Sketch For A Hypothetical Sculpture. A Mashup Between Degas’ “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” And
Sketch for a hypothetical sculpture. A mashup between Degas’ “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” and Danziger’s “Nimrod”.
Degas was known misogynist, who was quoted comparing the ballet dancers he made a career out of drawing, to work horses and rats. His Little Dancer used to be one of my favorite sculptures, until I saw it last year in DC and read up about it and him, and what I learned saddened me deeply.
I carried that sadness around for a while. Yesterday I went to the Israel Museum and saw another one of my all time favorite sculptures, Nimrod. The biblical character Nimrod is described as “a mighty hunter before the Lord.” But the root from which his name comes means “to rebel,” and in Talmudic literature, he is the despised idolater who erected the Tower of Babel in order to overthrow God. Danziger took the hawk on Nimrod’s shoulder from Egyptian art, underscoring the link between his sculpture and the ancient pagan world. The absence of legs likens the figure to an archaeological find, as does the reddish sandstone from Petra.
I suddenly realized how similar they look- same arm pose, same defiant, chin-up manner.
So I gave the little dancer a hawk, and cut off her “work horse” legs, and finally her defying stance is complete. She can finally rebel against her oppressors, armed with Nimrod’s mythical hunting abilities and his intent to overthrow the powers who would dominate him. Time’s up.
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lamppost at Villa Borghese just outside the gallery. SPQR ✌✌✌
this is part one out of idk how many bc i don’t know if i’ll manage to finish it this year. :\ full view is recommended
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character sketches for an upcoming theatre production i’m going to be art directing, based on the novel Nine Goblins by @tkingfisher.
left to right: Murray, Nessilka, Weasel, Blanchett and the Bear.
SECOND SEASON!!! IS A FUCKING SECOND SEASON!!! AND THE MANGA STARTS AGAIIIN!!!! JDSFOIAJFOIASJ OMG AFTER ALMOST SEVEN YEARS! OMG ;_; I’M CRYING SRLY MY BABYS ARE BACK!!!!!
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His name is Jerm Tufcrown and he is a soft boy despite being covered in pointy rocks.
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