December 15, 2021

Trend Alert: Dark Academia

What's your aesthetic? For those who are drawn to old world academia, literature, philosophy and romanticising knowledge, this is the one for you. A perfect match to characters in books such as Donna Tartt's The Secret History, this aesthetic marries the look of old leather books with a mysterious edge. Think traditionalism but with a twist.

Curated by Megan George

Warm skull still life in abstract golden, brown, red background

Desert Skull

BySasha Alexandria

35.7cm (W) x 28cm (H)

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Oil
A$230
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Autumn leaves

ByAmanda Cutlack

32cm (W) x 32cm (H)

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Oil
A$480
(CreativeWork) Skull and Flower by Lydie Paton. Oil. Shop online at Bluethumb.

Skull and Flower

ByLydie Paton

45.5cm (W) x 61cm (H)

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Oil
A$640
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The Idiot

ByKiandra Buchanan

30.5cm (W) x 41cm (H)

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Oil
A$340
(CreativeWork) Alas, poor Yorick by Gerlinde Thomas. Oil. Shop online at Bluethumb.

Alas, poor Yorick

ByGerlinde Thomas

90.1cm (W) x 61.1cm (H)

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Oil
A$1,100
(CreativeWork) Moonstone by Al Remo. Mixed Media. Shop online at Bluethumb.

Moonstone

ByAl Remo

91.6cm (W) x 122.5cm (H)

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Mixed Media
A$6,230
Female portrait based on intuition

Faint Intuition

ByJessica Guthrie

33cm (W) x 38cm (H)

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Oil
A$1,170
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Dystopian Migraine

ByRaj Panda

45cm (W) x 60cm (H)

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Acrylic
A$800
So those stories were creating visuals in my imagination which further developed my ability to see with my mind’s eye. Now it comes very naturally to me to see a scene, or sit with a metaphysical concept and add to or modify that vision in my mind and end up with scene that is uniquely my own.

Old book

ByValentin Varetsa

25cm (W) x 25cm (H)

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Oil
A$810

About the Curator

Megan George

Megan is the Content & Creative Manager at Bluethumb, working across our social media, digital marketing and creative production.
Melbourne born and bred, her days at Bluethumb are filled with many coffees, cuddles from the resident canine companions and of course, constantly adding to her burgeoning art collection.

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