#or as a symbol of status

[shaanks]

crying sobbing throwing up thinking about the Kid Pirates at Gran Tesoro's resort. Idc about the actual plot of Film Gold please just consider them all done up in hot ass outfits, Kid's got on the most godawful pair of sunglasses ever conceived of (and he's NAILING it), nobody has on a tie. Just something about that rowdy bunch on a big floating resort sets my brain on fire.

[silusvesuius]

baby👶 drawings. these are very dear to me rn.. 2nd pic is my Nelavis with @barvin0k's Varonur 🩵 last one is a baby bosmer and snow elf, hairiest of them all. although the bosmer was meant to be my girl Barletta too lols

[alexandriad]

yet another greeku ancient greek miku

[sictransitgloriamvndi]

[ratwithhands]

Read right to left (Manga Formant) I actually have a lot more sketches of Kokushibo but this is only one that works without any context. I'll try to post more of him soon but I've somehow stuck myself into writing like 4 different AUs at the same time so it's gonna be slow 👁👁💦

Also bonus doodle from today:

[cologona]

I am just so fundamentally uninterested in the story where Jason is in the wrong and needs to Gain Perspective or whatever. God what a snore. What an absolute waste of my time.

[thesilicontribesman]

The 'York or Coppergate Helmet', 750 to 775 CE, The Yorkshire Museum, York

The York Helmet is a spectacular piece of Anglian artistry and engineering. Helmets of this period are incredibly rare and the York Helmet is to date the best surviving example in Europe.

It was expertly and meticulously crafted using iron and brass. The nose- piece is beautifully decorated with intertwined animals. A Latin inscription across the top of the helmet dedicates it to God and appeals for protection for the wearer. The protective neck mail contains over 2,000 tiny interlocking iron rings, each made by hand. It is testament to the skill and ingenuity of Anglian craftspeople.

This unique object even bears the inscribed name of its owner, OSHERE, which can be read above the nose guard. The name may translate as 'Warrior of the Royal House of Os'. Oshere was probably a member of the Northumbrian royal family who were the most powerful dynasty in England at the time.

The helmet is proof of the immense wealth and power of Britain's ruling classes in the eighth century. It was undoubtedly a prized possession and a status symbol for the owner, showing off their riches and military strength.

[reality-detective]

The Statue of Liberty is not what we were told it was representing 🤔

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Culture Shock

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[stormofdefiance]

I wanted to share some wee thoughts about Ratio’s E6 art & why I believe it is a symbolic parallel to Michelangelo’s David. This speaks to both Ratio’s humanist beliefs and possible future plot points.

Ratio’s E6 is Vincit Omnia Veritas or Truth Conquers All. I’ve heard it claimed (although I have no idea if it’s explicitly stated anywhere?) that the character’s E6 art represents them at their innermost core, an honest and deeply vulnerable shard of themselves. Evoking David here is an interesting choice; the biblical figure who, using nothing but a stone and sling, took down the tyrannical Goliath. The parallel is perhaps as simple as this: Ratio views himself - and by extension the truth - as the underdog, someone never accepted into the Genius society, forever to be kept from Nous and THEIR gaze, but nonetheless will, in the end, prove himself the final victor. Truth will topple the seemingly unconquerable, whatever that might be.

But I also think Michelangelo’s David is a specifically interesting parallel to draw on from a historical perspective. Ratio is pretty much the textbook definition of a renaissance man - he is a philosopher, a scholar, interested in medicine and science and the vast array of human achievement. He speaks in Latin (the language of education during the renaissance in Europe that allowed the transmission of information without having to rely on translation) while heavily styling himself on Ancient Greek symbols and drawing from Greek philosophy (often seen at the time as more ‘sophisticated’ and interested in ‘wisdom’ than the contemporary ‘militaristic’ Romans).

Michelangelo’s David was the first colossal marble statue to be carved since antiquity, and it came to be a symbol of the renaissance itself. This is interesting to me for Ratio and what I believe are his humanist beliefs. Humanism was an ideal that propagated during the renaissance that championed the belief that man had beauty, dignity and worth that deserved as much respect and adoration as any deity. Keep in mind this philosophy was emerging following the Middle Ages and at a time where religious institutions across Europe held exorbitant and sometimes absolute power. David as a statue is an ode to the sublime beauty of the human body, completely unashamed and uninhibited in his gigantic nakedness (Doctor! You’re huge!) retaliating against the idea that prominent idea at the time that man’s body is inherently sinful. The humanists sought to recenter humanity, and David became a symbol of man’s independence against the seemingly unconquerable might of the Church.

Consider how Ratio centres humanity in his Simulated Universe project, how he values every life, how interested he is in constant self-improvement. How this symbol - of not just the renaissance but of the re-centring of humanity itself - becomes an echo of an effigy fixed in the centre of his soul.

Ratio has never - as far as I’m aware? - stated or hinted at any desire to overthrow the Aeons or even disparage or rubbish them, but it is clear to me that he believes in the strength man can draw on despite them, through sheer force of intelligence and clever planning and fiercely independent thought, the weak can ultimately overcome, or at least stand shoulder to shoulder with, the strong. Perhaps this will become a more pertinent plot point in the future - who knows? - but this was fun to chew through nonetheless 🫶

[rondoel]

fun fact: this was based on my own conclusion during first few loops 😂 engineer brain go brrr

'ah yes, sun consume and time go back - sun make time go back'

[lollytea]

All he wants to do is collect symbols that are important to him as a means of building an identity for himself and stitch them onto his clothes where everyone can see, so they know exactly what he's about!!! That's all he wants!!!!!

[agentc0rn]

Lonely earth-bound monarch figures whose existences and legacies extend past the bounds of time and space.

[headcanonthings]

Any Batfam Spouse: I never thought I'd be in a family that has more people than a small country.

[dinneratgrannys]

ONCE UPON A TIME 6.16, Mother's Little Helper

[room-surprise]

Absolutely GORGEOUS art of Kabru! Go check the artist out on Twitter (and if they've posted this art to Tumblr let me know so I can delete this!)