There is an occult energy to Sin-eater‘s work. His is a cosmic darkness; he creates constellations that twinkle with mystery and melancholy. His combination of painting and ink makes for highly detailed drawings, but he blurs the lines, creating a sense of movement and perspective. There is a fog that surrounds his subjects, bathing them in blacks and grays, obscuring his fine details but not hiding them. They seem to be in the distance, drifting towards you, his alchemical tools burning, lighting, exploding, and singeing the very air around them. He lights his altar, and as smoke rises from his ancient candles, cosmic beings arise from the twisting mist. He creates with a symbiotic relationship between his pen and his brush, creating cavernous depths. His work has a natural symmetry, so that he is able to create his own self-contained worlds . This natural influence may arise from the fact that he lives in Herefordshire, deep in the English countryside, a place associated with mythical figures and magick. He has worked with bands like Amenra and Nhor, and with Witchcraft Hardware. Sin-eater envisions a universe where darkness rules, where the sun never beams its rays on the dead trees and gray air. After the jump, enter his dark realm…
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