The Woodwose

The woodwose or common ‘Sasquatch’ is a lengendary primitve manlike creature that has been reported to be seen hundreds of times. Is it a morphological link between homo sapiens, and our ancient ancestors? Perhaps a more civilised version of a cave man even? Whatever it is, this artist uses the alias Woodwose for his mythical and sinister art. Each piece tells a part in a grander scheme of strange beings, forest mysticism, & death rituals. He uses paint on wood or canvas, which gives his work such impeccable aura, and texture. Each manifestation will howl out to your inner most conscious of what your dreams often portray to you in nocturnal hours. Mirroring shadowy remnants of humanlike predators, decaying and dead animals, blood rites, and an overwhelming essence of fear and obscurity. I truly love the way the background layers give a depth to the 2 dimensional drawing and make them appear as if you are gazing into a photograph of a real place in an archaic point of history.

Cast your eyes on some of the artwork through here. And read more about the work of Woodwose.

Another pleasing aesthetic is the way each piece kind of follows a linear story line, (i.e Kittilsen, who had a book of sketches about the Black Plague ‘Svarte Pesten’) and short descriptions of given of each one to show the advancement of the ghost animals and tribe. The dark coloration and simplicity of each element coalesces together to attract appreciation of many kinds of passionate artists. He could potentially write a fantasy book with all the visual and characteristic influences the the paintings reflect in their atmosphere. Here is a small portion of the immensity of his antediluvian offerings, with first respect to him as the creator. This serves only as a honorable promotion from his collection entitled ‘This Forest is Full of Ghosts’. So check out his others here and delve inwards, outwards, and backwards! http://www.flickr.com/photos/unforgivablerealness/with/6404213457/