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Post by hengest on Mar 31, 2022 23:16:35 GMT -5
Wally Wood.
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Post by hengest on Mar 31, 2022 23:32:51 GMT -5
Eisner
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Post by hengest on Apr 1, 2022 23:06:09 GMT -5
Eisner again. Very grabbing splash page. Almost like an adventure hook or a storytelling prompt.
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Post by hengest on Apr 1, 2022 23:08:46 GMT -5
Traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirt ("vyshyvanka").
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Post by hengest on Apr 1, 2022 23:10:57 GMT -5
"A Dragon Descends on Ukraine." Maria Prymachenko, 1987.
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Post by hengest on Apr 1, 2022 23:12:05 GMT -5
Prymachenko again.
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Post by hengest on Apr 2, 2022 22:20:18 GMT -5
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Post by hengest on Apr 2, 2022 22:30:02 GMT -5
Weird Science 14.
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Post by hengest on Apr 2, 2022 22:31:53 GMT -5
From "The Curse," in Vampirella #9. Art by Wally Wood. 1971.
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Post by hengest on Apr 2, 2022 23:06:57 GMT -5
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Post by hengest on Apr 2, 2022 23:12:53 GMT -5
Snow White, by Arthur Rackham.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 3, 2022 12:11:03 GMT -5
hengest what is the undead one from?
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Post by hengest on Apr 3, 2022 12:58:44 GMT -5
hengest what is the undead one from? From "The Curse," in Vampirella #9. Art by Wally Wood. 1971. I have added that info to the post. I do not know the story but am trying to get some Wood stories from the library. If there is anything especially worthwhile, I will share it and tag you.
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Post by hengest on Apr 17, 2022 17:03:52 GMT -5
Head of a Woman. Leonardo, around 1500. I think this image is just awesome.
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Post by hengest on Apr 25, 2022 8:40:29 GMT -5
"A Hermit before a Grotto," painted by Joos de Momper and Jan Brueghel the Elder. Completed between 1610 and 1626. Wiki entry here.
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Post by hengest on Apr 30, 2022 10:14:37 GMT -5
Not sure about artist, but looks a lot like Edward Gorey.
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Apr 30, 2022 13:38:50 GMT -5
"A Hermit before a Grotto," painted by Joos de Momper and Jan Brueghel the Elder. Completed between 1610 and 1626. Wiki entry here. Amazing piece! Great pic for your avatar. Art History was actually one of the most interesting courses I took in college. We learned how to interpret symbolism and see how it all flows together. Don't ask me now because that's been 20+ years ago.
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Post by hengest on Apr 30, 2022 14:11:03 GMT -5
The Semi-Retired Gamer I know, it's pretty cool. I think that back in the day, seeing one of these paintings was like going to a movie or a carnival for us. Wish I had taken Art History or could now. That's awesome, even if you forgot some details.
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Apr 30, 2022 14:24:14 GMT -5
I hear you, hengest. I bet you could go to a bookstore and find a book on art interpretation. Granted, it's not quite the same but it would give you a decent idea of the concepts and ideas. There are some obvious things like the halos painted around heads representing Christ, angels, etc. Something is telling me that a goose means something significant, but it's just been too long. Of course, you have all the styles like surrealism, realistic, impressionistic, etc. It was way more interesting than I assumed it would have ever been.
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Post by hengest on Apr 30, 2022 14:35:27 GMT -5
I hear you, hengest . I bet you could go to a bookstore and find a book on art interpretation. Granted, it's not quite the same but it would give you a decent idea of the concepts and ideas. There are some obvious things like the halos painted around heads representing Christ, angels, etc. Something is telling me that a goose means something significant, but it's just been too long. Of course, you have all the styles like surrealism, realistic, impressionistic, etc. It was way more interesting than I assumed it would have ever been. I believe it. Learning is always interesting. I think my wife and I nearly got Stendhal Syndrome once when we saw a bunch of Renaissance art at a museum. And I had not been in any mood to go. Even being overstimulated by the modern world all the time, I felt like those paintings were blasting some kind of information into me in a way I was not prepared to understand or resist. I remember sitting down with her afterwards to eat something and us both just feeling like we had been through some kind of nutty wringer.
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Post by hengest on Jul 21, 2022 13:33:04 GMT -5
"The Fairy-Feller's Master Stroke," by Richard Dadd. Completed 1864, the year the artist was committed to his final asylum where he spent the rest of his life. "Dadd worked on the painting for nine years, paying microscopic attention to detailand using a layering technique to produce 3D-like results." - Wikipedia
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Post by hengest on Mar 25, 2024 9:43:53 GMT -5
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Mar 25, 2024 12:06:51 GMT -5
This is awesome, I seem to have missed the last several posts before this one.
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Post by hengest on Mar 25, 2024 12:18:45 GMT -5
Head of a Woman. Leonardo, around 1500. I think this image is just awesome. Whoa, this one is fantastic!!
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Post by hengest on Mar 25, 2024 12:19:25 GMT -5
This is awesome, I seem to have missed the last several posts before this one. There are so many awesome images in the world, even before the modern period of photography and infinite reproduction of everything. Man.
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Post by hengest on Mar 31, 2024 7:30:46 GMT -5
The wedding of Arthur and Guinevere from Excalibur (1981). Now this is medieval fantasy right here.
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Post by hengest on Apr 3, 2024 14:04:55 GMT -5
Great Piece of Turf. Albrecht Dürer, 1503.
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Post by hengest on Apr 3, 2024 14:06:47 GMT -5
Head of an Old Man. Albrecht Dürer, 1521.
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Post by hengest on Apr 3, 2024 14:08:24 GMT -5
Knight, Death, and the Devil. Albrecht Dürer, 1533.
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Post by hengest on Apr 3, 2024 14:10:32 GMT -5
Contradiction: Oberon and Titania. Richard Dadd, 1854-58.
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