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PICTURE JAPAN: The Floating World in Motion

Japanese filmmaker Atsuki Segawa has made a name for himself creating animated gifs using traditional woodblock prints. Breathing life into ukiyo-e artists’ traditionally flat depictions of the ‘floating world’, Segawa adds movement and unexpected present-day objects to some of Japan’s most famous artworks.

Read on for more of Segawa’s animated art.

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[istolemyneighborsdog]

irukaaaa

[shadow--deity]

Iruka swears on national tv

[samarox]

[cultofthewyrm]

Carmilla - Vampire Hunter D by Romain Fournier

[thekimonogallery]

Ainu woman.  Hokkaido, Japan. About 1900

[summerhighlandfalls]

surely this counts as ninja training

[azuremist]

“Unfinished Painting” — Keith Haring

This painting was left intentionally incomplete. Haring began it when he was dying due to complications from AIDS, and knew he didn’t have much time left. The piece represents the incomplete lives of him and many others, lost to AIDS during the crisis.

“AIDS Memorial Quilt” — Multiple

This quilt is over 50 tons heavy, and one of, if not the, largest pieces of community folk art. Many people who died of AIDS did not receive funerals, due to social stigma and many funeral homes refusing to handle the deceased’s remains, so this was one of the only ways their lives could be celebrated. Each panel was created in recognition of someone who died due to AIDS, typically by that person’s loved ones.

“Untitled” (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) — Felix Gonzalez-Torres

This pile of candy weighs the same amount as Gonzalez-Torres’ partner, Ross Laycock, did. Ross Laycock had died due to AIDS-related complications earlier that same year. Visitors who see this piece are encouraged to take some of the candy. As they do so, the pile of candy weighs less and less, like how AIDS had deteriorated the body of Ross Laycock.

The SF Gay Men's Chorus

This photo was taken in 1993. The men in white are the surviving original members. Every man in black is standing in for an original member who lost their lives to AIDS.

“Electric Fan (Feel it Motherfuckers); Only Unclaimed Item from the Stephen Earabino Estate, 1997” — John Boskovich

After the death of his lover, Stephen Earabino, from AIDS, Boskovich discovered that his family had completely cleared his room, including Boskovich’s own possessions, save for this fan. An entire person, existence and relationship had been erased, just like so many lives during the AIDS crisis. Boskovich encased the fan in Plexiglass, but added cutouts so that its air may be felt by the viewer, almost like an exhalation. In a sense, restoring Earabino’s breath.

“Blue” — Derek Jarman

This was Jarman’s final feature film, released four months before his death from AIDS-related complications. These complications had left him visually impaired, able to only see in shades of blue. This film consists of a single shot of a saturated blue color, as the soundtrack to the film described Jarman’s life through narration, intercut with the adventures of Blue, a humanization of the color blue. The film's final moments consist of a set of repeated names: “John. Daniel. Howard. Graham. Terry. Paul". These are the names of former lovers and friends of Jarman who had died due to AIDS.

“Untitled” (Perfect Lovers) — Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Created by the same man who created the previous untitled piece, this piece was also inspired by his lover’s deterioration and death due to AIDS. This piece consists of two perfectly alike clocks. Over the course of time, one of the clocks will fall out of sync with the other.

In a letter written to his lover about the piece, before his lover’s passing, Gonzalez-Tourres wrote, “Don't be afraid of the clocks, they are our time, the time has been so generous to us. We imprinted time with the sweet taste of victory. We conquered fate by meeting at a certain time in a certain space. We are a product of the time, therefore we give back credit were it is due: time. We are synchronized, now forever. I love you.”

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[derpykaichu]

Hard working Rokudaime

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[cleolinda]

When I was a kid, I used to love to stare deep into the Christmas tree. I imagined an elf or maybe a very small me, idk, living in the branches, climbing up through them as if it were not a treehouse, but a house made of tree.

I have always preferred a “spooky” Christmas vibe: the dark and quiet liminal hours of Christmas Eve, or maybe just after you were supposed to be in bed in the nights leading up into. (I was really into The Nutcracker, which might explain some of this.) Just the dark and the Christmas lights and the decorated tree, and all the things that might come into being in that shadowy window of possibility.

Anyway, this is an ominous Wish Bear.

[cleolinda]

Okay but I love everybody else being strange children in the tags too

(It was a tough moment when I realized that I actually enjoy Christmas Eve more than Christmas Day. So like, Christmas gets here, and… the good part is already over. Maybe this is more an adult mood because Christmas Day as an adult is TIRING)

(maybe I am just ultimately a liminal-loving person idk. THE IN-BETWEEN IS WHERE THE MAGIC LIVES)

[gothiccharmschool]

THE IN-BETWEEN IS WHERE THE MAGIC LIVES

I need this as a cross-stitch to hang on the wall.

[yg-arts]

-Genma lending Iruka a hand.

[geekynerfherder]

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Richard Corben.

[charline-aimee]

this was for an art trade on insta quite some time ago! it was super fun but i also went insane with indecisiveness and started like 6 half rendered pieces in the meantime.. wouldnt recommend. (he has so many cool looks, i was overwhelmed lol) just included some face shots of the other pieces😭

the bloodlust movie is soo visually beautiful too ugh <3

[tanuki-kimono]

Van Gogh’s “Starry night” and “Great peacock moth”, kimono and obi printed by Gofukuya

[natasailincic]

My colours (and wishes) for 2026.

Numbness White (or was it Cloud Dancer?), Tradwife Beige and so on, are not something I wish to invite in the coming year.

Part of me wonders if the choice was a political/cultural commentary of where we are now as a society, rather than an utterly tone-deaf pick (am I being too optimistic? Probably.). In any case, I’m glad it’s at least encouraging some discussions.

Historically, bold colours have been used as aesthetic tools of resistance to imperialism and reclamation of identity. To me, the idea of basking in the “calming serenity” of Cloud Dancer right now feels like… disassociation.

May 2026 bring us the strength to defy, the unswerving resolve of the Cailleach, moments of respite to recharge and keep going, and the warmth of community.

(Credit to Flora Kirk for the inspo!)

[dewdewdewbababa]

나는

뇨타가

좋다니깐

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[notthisusernamethingagain]

My embroidery interpretation of Yoshitaka Amano's illustration for the cover of Vampire Hunter D: The Rose Princess

Photographed (rather than scanned) version under the cut