Vanessa VanAlstyne
Artist in the Louisville, KY Area
Painting
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Louisville, KY Area Contemporary Artist
Vanessa VanAlstyne
Original art by Vanessa VanAlstyne
Polychromos colored pencil on paper with gel pen
8.5″ x 11″
Drawing
2021
Traditionally Janus’ looks from war to peace. Janus is the god of doorways, reminding you, every time you pass, of the journey from one extreme to another. This Janus looks from evil to the illusion of normalcy. It is taken from Bundy’s execution photo, where his skull is exposed from the electric chair. This is the termination of his evil actions, and he looks from the goat-horned symbol of evil to the abyss of the afterlife. Ultimately, he is a normal man, and his evil faces that mortality and is forced to serve as a reminder to others.
Vanessa VanAlstyne
Vanessa VanAlstyne
Original art by Vanessa VanAlstyne
Faber Castell Pencil, gel pen, & watercolor, on paper
24×36 inches
Drawing
2021
A psychopomp for one who needs to rest. The death photograph of Marilyn Monroe is used to transfer her essence to the next world through the occult tradition of mark making. Her body reconstructed is then disbursed into the ether, to regain another life or move on to the next reality.