#artacademia

[rottingsong]

˚ ༘ .˚ the ebb and flow of my heartbeat burns my brain . .🌱୭ ˚. ᵎᵎ

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[wordsbystardust]

He loves me better than I love myself

In his world, I am woven

like his most cherished poem.

[leralyba]

It’s almost the end of the year. And it’s unlikely that I will make a new big painting. So the results of this year are behind my back. All works in my portfolio have been changed during this year. And finally my portfolio looks like it was made by one artist, not many. Monochromatic colors, precision, tranquility. The last painting is ‘Calm’, the one with the sea. I tried to make it lighter. In general, I want my paintings be lighter in the future. Sadly the photo doesn’t reflect the surface of the paintings. Some of them are made with many almost transparent layers and it creates the iridescent pearl effect. I know I lack the bold brushwork in my paintings, maybe I will try to gain this quality next year.

The highlight of the year was that the painting “Reflections” became semi finalist in 16th Art Renewal Salon. I dreamt for 10 years to participate, since I started studying art professionally. I hope next year I will make a painting to enter this competition again.

Being honest, there were a lot of obstacles too. I wanted to start my account on Saatchi, but this year it is closed for both of countries I am from. And the majority of online art platforms are closed now. I tried to participate in many open-calls in my location that I thought might fit, but received no positive answer yet. And it’s totally fine. It’s part of the artist career at first. So I will continue to perfect my skills. Maybe it is time to paint whatever I want with no influence. Who knows.

Also next year I want to concentrate on watercolors. It is less toxic and I guess I miss this technique.

All in all it has been a challenging year, but I really hope that things will change for the better. And if not I will continue to do what I love anyway.

[coldeyesandredlips]

"The smile on your face speaks to me in languages your soul fails to utter, Consequences be damned, I will find you in the very depths of hell if I have to. "

—//love with all you have, love with your bloodstained teeth and bruised knuckles.//

@coldeyesandredlips on Tumblr // @bleedingthornsinthesnow on Instagram.

[engraved-scripture]

The pleasures of the imagination are as it were only drawings and models which are played with by poor people who cannot afford the real thing.

- Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

[artacademia]

i feel like the dark academia aesthetic emphasises so much on the ‘quality’ of being pretentious, people who pursue the aesthetic become arrogant and egocentrical. like, come on, wearing a tweed blazer and having read some classics doesn’t make you a better person than someone who enjoys listening to beyoncé. in short, don’t be like henry winter; we all know where that gets you.

[darkwyverness]

Human Anatomy Learning. I'm just learn the basic of skeleton first. This is my first time I draw a full skeleton anatomy. Last time I draw it during science classes but it doesn't full like this. #drawinganatomy #skeletonanatomy #drawingchallenge #aesthetic #ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ #anatomy #skeleton #artacademia https://www.instagram.com/p/CTFLId0lvT2/?utm_medium=tumblr

[doomerette]

[fineartillustrator-blog]

Traditional Woman . . . #dibujosalapiz #lavidaendibujo #arte #artstudio #artcollective #artlovers #penonpaper #penonpaperart #urbansketchers #inks #prismacolor #coloredpencils #thesketchbookproject #sketchbooks #skintones #artacademia #inkedjunkies #tonedpaper #texturedpaper #trekellproteam #trekellbrushes #juxtaposition #juxtapoz #lowriderarte #lowriderartemagazine #teenangels #teenangelsmagazine #thebeatwithin #artphotograph #canonphotos (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvBMMRJlIfR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18oqq586tta4o

[rottingsong]

˚ ༘ .˚ my blood flows through my pen while the ink paints my brain . .🍂୭ ˚

[wordsbystardust]

As long as your ocean waves

will crash upon me,

I will love you .... fireheartedly.

[leralyba]

Reflections

65x45 cm

2022

[coldeyesandredlips]

And tonight, I am sinking.

Sinking in my own sea of repressed emotions, caged within the confinement of my glass heart that feels cool to touch, bleeding fingers of forlorn lovers that drip with scarlet as they wish to caress my ragged heart.

So tonight, be the villain who saved me.

Save me from my own fall, for I am damned. You cannot say you love a rose and shy away from its thorns, you can't flash me a smile worth a million glimmering stars and strip me of mine.

Tonight, tell me you hate me.

As our fingers entwine and lips meet in a frenzy, breathe into me that you feel the same way as me. That you wish I didn't exist, that your heart didn't beat faster just because I walked into the room, that the stars seemed dimmer when I smiled, that you didn't give me your heart only for me to crush it with my bare hands.

Tonight, lie to me.

