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razorshapes: Kim Cogan - Wave no. 22 (2012)

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:14:54 -0400

Kim Cogan - Wave no. 22 (2012)

creativesauce: Environment sketches for my youtube...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:14:36 -0400

Environment sketches for my youtube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lv1rJFH2mM

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theartofanimation: Lownine

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:13:46 -0400

theartofanimation:

Lownine

unde-niya-ble: detectivedeathmachine: by Adams Doyle |...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:21:01 -0400

unde-niya-ble:

detectivedeathmachine:

by Adams Doyle | Biography | Shop

I need them tattooed on me.

f-inked: I’m falling.

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:29:12 -0400

f-inked:

I’m falling.

Photo

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:43:41 -0400

april-liu: some old layouts

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:43:06 -0400

april-liu:

some old layouts

catbib: Crystal

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:04:31 -0400

catbib:

Crystal

mysticjones: janggak by bumskee

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:29:30 -0400

mysticjones:

janggak by bumskee

theartofanimation: Kurt Huggins, Zelda Devon

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:20:03 -0400

theartofanimation:

Kurt Huggins, Zelda Devon

theartofanimation: Reynan Sanchez

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:32:21 -0400

theartofanimation:

Reynan Sanchez

theartofanimation: Daniel Clarke

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:07:29 -0400

theartofanimation:

Daniel Clarke

theartofanimation: Daniel Clarke

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:42:47 -0400

theartofanimation:

Daniel Clarke

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Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:20:26 -0400

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The Irritating Gentleman - Berthold Woltze

1874

I know that feel, Painting Lady.

My bus ride to and from work every day.

They never published the second picture, which was the one where she backhanded him in the fucking face for getting all up in her shit.

Oh great, good to know this has been a problem for HUNDREDS OF YEARS CAN WE PLEASE STOP DOING THIS ALREADY JUST FUCK OFF AND LEAVE ME ALONE

Everyone is overlooking something very significant in this picture, that I saw in two seconds, that adds a layer of super slime to his whole awful attitude. “The Irritating Gentleman” is a politeness.

She’s wearing all black in 1874. Black gloves, hat, cloak, and dress. In public. The whole nine yards. That’s not a fashion choice or a gothic thing. Back then when people wore all black like that, they were in mourning for someone who died. No one did mourning like the Victorians, that shit was an art form to them.

Someone in her family has died—she could even be a young widow. No one’s accompanying her either. With the carpet bag? She’s traveling alone while still in deep mourning. Look at the closeup. She’s got tears in her eyes. She is upset, devastated in a way that one is only when someone has died. And the guy’s still bothering her, like her problems are flippant bullshit and she needs to just smile or pay attention to him because ladies are supposed to be pleasing for men no matter what shit they’re going through. That’s not a look of “what an ass.” That’s a look of devastation that even in her pain, she’s expected to give people like him focus. She’s not mad. She’s hurt. And to add insult to injury? Everyone would be able to tell. It was a clear sign and still is in ways that someone is mourning, to dress in black crepe like that. He would know why she’s wearing all black, and he’s still demanding her attention.

What an insufferable dick.

At least I’m not the only one who saw this.

I’m reblogging myself to add some comments from my mom. She’s a docent at the Portland Art Museum, and I wanted to see her take on this painting, given her art/art history knowledge. She said:

“Just looking at it I’d say she’s recently lost her parent(s). She’s traveling alone and is waiting in a station that would be considered too “rough” for a lady in high standing. The crates around her, even the behavior of the man would indicate she’s in a rough part of town. Also, there’s a tear on her face, so not only is she grieving a loss, she’s grieving a loss of position and safety in the world.”

Reblogging for that comment right there.

Reasons I’m glad I don’t live in victorian times

Why does this have to be about the misogyny of his act? The piece is titled “The Irritating Gentleman.” A Gentleman is not a member of the “laboring class,” but rather part of an elevated social rank (either by means of family or personal quality). Note his clothing. Wide bowtie, day bag leather strap, cigar, broad oblivious smile (the only smile in the picture). Contrast that to the elderly man in the background with his grim expression. I see a man obviously out of place, probably talking to everyone in turn, oblivious to how annoyed everyone is at his shameless display of wealth. Think of Hugh Laurie’s character, Wooster; this man has few problems and simply cannot empathize with the concept of suffering surrounding him. I don’t see misogyny, I see a statement of the mental divide between social classes.

I bet he got mugged before he left that train.

chromaticwatch: Nomata MinoruSimultaneously more and less...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:59:58 -0400

chromaticwatch:

Nomata Minoru
Simultaneously more and less advanced that the towers and domiciles we currently place ourselves in and singularly more beautiful, Nomata Minoru’s structures amalgamate the astronomical structures of old India with the gleaming but ponderous verticality of Futurist architecture with the chilly regality of proto-surrealist strongholds. Majestically dark shades, light so flat as fresh cement, and windswept apocalyptic emptiness combine to finish tying the works together in an eerie, lonely, awe-renderingly unbelievable way.