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Cthulhu Cthursday: French Op-Art Skull Loves Lovecraft

Posted by Derek C.F. Pegritz

The French adore both H. P. Lovecraft and headache-inducing optical-illusion artwork. Here, we see those two elements colliding in a poster for a French exhibition of artwork inspired by the various story ideas that HPL scribbled down over the years in his “Commonplace Book.”

Now, one would think an op-art Cthulhu would be a lot more appropriate than just a plain ol’ skull, right? But I dare you to stare at this thing for more than a minute without it opening a gateway to unknown, eldritch dimensions of space and time that will suck your mind into its whirling depths of labyrinthine madness.

French Lovecraftian Exhibition Poster [www.at-elier.net] (Thanks, Tim!)


Categories: Ads, Illustration, Insanity, Lovecraft, Cthulhu Cthursday, Art
Posted at 2:12 pm on October 25, 2007
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13 COMMENTS ARE NOT ENOUGH

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    I see a bunny.

    Comment by Abel — October 28, 2007 @ 12:51 pm

    Very nice work.

    Comment by Vincent — October 28, 2007 @ 2:40 pm

    I need a copy of this. stat!

    Comment by tara x — October 28, 2007 @ 5:38 pm

    Jesus, not a thing to stare at when you’ve had a hangover all day. This really made me sick!

    Comment by twodollars — October 28, 2007 @ 7:36 pm

    I hadn’t seen this pic of the poster for the show, interesting. This is actually going on in Switzerland at the Maison d’Ailleurs, Museum of Science Fiction. I’ve got some of my own art that will be appearing in the exhibit, wish I could make it to the show next week!
    You can see the other half of the promotional advertisement here..

    http://monsterbrains.blogspot.com/search?q=Exhibit+Of+Unspeakable+Things

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    I want to fuck it.

    Comment by Lawrence Tureaud — October 29, 2007 @ 11:41 pm

    Holy Shit! I want to eat it!

    Comment by El Tiburon — October 31, 2007 @ 4:43 am

    Tastes like purple.

    Comment by Rick — October 31, 2007 @ 1:16 pm

    this is fucking kick ass. lovin it.

    Comment by Stacey — May 14, 2008 @ 12:17 pm

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