Lie to me that your hands are clean, that your guarded eyes are because of what we left behind, that the slithering coldness around your heart is because you fell for the cold in my veins when all you knew was the warmth of summer.

Tonight, confess that it hurts.

Lie to me because you love me. As much as your love for me hurts, I couldn't help but wish it were you holding me as the world faded to grey and my vision went black.

Because regardless of anything, the key to the glass box of your secrets laid in my tainted hands.

Because tonight, you said you hated me solely because love didn't exist in your dictionary.

— coldeyedandredlips.

And we all knew, there was a thin line between love and hate.

[kenyatta]

“Core” aesthetics, however, are just the tip of the iceberg. Many TikTok style tribes are amalgamations of past musical subcultures, like #EBoy which marries grunge and emo fashion with anime and video game influences. The look, which typically includes black nail polish, mismatched earrings, split-dyed hair, and black and white striped clothing, inspired Celine’s SS21 campaign last year. Other groups are inspired by nostalgia for specific time periods, like the Ed Hardy, Von Dutch and Oakley clad members of the #McBling community, who recreate the bedazzled, flip-phone fashion days of the early aughts. Subcultural styles that were once unique to specific countries, like Japanese #Decora (a childlike and cartoonish aesthetic based on excessive “decoration,” in the form of layered, rainbow accessories and jewelry), are thriving in the digital sphere, where national borders are obsolete.

These communities, which manifest as a “channel” of themed videos united by a hashtag, are not only readily accessible to all TikTok users, but also dramatically inclusive. Many include helpful tutorials, which explain how to style or align yourself with the aesthetic of your choice. A search for #Darkacademia, a subset of fashion inspired by Harry Potter and the mid-century collegiate style of prestigious universities, yields videos of literature students who advise viewers on where to find vintage earth-toned turtlenecks, sweater vests, and loafers. And inclusivity has lent itself to unending specificity. If dark colors aren’t your thing, there’s always #Lightacademia. If you’re studious, but also creative, there’s #Artacademia. And given the popularity of hilariously precise subsects like #Pastelgoth and #Birate (short for bisexual pirate) there’s clearly no such thing as too niche on TikTok. “What makes TikTok so special is the ability for people to discover, interact with and even join niche communities they didn’t know about before they joined the app,” said CeCe Vu, who leads TikTok’s fashion and beauty partnerships.

These style tribes are more than entertaining cultural curios. Their global reach, youth appeal (Gen Z makes up 60% of the platform’s usership), and rapid innovation have helped make them some of the fashion industry’s most powerful trendsetters. “Just a few hashtags that demonstrate the reach of niche communities include #Cottagecore (5.8 billion views), #Altgirl (1.3 billion views) and #Femboy (779 million views.),” Vu said. These popular style tribes aren’t only changing the way people dress, but also inspiring a broader cultural shift in our perception of the value (and acceptability) of alternative style.

Niche aesthetic communities are not unique to TikTok, but their power and popularity on the app do feel unprecedented. The staff of the Aesthetics Wiki, a digital “encyclopedia of online and offline aesthetics” said that although niche aesthetic communities tend to do better on image-sharing websites (given that video creation is far more time-consuming), fashion aesthetics are a notable exception. “TikTok actually tends to be one of the better hubs of aesthetic fashion on the internet,” the Wiki staff said.

So why do style tribes thrive on TikTok in particular? As is the case with any TikTok phenomenon, all roads point to the algorithm. The app’s crown jewel is its For You page, which inverts the typical user-selected feed building process that happens on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. On the “FYP,” users are shown an endless stream of recommended videos based on their individual preferences and past activity. With the ultimate aim of increasing watch time, the app is constantly linking users with like-minded creators, who make content that viewers are expected to enjoy. For this reason, TikTok has become an incredibly “safe” digital landscape for sartorial experimentation. By only showing users content to people that (typically) share their interests and values, the algorithm allows TikTok users to bypass the gawking and ridicule that countercultural looks can often incite in the analog world.

The algorithm does more than just create a risk-free environment for non-normative dress—it actually incentivizes it. The For You page is dictated by an internal rating system, which is based on a video’s ability to command and hold attention. In fashion, this is best done with eye-catching and extreme looks. “Instagram created and rewarded visual homogeny,” Napoli said. “And while that does still exist within aesthetic communities on TikTok, the users that break through and achieve viral fame tend to have a unique creative perspective.” 

[artacademia]

look how gorgeous these editions of pride&prejudice and crime&punishment that my friends got me for my birthday are!!

[fanysdrawing]

Desenho #Dragão . #ArtAcademia (em Art academia)