The Chess Art Thread

Looks awful,but i liked something in the faces of the players :

Thanks, Melvinbluestone, Giacometti is very interesting !

Here is one ( only a funny pic ) empty from everything unnecessary :

love it

Very lovely photo of Chess.com's very own Energia! 

Thanks for posting ... I'd never seen this picture of Iryna before!

What matters in chess

Beautiful - an animated 3D-Yin-Yang 

serendipity .... does that refer to the much disputed gambling factor in chess ?

I think, not just gambling, but even in the games on top level the fortune plays a big role.

I am in some way satisfied there are pupils who don't like it.

P.S. I don't know if it is art or not and not i created it. Don't think it is crap - i posted it because the effect is nice.

Scorpionpackattack ..cool game between ... Polgar and Bacrot

wonderinguy .. the nails and bolts pic is fantastic!

Syrian Pawns by Tammam Azzam.

OOO this thread is awesome!

nice pics

Chess warrior by Roman Gumanyuk

I stumbled upon this link while doing a Google search of chess art. On a whim I was curious to whether and how much chess was used as a subject for artists. Figured this would be a good opportunity to bump this thread, and tag it for later perusal.