Infinite Evilness

by Pablo Lago
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Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Iblis... the Devil has many faces. Used throughout history by leaders as images of fear or veneration, depending on the society, served to instruct believers and led them along the path of righteousness.

These representations of the Devil also made it possible to denounce the moral decrepitude of contemporaries.

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What is Infinite Evilness?

Infinite Evilness is a collection that explores different artistic representations of Evil throughout history, transformed into matrioshkas or russian dolls.

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The Collection

7 demon dolls.

Creative and art director Pablo Lago illustrated and animated this collection of 7 unique demon dolls that live inside this modern 21st Century Devil that is Putin.

Looping animation of a Matrioska (or Russian Doll) represented as Putin that is opened and then it reveals that inside there is another Russian doll represented as the Devil of the painter Bartolomé Bermejo in his 1468’s oil painting ‘St. Michael Triumps over the Devil’.

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Demon doll Bermejo

Based on Bartolomé Bermejo’s oil painting ‘Saint Michael Triumphs over the Devil’, 1468 (The National Gallery, London).
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Looping animation of russian doll: Putin transforms into Fra Angelico's Satan from 'The Last Judgement' painting.

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Demon doll Fra Angelico

Based on a detail of Fra Angelico’s ‘The Last Judgement’, 1432-1435 (Museo di San Marcos, Florence).

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Looping animation of a Matrioska (or Russian Doll) represented as Putin that is opened and then it reveals that inside there is another Russian doll represented as the Devil of the painter Michael Pacher in his 1483’s oil painting ‘St. Augustine and the Devil’.

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Demon doll Michael Pacher

Based on Michael Pacher’s oil painting on wood ‘The Devil holding the Book of Vices to St. Augustine’, 1483 (Alte Pinakothek, Munich).

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Looping animation of russian doll: Putin transforms into Francisco de Goya's Devil as a goat representation from 'Witches' Sabbath' painting.

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Demon doll Goya

Based on Francisco de Goya’s oil on canvas ‘The Witches’ Sabbath’, 1798 (Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid).

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Martrioska of Putin with a representation of the devil inside inspired on Félicien Rops’ pastel and watercolour ‘Behind the Scenes’, 1890 (Private collection, Brussels, Belgium).

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Demon doll Félicien Rops

Based on Félicien Rops’ pastel and watercolour ‘Behind the Scenes’, 1890 (Private collection, Brussels, Belgium).
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Looping animation of russian doll: Putin transforms into ancient god of storms and violence, Set.

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Demon doll Set

Based on Set or Seth is a  god of  deserts, storms, disorder and violence in ancient Egyptian.

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Martrioska of Putin with a representation of the devil inside inspired on a detail of the Hieronymus Bosch’s triptych ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’, 1490-1510 (Museo del Prado, Madrid), specifically from its right panel: Hell.

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Demon doll Bosch

Based on a detail of the Hieronymus Bosch’s triptych ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’, 1490-1510 (Museo del Prado, Madrid).

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