# Creepy Apocolyptic Canvas Paintings Adrian Cox Creates Vivid and Very Creepy Paintings By Michael Baxter | Published 2014-01-08 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creepy-painting References: [booooooom](http://www.booooooom.com/2014/01/06/paintings-artist-adrian-cox/) & [adriancoxart](http://www.adriancoxart.com/paintings.html) Adrian Cox isn't a name that often comes to mind when you think of paintings for the artistically uninitiated but he sure knows how to create a creepy painting with style. The Saint Louis artist follows his style very meticulously and each gives the chilling feeling of dread. They manage to do this while also balancing bright lighting and fading colors. This is understandably hard to do given that these things don't typically go together but they feel at home in his paintings. The characters in the paintings are human-like but that's as much as I could give them. I'm not entirely sure what they are but they're what makes these [creepy paintings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deddy-bears). They look like they're covered in some sort of fungus with cotton candy-like consistency. The creativity behind this one is the driving force. It’s interesting because it’s different than what would normally be considered [modern art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beige-billboards). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.6/10 - Popularity: 5% | Activity: 5% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Creepy Canvas Paintings:** Opportunity to disrupt traditional art world by creating creepy canvas paintings incorporating bright lighting and fading colors - **Humanoid Fungus-like Creatures:** Opportunity to create a market for art featuring humanoid fungus-like creatures - **Meticulous Horror Art:** Opportunity to create and promote meticulous horror art as an emerging genre ### Where This Applies - **Art:** Artists can disrupt traditional art world by creating creepy canvas paintings and emerging genres of horror art - **Entertainment:** Opportunity for entertainment media companies to promote horror art and incorporate it into their content - **Fashion:** Fashion industry can explore opportunities to incorporate creepy canvas paintings and horror art into their designs ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Digital Archetype Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/christian-rex-van-minnen-1.md) - [Otherwordly Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/william-monk.md) - [Surreal Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jeffrey-deitch-art-gallery.md) - [Otherworldly Wooden Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-sculptures-1.md) - [Vibrantly Colorful Dynamic Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kayla-rumpp.md) - [Archival Pigment Art Print](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/parallax.md) - [Dark Abstracted Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-minyades-exhibition.md) - [AI-Generated Soup Can Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/campbells-paintings.md) - [Oil Painting-Inspired Rugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/antonio-santn.md)