tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post546927366967906466..comments2024-03-22T05:09:57.169+00:00Comments on Cloud 109: Louis Raemaekers - The Power to ShockPeter Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-76099466161614722782011-08-17T09:55:37.908+01:002011-08-17T09:55:37.908+01:00Interestingly some of those skeletons remind me of...Interestingly some of those skeletons remind me of the sort of horrific cartoons that were dropped on soldiers during WW2 - warning them of 'Death waiting at the River Po', etc. This sort of gothic propaganda art has a curiously visceral quality that not only looks back to the medieval visions of Bosch and Bruegel, but also forward to the American horror comics of the 1950s.Phil Rushtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115717268103349676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-13928232968172508352011-08-16T17:32:34.552+01:002011-08-16T17:32:34.552+01:00Many thanks James. Raemaekers is definitely an art...Many thanks James. Raemaekers is definitely an artist to check out - really prolific and a sense of immediacy and urgency with his work which is totally in keeping with the subject matter.<br /><br />It makes you want to get your pencils and paper out just looking at it.Peter Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566601617123798061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816075755902555378.post-57728905679251098322011-08-16T10:14:37.285+01:002011-08-16T10:14:37.285+01:00Stunning images Peter and completely new on me, it...Stunning images Peter and completely new on me, it's always a surprise and to your credit the breadth of stuff you cover on the blog much as I love the comic stuff.james corcoranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003992401327944301noreply@blogger.com