Behind The Artworks: SHROUD - Pax Nocturna (2026)

It’s a representation of our love and admiration for the occult. The colours themselves, the circular position of the characters involved, the full moon in the center, etc., are influenced by the dark fantasy artworks of Yoshitaka Amano and the Surreal Horror art of Zdzislaw Beksinski. There is also an element of The Lord of the Rings involved with the imagery. It’s symbolic in the sense that the 4 of us (depicted on the left) are at the worship of the Demonic Lord Murmur (on the right), who is the Archduke and Lord of Hell, representing philosophy and music.

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