Some of the really true horror fans I have met all share the love for
absolute terror in their artwork. Obviously, you generally won't find a horror
fan drawing duckies and bunnies with fingerpaints... But there are some that
truly test the strength of one's stomach, those pieces that stick in your head
for weeks after you see them. The new forms of artwork coming from the minds of the
the dark at heart are opening doors that were considered taboo for many years.
One of the most interesting pieces I have seen was created with a large piece of
plywood (painted black) which had glued to it; various action figures positioned
in fights with one another. Their bodies had been melted to deformed states,
and deep red candlewax had been used to give the appearance of blood spraying out of
bodies and centering in pools on the ground. I love to see people trying new
things. But noone I have met to this day could understand my dream. Art that we
have all tried in one form or another, but has rarely been focused on or had
large amounts of time dedicated to it.
Imagine, just for a moment, that you could use another person's mind as your
canvas. If you could paint a person's personality: What style would you use?
Which brushstrokes would be picked up on immeadiately, and which would be kept hidden
deep beneath layers of color? Who would you show your work too? How would you present
it to those people? It would almost be like sketching another you. You could
bring out emotions you know that you have, but have never let loose. All your hatred,
all your true feelings? Would you use them, or would you create something totally
new? Maybe an example of some sort is in order...
Relationships sometimes contain an element of this style. Those who are considered
"whipped" by their significant other are somewhat similar to what I am saying.
But keeping your mate wrapped around your finger is simply a form of "people hacking,"
and only a small part of it. To create a masterpiece the likes of which I speak
of requires much more. EVERY detail must be done by the artist, or the work is impure.
Just like you would spend hours setting up your friend so he walked in on your
older sibling while they were in the shower for a good, long laugh as both of their faces turned beat red; Only in this
case you set up all emotions to explode. All details must be well thought out.
In addition to setting up embarassment, frustration, and confusion, set up love, fear,
anger, sorrow, regret, happiness, indifference. For practice, concentrate on one
emotion to begin with.
Try to control someone's fear, for example. Try to make it so you know everything that scares
the person as well as what they have no fear of. You know because you created it.
Or perhaps humor would be an easier way to start. Decide what should be considered funny, and what shouldn't.
There's more too it though. What about the things you don't want to be funny?
Do you make them offensive to the person, or disgusting, or immature? Remember:
EVERY detail must be considered.
I hope you have an understanding now of what exactly I am aiming for. It's not mind control, so please do not
think that. It is more of a mind molding, if anything. Anyone who has ever put serious thought into this
or anyone with comments, please e-mail me (pHR33D0m_@hotmail.com).
I request that you refrain from writing to me with hate mail or to tell me I am a sick bastard or something.
You came to a horror site, that's what you get. I don't need your opinions on morals...
Anyone else I will reply to if you so request.
