This article is both an expression of and a remedy to my personal opinions on clichés in art. I don’t need to list these clichés here; we all know them, we all see the regurgitations of them by others, and I think deep down, we all long for more. The best way to curb this appetite for originality is to support the artists on DA who create outside the box; who dare to be true to their own inspiration, and nothing else.

Fear not, dark artists of DA; there is original art in the dark gallery, and I present it here with pride and happiness.

These features were found doing a basic search in Photomanipulation > Dark, with a search range of one month. I will most likely be making this a regular feature, if only for the sake of myself and the artists whom I personally feel deserve more attention for their unique and talented work. I hope you will join me in celebrating them, and I also hope you will find the inspiration to challenge your own limits, and break them.