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just discovered this russian painter, his work feels so unique but nostalgic at the same time, it's like a medieval painting meets magritte meets pre-raphaelism all at once
(it was so difficult to choose just one of his paintings)
Apr 15, 2024
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absolutely prolific painter with around 6,000 paintings done over his lifetime, but more than half of them are of the sea and the coast. its feels very romantic and reverent and i like how small the people often are in the composition because it just helps remind the viewer of how powerful the sea is how insignificant we are in comparison to this writhing god.
Jan 24, 2025
i don’t know much about him but his recent work is utterly amazing. alexandre françois desportes by way of leon schlesinger. absolutely genius. you can find more of his paintings @juandemorenilla on instagram
Jan 27, 2025
This painting is called Kneeling Nun, by Martin Von Meytens, an Austrian painter who happened to be a protestant. The front of the portrait is the one of a seemingly pious nun who seems to be taking up her duties on prayer, with another nun behind her looking very fixated on...what if we turn the portrait and see what she's looking at?...Oh! Good heavens!
Yep. If you actually look at the reverse of this portrait, you'll see a complete image exposing another perspective that suddenly parodies the catholic devotion, having the painting turn into a sapphic tale. As a catholic, I gravitate naturally towards everything that's ironic and this was just too delicious to ignore.
Jan 6, 2025
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crying uncontrollably for the whole movie
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