"we often look away when confronted with imagery of the sick, the deformed, the dead and dying. To the extent that we worry about the exploitation of bodies which do not conform to the norm or suffer from some affliction, our reticence is humane; but to the extent that we refuse to confront the human condition, it is pathological."
- Wililam A. Ewing, "The Body: Photoworks of the Human Form."

Images of death, decay and the un-beautiful are generally thought of to be unnerving, disgusting and taboo. I have found some incredible images on DA that portray death, ugliness and the deformed in it's silent and disquieting beauty - the following artists have done an amazing job of re-creating this aesthetic in visual poetry.

Most of these images have been found by browsing new images, as I wanted to include some photos that were done by artists with low recognition. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.










And now the featured artists for this topic is ~matildamonroe who has done a breathtaking photographic series on scars and also some beautiful dark "disjointed nudes". Her views about scars are interesting; and unlike popular opinion these days in communities such as DA; do not condone or focus on self-mutilation as either a really bad thing or a really good thing. She explains how scars are a part of us, we collect them on our journey and they tell the story of our lives. Please take a look at some of her incredible work. It's been a long time since someone's artwork has excited me like hers has.




Thanks for looking If you know anyone who you think should be featured please send me a message.