Fur and flesh bursts out in arcing ribbons to reveal the machine within…Brian Montuori’s paintings are explosive renditions of the technology of animals and mankind. They blast you with color and movement, and show a sort of genius that is rare in the art world these days (with the exception of everyone I cover on CVLT Nation haha!). While reading over his blog, I came across one of his posts that mentioned that he had painted this crazy, detailed, beautiful piece in one night and day. I have no concept of that kind of frenzied creation. There is so much depth and complexity in his work, it’s amazing that all of it can just come blurting out of his brain. Montuori’s paintings are dark in their pace and their subject matter, animals attacking and bats tearing out of coffins and scarecrows, but at the same time it is a darkness surrounded in intense color. The color is refreshing in an art world so obsessed by black – don’t get me wrong, black is still my favorite color, but sometimes I forget how much chaos can be caused by swirling, vibrant colors. In addition to his visual arts, Montuori is also the singer for New York band Psychic Limb, and has done art for other bands like Dillinger Escape Plan, Poison the Well, Dalek and more. After the jump, take a peek at some of his paintings I managed to collect from around the net.
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