Art from the Apocalypse

About Art from the Apocalypse

Art from the Apocalypse is the only place to get art from the Apocalypse. Curator Brendan Liam offers a variety of items for your perusal. Due to increasingly nomadic culture, Portable Paintings were very popular: Tiny paintings that people carried around to enjoy, collect, trade, and barter with. Typically these were painted sea shells or painted pieces of glass. They were conveniently very small, usually fitting in one's pocket or worn as jewelry. Most other artwork has at least one additional function or something special about it. Functionality is a must in the Apocalypse. You may find Monocular Paintings, Spinning Paintings, Barter Beads, Staffs of Evermore, Orbs of Cassandra, Zombie Balls and many other things you won't find in a gallery. Much of the artwork is fit to withstand the elements, while other pieces have a potentially shorter shelf life. Artists in the Apocalypse used any materials available and painted very quickly as they were always on the move. Tears, holes, rips and repairs were not uncommon for nomadic artists who were looking for quick barter and survival, not entry into a museum. Other pieces were designed to last as long as possible. Parallel Paintings were very popular: Two-sided paintings that could be twirled to show either side of the painting as necessary. Essentially these were two in one paintings where each side gave different information. They could be mounted anywhere, even on a ceiling. But they were most commonly found at the entrance of a building or encampment to offer information to those intended to read them. War Propaganda Signs are the most common type of Parallel Painting as abstract art was used to relay secret messages in plain site. They are nearly impossible to read for unintended recipients. © 2014 Brendan Liam

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