#Symbolism

[weirdlookindog]

Alméry Lobel-Riche (1877–1950) - The Sun of Death, 1922

[huariqueje]

Death Peeing, after Klinger - Tristan Unrau , 2024.

Canadian , b. 1989 -

Oil on linen, 47 x 36 in.

[robotmechagirl]

Transition goals

The figure of Melusine, at the 16th century sculpture garden of Bomarzo, Italy.

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Writing References: Colours

Black ⚜ Blue ⚜ Brown ⚜ Green ⚜ Grey ⚜ Orange

Pink ⚜ Purple ⚜ Red ⚜ Variegation ⚜ White ⚜ Yellow

Word Alternatives ⚜ Archaic Words ⚜ Dark

Describing Colours ⚜ Word List ⚜ Gold

Symbolisms: Colour Vitamins ⚜ "Magical" Uses

More: Notes & References ⚜ Writing Resources PDFs

[gustave-moreau-paintings]

-Hesiod and the Muse-

[odilon-redon-art]

-Landscape with Eve-

[symbolism-art-history]

Summer Landscape (1900) by Konstantin Somov

[leandre-heart]

first card of the tarot set : the pomegranate guy mydei 🫀

[weirdlookindog]

Andreas Gering (1892–1957) - Death in the Belfry / Peace Bells, 1916

ink, brown pen, watercolor, and white heightening on paper

[diana-andraste]

Film still from Los Olvidados, Luis Buñuel, 1950

A short but good analysis of the film from Eye on Art

Available to watch here

[liketwoswansinbalance]

The reason why I’m posting this now is because there’s a chance I may never finish it.

Vaguely in relation to this I'd recommend listening to "Rule #9 - Child of the Stars" by Fish in a Birdcage because I listened to it and it reminds me of late-stage Fall Rafal's arc.

Ok, done with the non sequitur.

This draft painting(?) stemmed from a thought I had about Rafal's figurative blind spot in Fall, involving some usage of symbolic imagery.

I consider his blind spot to have been underestimating Rhian (such as when he left Rhian in the Doom Room), obsessing over attaining a faithful soldier, and preparing to face against Rhian, with little thought leftover for the even the merest chance of reconciliation because he probably believed it was too late or thought that Rhian was too far gone too soon, hence why most of his efforts were directed towards self-preservation. Thus, here, I have him facing the consequences of attempting to stab the (probably harmless) green moth that landed on his eye, blinding himself, out of sheer paranoia, with none other than a letter opener.

I know, I know, it's NOT the Storian for once—it's self-inflicted! Huzzah! ...Or not?

My internal debate is whether I should go for more cohesion with the blood/potential "chaotic" background pattern—option #1 being his red "espionage" suit. The advantage is that it would stand out, high-contrast with the black that would be all around him and the pale green above. Like, Heaven/Hell, head/instincts. The bold red however would detract from the blood itself on the letter opener and in smaller splotches being more striking.

Option #2 is his white shirt alone, which would evade the low-contrast-with-blood issue, but the white would fill a decent amount of space, and has the point of evoking his false innocence. It would cohere more with the overall color scheme. The drawback is the white could be an overpowering, large block of color(s), and it would stand out, like his hair.

Another option was a black doublet (possibly with green accents/seams?), but I deemed it too close to TLEA imagery. So, I'm doubtful, unless I radically change my mind or someone convinces me of it.

Option #3 is a straitjacket in white or even silver/grey. Seems extreme, but it could work for symbolism purposes, again, with his paranoia's takeover.

Currently, I'm leaning towards white, but may change my mind. Thoughts on which could be better? Reasoning?

[pomburel]

I've been wanting to paint something bigger and more complex than a single object for quite some time now

A warmup sketch before the painting!

[gustave-moreau-paintings]

-Perseus and Andromeda-

[odilon-redon-art]

-The Boat-

[symbolism-art-history]

Benediction (1900) by Carlos Schwabe