Aubrey Beardsley was a British Art Nouveau artist whose work is characterized by large swaths of black contrasted with large swaths of white, and areas of intense detail contrasted with areas that are blank. The imagery is generally pretty dark, and can get grotesque and erotic. I dig it because he's influenced a lot of my favorite artists (who in turn influence my workand aesthetic). And while I like the majority of Art Nouveau as it is pretty, elegant, graceful, lots of swooping, curving lines, etc, really dark Art Nouveau is extremely refreshing.
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