Computer Animation Arts

John Martin is an interesting painter.  Although famous in his lifetime, in the 20th century he was much derided by artists and art critics, but has remained popular with the public (he was/is the most looked-at painter in the Tate), perhaps because his paintings have sometimes come to look like colossal 19th century heavy metal album covers.  In the 1930s you could have picked up one of his huge masterpieces for a couple of pounds.  In recent years his work has undergone critical reappraisal, and there's currently an exhibition at the Tate - have a look  here. His brother Jonathan was an insane preacher who set fire to York Minster: