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Apocalypse Art: 10 Epic Artworks For The End Of Days (PHOTOS)

END OF DAYS
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Everyone alive? Just checking.

Well it looks like the Mayans may have miscalculated with their prediction that the world was nigh, or they just pulled a really great prank, in which case we're impressed. But we're glad we get to celebrate the Mayan apocalypse day while actually being alive and not in a pit of flames!

In honor of the anti-climactic affair, we've compiled our 10 favorite artworks that just scream "the world is ending!" From Richard Allenby-Pratt to Marco Brambilla, these artists certainly made sure if the world was ending, we'd go down in style. Enjoy! And happy apocalypse, everyone!

Apocalyptic Art
The Great Day of His Wrath(01 of10)
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The Great Day of His Wrath by John Martin (credit:John Martin)
An Opera For The Apocalypse(02 of10)
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"An Opera for the Apocalypse"Mixed media assemblage23" h x 44" w x 9" d2009copyright Kris Kuksi (credit:Kris Kuksi)
Circulation Desk(03 of10)
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Circulation Desk, 2012 Lori Nix (credit:Lori Nix)
Church(04 of10)
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Church, 2009 Lori Nix (credit:Lori Nix)
Abandoned(05 of10)
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Abandoned by Richard Allenby-Pratt (credit:Richard Allenby-Pratt)
Yearning For Zion(06 of10)
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yearning for zion acrylic, ink on canvas 24x36"2006 Ricky Allman (credit:Ricky Allman)
Shelf Life(07 of10)
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Shelf Life, James Hopkins, 2006Mixed media, 190 x 160 x 30 cmPrivate collection (credit:James Hopkins)
Creation (Megaplex)(08 of10)
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Marco Brambilla's "Creation (Megaplex)," 20123-D High-Definition Blu-Ray DVD, color, sound, 4 minutes, loop, dimensions variable, edition of 5 (credit:Christopher Grimes)
The Raft of Illusions(09 of10)
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The Raft of Illusions, Gerard RancinanArgentic print mounted on plexiglassEdition of 185.4 x 126 inches (credit:Opera Gallery)
The Haywain Triptych(10 of10)
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Wolfe von Lenkiewicz (credit:Wolfe von Lenkiewicz)

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