Wednesday, September 5, 2012

BARRIER KULT CLARK ASHTON SMITH STORY ILLUSTRATION CONTEST

“In sheer daemonic strangeness
and fertility of conception,
Mr. Smith is perhaps unexcelled
by any other writer, dead or living.”.
— H. P. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature

IT IS NO SECRET THAT THE WEIRD FICTION OF CLARK ASHTON SMITH IS A MAJOR INSPIRATION FOR THE BARRIER KULT AND MANY OF IT'S OCCULT PLAGUE SPREADING STRANGE ARTS AND ACTIONS.  
DEPTH LEVIATHAN DWELLER IS THE PRIMARY COLLECTOR OF THE CAS TEXTS WITHIN THE BA. KU., AND HE HAS SELECTED A STORY, HIS FAVORITE, FOR A SPECIAL BA. KU. ILLUSTRATION CONTEST.  FOR DLD, 'THE ABOMINATIONS OF YONDO' IS A STORY OF PURE HAUNTING WEIRD TERROR.  THE LAST THREE PARAGRAPHS ARE A DESCENT INTO MADNESS AND FEAR VIA THE SIGHTING OF ARCHAIC AND PROFOUNDLY DISTURBING CREATURES.  
YOUR JOB AS AN ILLUSTRATOR IS THIS:
READ CLARK ASHTON SMITH'S SHORT STORY 'THE ABOMINATIONS OF YONDO' FOUND HERE:

...AND THEN DRAW WHAT YOU INTERPRET FROM THE FINAL PARAGRAPHS.  
THE 'CHOSEN' ILLUSTRATION WITH BE FEATURED ON A BLACK ON WHITE BA. KU. T-SHIRT FOR FALL.  ALSO - THE ARTIST WILL RECEIVE ONE OF THE LIMITED LOST SOUL BARRIER KULT SKATEBOARD DECKS (SEE PICTURE BELOW). 
THE DRAWINGS SHOULD BE HIGH CONTRAST BLACK AND WHITE LINE DRAWINGS, INCLUDE NO TEXT, AND SCANNED AT 300 DPI IF EMAILED TO THE BARRIER KULT AT barrierkult[at]hotmail.[dot]com. 
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEND AN ORIGINAL, PLEASE EMAIL barrierkult[at]hotmail[dot]com FOR ADDRESS INFORMATION. 
THE DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 31, 2012. 



Drawing above: 'The Pass' by CAS.