Between the world of men and transcendent divinity there exists art. Art is the will to truth made physically manifest. It is more real then Reality. It is a dialogue triumphant over Time. – Andre Malraux

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Melpomene the Dark Muse

"From the realm of Mount Helikon, the nine muses sing their songs to mankind's imagination.  One, however, is condemned to the darkest corner of that realm... she is Melpomene, daughter of Zeus and mother of the Sirens.  She is the muse of tragedy, of pain... of fear.  She sings her dark song, drawing forth our worst aberrations.  She is the shaper of nightmares.  She is the bridge between the soul and darkness.  Tragedy brings her... darkness sustains her... lost souls are merely Blood for the Muse."

Melpomene the dark muse is the creation of awarding winning writer Terry West.  I created this illustration for the back cover of his comic book, Blood for the Muse. 





Medium: Graphite on Letramax board
Dated: 1998
Original size: 17"x 11"

All images are ™ & © dba Albrecht Illustrations. All rights reserved.

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