publication date: Saturday, November 19, 2022 (part of Fall 2022)

category: Art

clue: This artist literally puts himself into his work for heavy metal bands like Slayer and Triptykon.

explanation: Castiglia paints exclusively with water and his own blood. more…

intended difficulty: hard

do-over: This was a "do-over" goo, inspired by incorrect guesses for a previous goo.

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, and Samir Mehta

trivia: This goo was inspired by several incorrect guesses for the goo of Thomas Hart Benton.


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