Welcome to the not so distant future, where someone besides John Blanche is trying to accelerate the grim dark process into fruition.
Meet Kris Kuski, American sculptor and painter who’s mainstream work seems to emulate a lot 40k background.
According to his biography: “In personal reflection, Kris feels that in the world today much of mankind is oftentimes frivolous and fragile, being driven primarily by greed and materialism. He hopes that his art exposes the fallacies of Man, unveiling a new level of awareness to the viewer.”
His work has even caught the eye, and been used by, famous movie director Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth Hellboy II, Hobbit Screenplay).
Will his work bring about the Age of Strife? I doubt it, but it’s kinda neat to see the grim dark outside of tabletop gaming for once. -MBG
We don’t know what goes on inside Kris Kuski’s head, but we’d sure like to. The Kansas-based artist had the (possibly divine) inspiration to construct sculptures of churches on tanks. It’s unclear if this intends to juxtapoz the past with the present, discuss different instruments of fear or critique the horrors of war. Whatever, it looks really, really cool.
Kuski also paints, draws and makes ornate sculptures that wouldn’t look out of place in Notre Dame, but the main theme of his work seems the be the fragility of humankind. Heavy.
More at kuksi.com.
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
