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Danny and Dino: A Tale of Two Symbolists

Lloyd. D. Graham

This unconventional docum ent is dedicated to my two f avourite artists, DannyMalboeuf in North Carolina 1 and Dino Valls in Madrid. 2

I name them in that ordersimply because that is the order in which I discovered them. Both painters are similarin age and are self-taught, but prefer different tools: Valls uses traditional media, suchas oils and tempera, whereas Malboeuf relies upon modern acrylics.

The language of the unconscious is universal, and thus despite the two paintersseparation in terms of geography, culture and style we should not be surprised tofind overlaps in their iconography. Neither seems to have been aware of the otherswork; there is certainly no suggestion of one influencing the other. What connectsthem, to my mind, is that both artists often create works animated by dangerousmixtures of religion and sexuality, of repulsion and attraction, of thanatos and eros .And while I would like to show that the overlap in visual vocabulary is significant,there remains one final obstacle: it would be folly to speak the things of silence.

For this reason, rather than conduct a rational analysis, I have decided to construct amagic square (Table 1) in which a work from one artist is paired with a work fromthe other that incorporates a similar or related motif. Sometimes it is quite obviously a

Table 1. A Table of Correspondences

Malboeuf Valls ClueThe Virgin of the Rocks Aracne Myriapoda

The Dying Poet Argentea Not half-heartedIt Was of Eden I Was Dreaming Psicostasia FingerplayLes Ingenues Lux Cum cera seraThe Collector Collectio Le-pin-dopteraListen, the Robin Sings Umbra Puella bryophytaMicah with the Head of Goliath Psicostasia EnthauptetThe Beautiful Rosine Lux Cum cera seraThe Somnambulist Halitus Vapor ab oreThe Air is Full of Cologne Nubilis VultusElectric Train Psicostasia A conjoint appointmentThru the Looking Glass Vortice UncarioHouse of Cards Nigredo Swap your title and crow about the changeRape Machine Ipsus F Deus exThe Falling Star Lo Spellato Two leftEpileptica One Dies Irae Sigillum PrimumVia Dolorosa Ex Ergo ClaviThe Island of the Fay Martyr And Rogyne?The Devil and Marianne Canon Virgo et virgaSeraph Behind the Sun Malacia StrandedMaid of Candies Dies Irae On deck for a great dealThe Crucifiction Martyr Hardly saintwear, Rev. Spooner.The Red Sail Ludus ClawsignThe Angel of Comfort Ad Inferos Le Pendu et son angeThe Gospel of de Sade Incubo Fr GehrloseThe Catherine Wheel (detail) Stigmata All hold hands

The Poison Makes Her Pretty Tegmen One bite and youre hookedLAntipape Psicostasia Jung girls get to the crux

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Of-De-Sade-8109914http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/11/http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/11/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/The-Catherine-Wheel-1262251http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/The-Catherine-Wheel-1262251http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/56/http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/56/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/The-Poison-Makes-Her-Pretty-72535967http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/The-Poison-Makes-Her-Pretty-72535967http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/58/http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/58/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/L-antipape-86545886http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/L-antipape-86545886http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/75/http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/75/http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/75/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/L-antipape-86545886http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/58/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/The-Poison-Makes-Her-Pretty-72535967http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/56/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/The-Catherine-Wheel-1262251http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/11/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/The-Gospel-Of-De-Sade-8109914http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/63/http://www.deviantart.com/print/6553/http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/93/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/The-Red-Sail-136709319http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/73/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/The-Crucifiction-864442http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/5/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/Maid-Of-Candies-843236http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/72/https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/1011368_10152956909900055_435111131_n.jpghttp://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/13/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/The-Devil-and-Marianne-36410854http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/73/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/The-Island-of-the-Fay-726108http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/53/http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs37/f/2008/277/e/2/Via_Dolorosa_by_kolaboy.pnghttp://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/5/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/Epleptica-One-7708479http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/54/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/The-Falling-Star-715810http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/89/http://shadowness.com/kolaboy/rape-machinehttp://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/104/http://shadowness.com/kolaboy/house-of-cardshttp://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/34/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/Thru-The-Loooking-Glass-617949http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/75/http://shadowness.com/kolaboy/electric-train-2http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/103/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/The-Air-Is-Full-Of-Cologne-139771505http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/36/http://shadowness.com/kolaboy/the-somnambulisthttp://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/97/http://www.epilogue.net/art/26942-the-beautiful-rosinehttp://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/75/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/Micah-With-The-Head-Of-Goliath-1148272https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/1381926_10200370776866738_2018027488_n.jpghttp://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/Listen-The-Robin-Sings-350571637http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/112/http://s30.postimg.org/mvm6oed0x/the_collector.jpghttp://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/97/http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs8/i/2005/338/5/f/Les_Ingenus_by_kolaboy.jpghttp://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/75/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/It-Was-Of-Eden-I-Was-Dreaming-950573http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/76/http://kolaboy.deviantart.com/art/The-Dying-Poet-2233062http://www.dinovalls.com/en/gallery/35/http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs7/i/2005/177/5/6/The_Virgin_Of_The_Rocks_by_kolaboy.jpg

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