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Mr. Dark
is based on the character in Ray Bradbury’s book, “Something Wicked
This Way Comes.” The 42” x 84”pencil drawing took three months. In
the drawing, the figure has over 317 separate images tattooed on his
body as seen through his suit
In the detail of
the
oil painting, of the same size, the tattoos are more clearly
visible because the clothing was de-emphasized, which had been part of the
original work. The painting had a garish red-orange background and as a
poster Mr. Dark was a commercial disaster. Pomegranate, the publisher,
not only couldn’t sell the 24” x 60” poster, but some clients
found the piece to be of ‘a very disturbing nature,’ which in some
cases caused
the cancellation of accounts.
For almost five years the
black and white drawing made the rounds of film studios with the script
for the film. Several producers wanted to use the piece as a poster, if
and when the film became a reality. As it happened, the company who
actually did the film was uninterested.
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