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The Realms of Artorius
Fantasy and Adventure
The Sorceress, oil
on canvas: A dangerous beauty is
surrounded by symbols of fate. The painting was inspired
by the work of fiction "A Vicious Game," also created
by Artorius. In a dimly lit, smoky environment, all is
obscured and unpredictable. A challenging selection of
hands await the players in this most unusual situation...
"... here she was now, at play at some
game and scarcely could I guess what the rules were
As she rose to greet me, I gave her a kiss
and fell under the spell of her perfume ..."
The Woodsman, oil on
canvas: A dark, dreamy painting,
inspired by the artist's work of fiction with the same name.
It drips of mystery and the artist’s love for the
lush abundance of the deep forest.
"... But my woodsman wasn't merely a
machine of destruction
Felling forested flesh as he bore down with
unction...
Many times he would stop in a moment of
homage
For the sacred fertility of the grove that
he honored..."
The
Butterfly and the Dragon, oil on canvas: inspired by the poetic work “Butterfly
Captive,” written by Artorius. Adventure, romance
and philosophy all vie for the reader's attention, just beneath
the surface of a fairy tale-like fantasy one could read to a
child. The painting includes many of the elements found
in this imaginative piece.
"The dragon beat at the castle door
and it roared, with earthquaking brutality
While my butterfly quivered and shuddered
in retreat, now in tune with her fragile reality
Within moments the dragon forced its way
in, pushing pillars of my castle aside
And it screeched and groaned for all it
might own, displaying its avarice full wide"
Pussycat, oil on canvas: inspired by the artist's poetic work of the
same title, which evolved from reminiscences of ancient legends
and ponderings over 1001 Nights . The painting contains
the vital elements of a classic Arabic tale: a mythical
desert, a traveler, an exotic Oriental city, undoubtedly
rich with
treasures. In the sky looms a veiled
beauty protected by fierce guards who lurk in the shadows.
The constellation Virgo hints of an erotic encounter...
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