The Art of Allen Chester

[limeslimey]

Beautiful!

[Loreleila]

Indeed.

[fehquig]

I first read his name as "Alien Chester..."

His visions are quite dark yet hopeful, and I see why you admire his work...

[Loreleila]

lol. I am an alien but don't tell anyone. :P

[thesweetestsherry]

wow great work, just awesome!

5* and thank you Cathy :-)xxx

[Loreleila]

It's great isn't it? And you're welcome Sherry. x

[HumanTruth0000]

I like his demonic magical esoteric themes.

[Loreleila]

Me too.

[950horsepower]

You're right, content like this needs to move slower than photos, because there's so much to take in all at once. I could look at these Allen Chester paintings for days.

[Loreleila]

Exactly. But then one can always pause videos, and I think the draw of wanting to see it again, better, more, can be very appealing. It's a balance of some sort, an art in itself...

[950horsepower]

Makes me watch it again and again.

I hate to pause.

[2bsirius]

Visionary and awesome...

[Loreleila]

Indeed.

[950horsepower]

If I can find some good music for it, I have a collection from AVA, that might make a good video response to this?

[Loreleila]

Please, do. I'd like that.

[950horsepower]

Wonderful!

Thank you so much.

5*s

[Loreleila]

:) You're welcome.

[Loreleila]

You're welcome Steve, doesn't he just.

Love to Sherry.

[philipsmovies]

The artwork is incredible.

[Loreleila]

I agree.

[lapislazuline]

i don,t care for the one with the skulls!...

wouldn,t the wine just pour out of em?

[Loreleila]

It would only speeding up the process slightly.

[lapislazuline]

oy! don,t get smart...there,s an amusing

stage in between...it makes people take

photos of compact discs and

such like ;)

[Loreleila]

I am not to get smart? Why not? :P So that in between is your muse then?

[lapislazuline]

now didn,t i just tell you not

to get smart Loreleilaaa ? ;)

[Loreleila]

When do you think I last did what I was told? ;)

[dashpoet]

Excellent edited introduction to Allen Chester's work - impressively symbolic. (Thanks too for the URLs, for music sharing websites.)

[Loreleila]

It's dripping with symbolism isn't it? And you're welcome. It took a bit of trawling. I think there are quite a lot out there, no doubt will be more.

[poqmom]

This is wonderful! The music fits the images so perfectly. Allen Chester rocks my world!

[Loreleila]

:-)

[rozeboosje]

Interesting tension between religious imagery and imagery involving skulls and the likes. BTW, at 0:42 - is that Isaac Newton!? O_o

[Loreleila]

I agree. Also the interweaving of all things natural. You'd have to ask him if the personage in question is Isaac Newton. lol

[rozeboosje]

This would have been great in HD. What am I saying!? it was great anyway!

[Loreleila]

You can watch it in HD, which is why I suggest you do in the sidebar. :P I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[czarwright]

Great body of depth in work=)

[Loreleila]

Indeed. :)

[michaelispan]

WOW! Thanks Cathy, I kept stopping the vid to get a good look of Allens art.

Then told myself DUH! go to the website!

[Loreleila]

:) I knew you'd love his work.

[codej0]

Intense, disturbing and alchemical. That last image was my favorite. I wonder why.... Maybe I need some time on the couch, eh?

[Loreleila]

Yes, isn't it? Would liking that one imply you were in need of therapy then? Seriously, I find dark imagery equally beautiful as lighter work, maybe more so. I sometimes find far more honesty and integrity in the dark.

[codej0]

Our "dark side" can be far more honest than the "light side" facade we have to put on in "polite company." There's a TV show called "HOUSE" starring Hugh Lauire (formerly of "Blackadder" & "Jeeves & Wooster" fame) wherein he plays Dr. Gregory House, a cynical medical genius, who heads a team of diagnosticians. I love his no nonsense approach, his brutal honesty & his cutting analysis of human foibles & the games people play. He's a total ass, but he has no illusions. Yes, I need therapy.

[Loreleila]

I haven't seen it, but know him. A talented man. I prefer brutal honesty myself. Maybe you do need therapy, but not because of that.

[popebenadict16]

pretty dark stuff.not the kind of stuff i like,but it is proper art rather than some of the shite people call art now.xxx

[Loreleila]

I'm very fond of dark art. Proper art. lol. x

[popebenadict16]

im very frond of leaves,cannabis leaves mainly.pardon the pun.xxx

[747dog]

....Kinda reminds me of the blacklight art of the late 60s early 70s...

[Loreleila]

You could be right.

[patternsinchaos]

Wow, amazing. Was that a Mona Lisa nod in there?

[Loreleila]

Enigma?

[patternsinchaos]

I just looked at his site, probably not a reference to the Mona Lisa...

[Loreleila]

Allen asked me to tell you this: 'the painting I call Nautilus is a reflection of the Mona Lisa Giocondo...you see the background landscape I paint is the Mona Lisa Giocondo background in reverse.....of Leonardo...not many see this...your friend has a fine eye....'

[astrotometry]

How cool, I'm going to have to take another look... you realize the Mona Lisa is a self portrait... ;-)

[astrotometry]

Yes, Nautilus is the one. I think my favorites are the ones with the ravens and the ones with the characters animated by cosmic light. Thank Allen for this Amazingly inspired work.

[Loreleila]

I will do. :)

[urquiza78]

So many influences, but the paint that leaves the brush was his. A certain style that many enjoy in actuality im sure another great artist will find great relevance in affection, and even those not so great will capture something else.

[Loreleila]

Interestingly, he has been known to use similar concepts as you do here (though in quite a different way). Yes indeed.

[urquiza78]

Im no artist, but i do have a kind eye.

[Gimmeabreakman]

Really nice!

[RowanFortuneWood]

Interesting art. I agree with Serge, the aesthetic reminds me of Tarots with all those vague archetypes. And the soundtrack works really well. *****

[Loreleila]

It is fascinating isn't it? It's filled with symbolism.

[LimpLoser]

personally i dont care for these pictures at all. They seem to be rather limited in character ( by character i mean the crenellated patterns and warped faces)

not my cup of tea at all. ( Grotesque art, its anti-art for me)

[Loreleila]

Of course, we all have personal tastes in art, however:

'Grotesque art, its anti-art for me'

You seem to be implying only things you find beautiful can be described as art. Personally I find art something that moves, touches or disturbs me, makes me think.

[Serge165]

I actually just watched this video -- Wow, he's really good, his art reminds me of a tarot Deck, Meow.

[Loreleila]

Take a look at his website. You're an observant Kitty. :)

[Kabuki0009]

There can only be one word for this, WOW!! *****stars;)

[Loreleila]

:-)