Opium of the Poets

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Persian manuscript painting of strange mythological creatures in a forest,
from a book by Qazwīnī (c.1700s)

Germination
original collage by Opium of the Poets

Painting of Persian Angels in the form of a cat and a bird (c.1500s)

Strange Desires
original collage by Opium of the Poets

Italian Alchemical painting from an unknown treatise (c.1500),
depicting the White Queen, representing Mercury.

'Morning'
illustration c.1930s

Insomnia
original collage by Opium of the Poets

Antique Persian painting of a demon licking the feet of a sleeping couple.

Sweet Dreams
original collage by Opium of the Poets

Art Nouveau illustration (c.1910)

'The Messenger'
Original collage by Opium of the Poets

Tibetan red demon with a Tiger's head.
painting c.1800s.