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- Fine Arts on Sep 5, 2003
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The Grotesque A powerful aesthetic category involving disruption and distortion of hierarchical or canonical assumptions. The notion combines ugliness and ornament, the bizarre and the ridiculous, the excessive and the unreal. The term derives from the Italian term for grottos (grotteschi),... more
Reviewed by chrysallis Jan 12 2008, 10:37am ( 93 reviews ) • cornell.edu
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Rated by aliciarawr on Oct 22, 9:57pm
very cool
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Reviewed by SamadhiCushions on Sep 30, 8:50am
Lots of interesting images and commentary -- includes weird art and images from the past.
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Reviewed by warriorkitty on Sep 15, 8:59pm
most creative and superbly done graphics.
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Rated by beatlebuddha on Aug 10, 8:17pm
A digital archive dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the fantastic.
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Rated by naziakhan85 on Aug 03, 10:21pm
very interesting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rated by sallyjones on Jul 10, 7:55pm
Yup. Like this a LOT. As a purveyor of odd themes and stangely juxtaposed drawings... this is quite a trip!
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Rated by dredlox on Jun 26, 12:03pm
Fascinating and scholarly look, through various portals, into the realm of the fantastique.
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Rated by insyen on Jun 23, 3:58am
How to use this site... Images may be perused by theme via the links on the homepage and the "spheres" in the navigation bar at the bottom of each page. Click Book Search to search for a book or Image Search to find an image. To see all the records at once, click Complete Book List and View All Images. When viewing a book record, a selection of the images available from that book will be displayed. Clicking on the thumbnail takes you to a detailed description and enlargements. There are three image sizes available: 300, 500, and 800 pixels for the longest dimension. Clicking on each image will take you to the next largest size. When viewing an image record, clicking on the book title will take you to the full record for that book with all associated illustrations. For uestions or comments about the web site, send mail to: webmaster.
