Skull? SKULL? You mean like... that thing in my head? Skull... Skull... SKULL! No! This can't be a secret any longer! The people must know! Skull! Skull! Skull! SKULLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tom Whalen's Poster for "The Shining"
Salvador Dali
Salvador Dali's "Skull" famously homaged in the poster for "The Descent"
and also used in the poster for "Silence of the Lambs"
Owen Smith
Salvador Dali, again
Ivan Orosz
Another Skull by Dali
Tom French
Octivo Ocampo
George Rozen
George Rozen
John Everett Millais' "Ophelia"
A hidden skull certainly wouldn't be out of place for a painting of Hamlet's suicidal sweetie.
Many have claimed to see one on the far right of the horizon line. Heres a detailed close up:
Walter Baumhofer
John Drew
Next week continues our theme of macabre illustrations with "Witchy Woman".
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The Milais painting, I think that's Swamp Thing in the background.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't surprise me in the least.
ReplyDeleteHow do you find all this stuff, man?? Great post. I really felt stupid when I couldn't find the skull in the second piece. Just goes to show how much our expectations limit our reality.
ReplyDeleteI've had most of this stuff hanging around in my files for years from various sources and just want to share it. I follow a number of Illustration Blogs (check my profile for a brief list), plus Google, tumblr, and Heritage Auctions just to name a few.
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