#theodora allen

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Theodora Allen "Weird"

[killyridols]

wildfire no.4, by theodora allen, 2016, oil on linen, 56 x 42 inches

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Theodora Allen Gimlet Eye, 2022

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Theodora Allen

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Theodora Allen. Shield (Moon), 2020. source, artist's instagram

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1. Theodora Allen, Life Thread (Asclepius) No.2 (2019). Oil on linen, 53 x 45″. 2. Theodora Allen, The Lyre (2019). Oil on linen, 20 x 20″.

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Theodora Allen

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Theodora Allen - Death Mask II, 2022

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Transcendent Forms: abstraction of the human experience

In this exhibition, pieces were selected to create a calm, sacred environment inside a cement-laden chapel. The pale rounded shapes of each artwork create a delicate and contemplative environment which is heightened by the bare nature of the chapels walls. The choice of a 19th-century chapel emphasizes the connection to spiritualism within these works because the space is still representative of a holy space even if it has been out of commission for years.

Hilma af Klint, whose piece is in the center of the chapel, was a known spiritualist who was even a part of a clairvoyant group known as “The Five” in 1896. The inclusion of her piece Tree of Knowledge, No. 5 is meant to set the stage for the exhibition by revealing the rounded shapes, pastel colors, and the abstraction of human consciousness. The pieces on either side of Klint’s are meant to emulate the setting sun and the rising darkness. Dusk No.2 by Theodora Allen is one-half of a set of paintings that represent the fading blend between the physical world and the mind as the day turns to night. Instead of including Allen’s piece titled Dawn, the other half of the twin paintings, I paired it with Loie Hollowell’s work Postpartum Belly Void which has a center black circle representing the void of loneliness that she experienced while navigating pregnancy through the pandemic. The abstracted shapes of her body pair perfectly with the connectivity of the mind and soul. To couple all of the rounded shapes with each other I placed Emil Bisttram’s Kundalini on the side wall. His piece is harmoniously proportional demonstrating perfect symmetry all while abstracting the shapes of an all-seeing human eye. This creates an almost unnerving idea of a higher being that observes and judges our actions and dictates morality. The piece closest to the viewer is Clive Smith’s Hilma af Klint Doves (Columba No.6 adulthood, Columba No.4 youth). This piece is a mock-sculpture piece, meaning it's painted to be seen as a sculpture, of two doves that feature the patterns of two works from Klint. This creation of a new species through the intertwining of artists and real-life subjects encapsulates the idea of fusing spirituality and imagination into the real physical world. In essence, this exhibition is meant to join together the spiritual journeys of each individual artist while inviting the viewer to reflect on their own connection to their spiritual identity.

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dwale / weald anagram synergy Theodora Allen

[killyridols]

wildfire by theodora allen, 2023, oil on linen, 78 × 36 inches

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ask dump

i have a couple dozen unanswered asks on this blog, most of which i believe are media recommendations, so i'm going to go through those now in a batch!

if you haven't seen it already We Are Lady Parts would be a fantastic recommendation for this blog. I started it last week and really love it. It's about a struggling punk Muslim girls band who recruit the extremely anxious, goody-two-shoes Amina to be their lead guitarist. It balance its moments of drama really well with the comedy and all of the women in the band get to be deeply weird in different and endlessly charming ways. My favorite is Amina because of her very relatable habit to have elaborate silly daydreams about anything and everything. Good show with some really good women!

I've heard good things about this one! Adding it to the list

I can't remember if you take recs for things in progress or not but the webtoon Katlaya Rising is currently the high point of my week, the art style POPS and it is jam-packed with girls and girls who love girls

I will always read things in progress 👍 I honestly in some ways prefer getting into stuff before it's finished. Like an animal with one of those food bowls that stops you from eating too fast. Added to the list.

Please read Villain Initialization!!!! The female characters are really good!!!!!!!!!

Looking at the cover and description for this one it seems like most of the female cast is gonna be side characters. i'll add it to the list but itll probably be reallllly back burner unless someone wants to go to bat hard for it and sway me

if youre taking recommendations bittersweet con panna is a cute yuri manhwa and hacks is an insane tvshow about millenial comedy writer who got cancelled on twitter and a beautiful old standup comic about to lose her vegas residency.

added both! never heard of bittersweet con panna but my sister has been going really hard for hacks and i feel like i owe it to her to watch that sooner rather than later because of all the media im always trying to force onto her

"Kevin Can F*** Himself" on AMC is fantastic and has some really interesting female protags, I recommend. Might be a similar vibe to On Becoming a God in Central Florida actually!

