesting route to start exploring for my research.  

I have a strong connection to this scene and identify as someone who enjoys the music and art that derives from it.. A lot of the art work I like is comes from this genre of music or labeled as controversial and sometimes offensive.


"And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done.  And while God rested, the devil created Heavy Metal..."
http://metal.mit.edu/brief-history-metal

History of Heavy metal


50 album covers that this website feel are they favorite album covers from the heavy metal scene.
http://uk.complex.com/style/2011/11/the-50-greatest-heavy-metal-album-covers/51


My research question has begun to develop and I have done some spider diagram plans to structure how this will start to develop.

Censorship and the church

Censorship and The Church

The church has always played an important role in censorship particularly that of art.

From my research I have found that the Christian Church was a defining element in medieval society within Western Europe, binding people together in shared faith and common learned language. The Church was the largest commissioner of art. For art to be accepted during this time it had to illustrate the Catholic Church’s teachings and interpretations of the Bible, the Church, therefore, further censored artwork. There was a growth in imagery particularly focused around the concept of heaven and hell to emphasise those outside the Catholic Church as evil and, therefore, going to hell. Many who went against these views were burned at the stake for blasphemy and heresy during this period of time. 

This is likely to have impacted on the religious imagery created at this time, and gives an underlying message of control.

Grayson Perry - Society

Grayson Perry

http://www.victoria-miro.com/artists/12-grayson-perry/

Grayson Perry is a artist that uses society in his works. He does this in a way that isn't telling something is wrong or how you should be living your life from his point of view, he simply illustrates the content within society today using tapestry to translate his work.

http://www.victoria-miro.com/news/386

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/what-to-see/grayson-perry-whats-gone-wrong-with-men/

In this work he touches of societies idea or conditioning of males in our country to be tuff brave and not show they emotions. He