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

(CreativeWork) Nude with Table by Jemma Cakebread. Oil. Shop online at Bluethumb.

Nude with Table

ByJemma Cakebread

61cm (W) x 91cm (H)

Oil
A$1,730
(CreativeWork) Paper on Paper #2 by Daevid Anderson. Drawing. Shop online at Bluethumb.

Paper on Paper #2

ByDaevid Anderson

61cm (W) x 91cm (H)

Drawing
A$900
(CreativeWork) CLASSIC SERIES "THE LETTER" ORIGINAL by Sue PHELOUNG. Watercolour. Shop online at Bluethumb.

CLASSIC SERIES "THE LETTER" ORIGINAL

BySue PHELOUNG

58cm (W) x 76cm (H)

Watercolour
A$1,580
(CreativeWork) Versailles 4 by Gerard Rowan. Oil. Shop online at Bluethumb.

Versailles 4

ByGerard Rowan

76.2cm (W) x 101.6cm (H)

Oil
A$1,600
The painting shows Medusa, standing proudly with a gold snake wrapped around her arm as she hold up a small bowl of water for her snakes. This painting is inspired by Klimt's depiction of Hygeia, in his painting of Medicine for the University of Vienna, which has since been destroyed. Hygieia is a goddess of health and hygiene, and is the mythological daughter of the god of medicine. I have used a figure similar to Klimt's, but shown her as Medusa, keeping the gold snake around her arm. Like most of Klimt's women, she is powerful and beautiful. She is looking down at the viewer with her all seeing gaze.
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Medusa After Klimt

ByLeah Mariani

61cm (W) x 111cm (H)

Oil
A$1,200
(CreativeWork) Athena by STUDIO 7 COLLECTIVE. Mixed Media. Shop online at Bluethumb.

Athena

BySTUDIO 7 COLLECTIVE

122cm (W) x 122cm (H)

Mixed Media
A$2,550

Kurlkurta Tjukurpa 19-663 (M)

ByMary Gibson

55.9cm (W) x 91.4cm (H)

Acrylic
A$1,200
(CreativeWork) Moscow Nights by Annette Golden. Mixed Media. Shop online at Bluethumb.

Moscow Nights

ByAnnette Golden

31cm (W) x 45cm (H)

Mixed Media
A$1,300
A Nude lovers bathing sunning themselves on rocks by the Sea

The Bathers

ByRob Davis

84cm (W) x 94cm (H)

Oil
A$940

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.

Recent Curations

Surrealist Wall Art

Monochromatic Moments: Greyscale Wall Art

Modern Nostalgia