Gothic Influence in Horror Art
Gracie Neirynck, Publications Director
October 15, 2021
Gothic art may make you think of poorly painted Medieval friezes, but this spooky season, let’s think about another form of Gothic art. Art inspired by the themes of Gothic fiction, also known as Gothic Horror. Read more to see the work of 6 talented artists who evoke the Gothic themes of sadness, fear, and terror in their work.
1. Enrico Robusti
An Italian painter, Enrico Rbusti completed a degree in Law before starting a career in the arts. Although the paintings don’t have typical gothic elements, I think there’s something wonderfully horrifying about his style.
2. Lukasz Banach
Known better under his pseudonym Norman Leto, Lukasz Banach was born in Poland and was a self-taught artist interested in both painting and video production. He became friends with Zdzislaw Bekinski (a painter towards the bottom of this list), who influenced his form and style.
Anastasios Gionis is a character modeler and texture artist who creates different monster concepts for tv and video games.
4. Valerie Patterson
Valerie Patterson uses primarily watercolor to enliven her paintings. Although her paintings are much more psychedelic than gothic, her works still have an eerie feel to them.
5. Eric Lacombe
Another self-taught artist, Eric Lacombe is both a digital artist and painter who uses mixed media.
6. Zdzisław Beksiński
My personal favorite on this list, Zdzisław Beksiński was a Polish artist. Although his paintings display gothic and utopian elements, Beksiński was recorded as being a positive and pleasant man who refused to analyze his own paintings or attribute one sole meaning onto them. Zdzisław Beksiński was stabbed to death in 2005 by a 19-year-old presumably because he refused to lend the boy 100 dollars.
