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Ars Goetia
- GenresNonfiction
157 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2014
About the author
Lucian Mansell Stephenson
1 book1 followerLucian Stephenson is a self-taught illustrator and general nuisance who lives in Cambridge and draws a lot of monsters. He has drawn for all his life, but has only recently declared his work good enough for general consumption, and is thus dipping a tentative claw into the world of publications.
Lucian's distinctive work is produced in alcohol markers, white ink and on brown paper, giving it a unique "dirty" yet vibrant feel, and he feels his style is inspired most by Medieval religious iconography, though he aspires to be as much like the Decadent artists of the 19th century as possible. If he could actually physically BE Alasdair, for example, then that would be ideal.
In terms of subject matter, while adept at most things, Lucian prefers his bodies to be explicitly transgender, as he feels strongly about the casual, non-sexual representation of trans bodies, especially in religious or otherwise iconographic contexts. He also really loves werewolves.
While Lucian is yet to write anything himself, he is an experienced editor, and his first book, a modern English edition of the Ars Goetia is a testament to his love of laboriously wading through old texts no-one else cares about.
He did consider reading the "tips" on this site and maybe looking at how other people had written their biographies but decided to wing it.
Lucian's distinctive work is produced in alcohol markers, white ink and on brown paper, giving it a unique "dirty" yet vibrant feel, and he feels his style is inspired most by Medieval religious iconography, though he aspires to be as much like the Decadent artists of the 19th century as possible. If he could actually physically BE Alasdair, for example, then that would be ideal.
In terms of subject matter, while adept at most things, Lucian prefers his bodies to be explicitly transgender, as he feels strongly about the casual, non-sexual representation of trans bodies, especially in religious or otherwise iconographic contexts. He also really loves werewolves.
While Lucian is yet to write anything himself, he is an experienced editor, and his first book, a modern English edition of the Ars Goetia is a testament to his love of laboriously wading through old texts no-one else cares about.
He did consider reading the "tips" on this site and maybe looking at how other people had written their biographies but decided to wing it.
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November 8, 2024
Great work, and very well presented.
I would have to say Bael and Marbas are the most powerful combination to work with - public praise for efficiency. Highly recommend in conjunction or separately.
I would have to say Bael and Marbas are the most powerful combination to work with - public praise for efficiency. Highly recommend in conjunction or separately.
June 23, 2024
The art in my version made up for the fact that I am reading a book cataloguing the demons of Hell.
February 22, 2016
A great artistic overview of goetic demons, with a whimsical 21st century illustration style that provides some new creative associations between demons and their purviews- I especially liked the depiction of Marbas as a three-eyed lion that vomits pharmaceutical pills and capsules as part of his purview over diseases and their cures. Light on text, but with captions provided in modern English for people who prefer that to the archaic language of the originals (or who, like me, love the archaic but just want a fresh perspective). Written by someone who appreciates the strange conglomerates of demonic properties you see in the historical texts but can render this into cohesive illustrations too. An excellent addition to the ongoing artistic tradition.
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