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| Title: | Dancing With Death |
| Date Created: | 2021 |
| Copyright: | © Kelley Hensing |
| Genre: | Unpublished Art |
| Mediums: | Oils |
| Views: | 395 |
| Posted: | 12/9/2023 |
Kelley Hensing
Member Since November 2015
Projects: Some of Kelley' s favorite projects: -Airbrushing murals and fashion clothing, and creating art live at on-location projects with Marc Jacobs in NYC -Illustrating a card game for Atlas Games, titled Lost in Rlyeh, among other drawings for roleplaying books -Painting public murals, statues and other instillations for the non-profit Artworks of Cincinnati -Creating 10 interior illustrations for the limited edition of Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry and Tales published by Suntup Editions
Themes relating to a "dance with death" are a visual allegory, originating as far back as the 1300s. The melodramatic imagery depicts our mortality, while acknowledging life is precious.