Already on the list!

i'd like to second the rec for no home, probably one of the greatest webtoons of all time

one moth ago anon i can safely say you were correct about this it is certainly one of the greatest webtoons of all time. i do think its not really About women but i get why you all wanted me to read it enough to push it

@whatasmoothgardener Reccing a short manga I've been reading recently called Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live. Its a manga about twin girls who run a small real estate company in Tokyo from the POV of their clients. It has a unique art style, its female character focused, and it teaches you about the different places in Tokyo. However its kinda episodic.

I don't mind episodic at all. Cool to see female manga protags who arent stick thin! added to the list

@phoenixfangs i got into a webtoon the other day called nevermore and considered recommending it to u, but i second guessed myself like oh what if its not worth recommending and its stupid actually, BUT i had a dream last night that u were talking about it so i think i have to at least put it on ur radar, if it isnt already xD what happens if u take edgar allen poe stories and make it about lesbians? u get the webtoon nevermore ❤️ theres an actual Plot to it too im not trying to sell it based on tropes, i just cant describe it better than the actual synopsis/description on webtoon, so id say its worth a glance!

At first glance i'm not sure how to my personal tastes this owuld be but i feel like i have maybe been unfairly biased against popular webtoons in that front. added to the list !

@counttwinkula listen i know your "media to get around to" list is forever long but i reread the haunting of hill house (the book) for my podcast and eleanor and theodora just. won't stop touching each other. some of the most classic toxic yuri imo. also the 1963 film adaptation (the haunting) is so good

ill always appreciate a horror recommendation from one of my learned Horror Mutuals. added both!

if it changes anything, you can find the main stories of arknights and limbus company here and here respectively without downloading the game: [retcons dot github dot io slash limbus-storylogs] [akgcc dot github dot io slashcc slash story dot html hashtag main] (sorry it wont let me send links) i totally understand if u think its too much trouble, but i do think both games have very good female characters

I'm sorry... i just cant go down this road.... it's a path i'm not willing ot walk. if i was going to read the stories for a gacha game i wasn't playing i would just go read shoujo kageki revue starlight re:LIVE. which i havent been able to make myself do. so its just not gonna end up happening

have you heard of tangle tower… it’s a relatively short murder mystery click and point game about two families & their secrets. the art is gorgeous + the game is fully voiced, and the protagonist + his assistant have a dynamic that reminds me of the classic ace attorney ‘lawyer + weird girl’ duos. the majority of the cast are women, and the game features some of the Girls Of All Time. highly recommend, esp since you’re an ace attorney fan

Added to the list!

if you’re trying to flesh out the book section, i’d like to recommend three parts dead by max gladstone! admittedly it’s been a hot second since I’ve read it so i can’t speak on the quality of the writing itself, but the plot and the worldbuilding had some interesting stuff. the novel follows tara, a necromancer in a world where doing magic is more akin to being a lawyer, who’s hired to resurrect a god. the book is the first in a series, and the books that follow have some other interesting female protagonists + canonical queer women if you enjoy it o7

Sounds neat! Added to the list

ok i still have some more from back in fucking April that i didnt manage to get to. but im getting distracted now

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The cosmic garden V, 2017 Theodora Allen

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TEDDY'S FAMILY TREE   ...

MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER :   meredith white allen  ..   michelle pfeiffer,   MOTHER :   janessa allen wilson  ..   kristen bell,    FATHER :   wayne wilson  ..   bradley cooper,   YOUNGER COUSIN :   violet allen  ..   maddie phillips,   SELF :   theodora "teddy" wilson  ..   reneé rapp,   YOUNGER BROTHER :   jaxon wilson  ..   tarjei sandvik moe,   OLDER COUSIN :   justin allen  ..   jacob elordi,   OLDER COUSIN'S WIFE :   malia minerva allen  ..   kaia gerber,   OLDER COUSIN'S SON :   bronson allen  ..   tbd.