I've always liked the darkness.
Without any outer intervention, one could easily settle into the crevices of Satan's fingers.
(That was supposed to come out a bit more optimistically!?)
Naturally, I'm drawn to art or artists that embrace dark,morbid elements into their work.
There is something very sensitive and vulnerable about dark art that never gets me bored.
So when I stumbled upon Miss Rei Nadal's work, my brain had an involuntary fit.
Here, feast on this:
Reptile Youth- Dead End (directed by Rei Nadal)
If that doesn't speak for itself, here is another one:
Dead End is inspired by tumblr, and her tumblr page which is a morbidly beautiful blog filled with pictures that incorporate both vice and virtue. It doesn't preach what is necessarily right or wrong,it only shows images that are provocative and racy. That is one appeal that draws viewers in. (other than the fact that it is aesthetically pleasing.)
Butterflies??? Men??? Women??? Knives???
The video for Primal Scream is ridiculously well done. These images make a lasting impression in your head. It lingers there for quite a while. Enjoy it while you can. It is minimal and chic, yet twisted and dark. The clothes,the movements,the background...everything is on point.
So... who is she?
According to SHOWstudion, she is an artist from Spain.
That is about all we get. Perhaps this clandestine quality is alluring to those intrigued by odd things. It makes you want to know more about her. Her tumblr, deathandmilk occasionally has some of her own words on. The directness,the dryness,and the rawness. It is all there. As of recently she wrote:
"This kid is lost and angry
this kid I couldn't save"
Let that sink into you for a moment.
