Devil's work: Artwork by Satan worshippers may not be all doom and gloom.
�hell's bells
An international group show of artwork by members of the Church of Satan--what a feast for the preconceptions. Heavy-metal headbangers turn up expecting big-titted hell-mamas chained naked to the enormous balls of a flaming strat-wielding sex demon. Dennis Wheatley enthusiasts arrive wary of innocent-looking landscapes that slowly suck the soul out through the eyes. And born-again Christians will no doubt expect this reception to feature gay sex, man-animal marriage, the snorting of powdered crack, baby pelvis bones and the guillotine-assisted mass sacrifice of a half-dozen or so Christian martyrs. And that's what makes this such a tantalizing event. Do Satanists--egotistical individualists that they are--share an aesthetic? Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey, for instance, hated Satanic rock music and preferred instead to bash out show tunes on his mighty organ. So it's reasonable to assume he preferred paintings of kittens to etchings of impaled nuns. Expect diversity. The Rev. Jack Malebranche's urbane velvet paintings of the cocktail-sipping damned might well share wall space with the tit-thrusting splendor of Warlock Corvis Nocturnum's porno-fairy paintings. Something for everybody, then--except maybe those seeking art that glorifies Jesus Christ. (Steven Wells)
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1. Satan said... on Oct 1, 2008 at 07:48PM
“Thanks for promoting an event that gives Satan His due! Hail Satan!”