Grotesque

When commonly used, grotesque means strange, fantastic, ugly or bizarre, and thus is often used to describe shapes and distorted forms such as Halloween masks or gargoyles on churches. More specifically, the grotesque forms on buildings which are not used as drainspouts should not be called gargoyles, but rather referred to simply as grotesques.

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See also: Sheela Na Gig, Hunky Punk, mask, mummers play, pumpkin

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In art, grotesques are a decorative form of arabesques with interlaced garlands and strange animal figures which were fashionable in ancient Rome (as wall decoration, mosaics, etc.) and in Renaissance art as wall decoration, in marquetry (fine woodwork), in book illustration and in other decorative uses. It should not be confused with the decorative form of strapwork (the portrayal of leather straps in plaster or wood moldings). In Medieval Illuminated manuscripts terminology, drolleries, half-human thumbnails drawn in the margins, are also called "grotesques".

Halloween: Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31, usually by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting candy. It is celebrated in much of the Western world, though most commonly in the United States, the British Isles, Canada and sometimes in Australia and New Zeal...

Gargoyle: :This article is about gargoyles, the statues. For the animated series, see Gargoyles (animated series). For the University of Michigan humor magazine, see Gargoyle Humor Magazine....

Sheela Na Gig: Sheela-na-Gigs or Sheela Na Gigs are figurative carvings of naked females displaying an exaggerated vulva. They are found on churches, castles and other buildings in Ireland and Britain, sometimes together with male figures. An example can be seen at Kilpeck in Herefordshire. The name was first pub...

Grotesque related Images and Photos (experimental)

Four Martin Brothers Grotesque Birds

Iraqi Enemy Soldier Kneeling Face-Down in Grotesque Death Sprawl