Hell Bound: New Gothic Art

160 illustrations

The first book to focus on new gothic art, Hell Bound highlights a new generation of contemporary artists who are increasingly obsessed with the darker things in life. Illustrators, street artists, sculptors, photographers, film-makers, installation artists and painters are all reflecting this renewed interest in gothic imagery. This black vein of art is a perfect post-modern fusion of pop references and the feeling of discontent and disturbance underlying modern life. Here death metal, war, violence and throwaway culture meet. This work is often more carnival macabre than devil worship. Artists are merely reflecting the horror that permeates everyday life. With more than 150 works by 35 artists, this book is a must for anyone inspired and devoted to all things gothic. Among the art featured is the iconoclastic work of Ken Kagami, Terence Koh, Ricky Swallow, the photographic collages of Marnie Weber, the drawings of Chloe Piene and Wes Lang, the paintings of Matt Greene and Iris Van Dongen, the outsider punk art of Pure Evil, and the illustrations of French.

Francesca Gavin is a writer, critic and editor. She is currently Visual Arts Editor at Dazed & Confused. She has written features and reviews for many publications, including Another, Blueprint, i-D, Art Review, Contemporary, Intersection, Marmalade, RH Magazine, The Sunday Times and Wonderland. She also contributes to a large number of websites, including The Guardian online, the BBC collective and has guest edited Into the Storm. Her first book Street Renegades was published by Laurence King in 2007.