Modern Fables Art

I mostly reblog art that reminds me how ancient and new and beautiful the world it. sometimes post something of my own.

[narcissiste]

“Costume Art” exhibit at the MET.

From top left clockwise: Thom Browne, Jean Paul Gaultier, Thom Browne, Olivier Theyskens.

[jareckiworld]

Hervé Youmbi — Tso Scream Mask (wood, pigment, fiber, beads, textile, glue, velvet fabric, cotton fabric, silk embroidery and horse hair, 2015)

[nobrashfestivity]

Unknown, Inuit Polar Bear Amulet, ND

USC

[throatoftheworld]

After Dark by Erica Peebus

[huariqueje]

Sun Wave - Elena Wuest , 2026.

German , b. 1977 -

Oil on canvas , 40 × 50 cm.

[aurevoirmonty]

« La loyauté est un lien sacré qui unit les personnes dans les moments difficiles. »

Walter Scott

[neonknight]

The Lord of the Rings acrylic paintings (70s) by Tim and Greg Hildebrandt

[ymutate]

Rick Hobson

"Sea Matryoshka (A whale eats a seal that eats a penguin that eats a fish that eats a calamari that eats a sea cucumber, and finally, there's aplankton)" Nesting dolls created in Semenov, Russia for the Helsinki-based studio COMPANY.

[scarewulf]

Dragon

[expressions-of-nature]

Polar Stratospheric Clouds by Alan Tough

[nemfrog]

Original caption: “Illustrating important anterior (and posterior) areas for sedative, stimulating, tonic, counter-irritant and other local applications to influence the internal organs and tissues marked in outline.”

High Frequency Electric Currents in Medicine and Dentistry. S.H. Monell. 1910.

[unfamiliarsculptures]

Another update is in the works! Here’s a preview of a ceramic forest dragon that will be available. The update will be Friday, July 17th at 8pm Eastern time.

[plushiepngs]

[antiqueanimals]

Cover art for Wildlife in North Carolina, February 1971. Illustration by Ron Jenkins.

Internet Archive

[mia-japanese-korean]

Chikarkarpe robe with heart-shaped embroidery, Unknown Ainu, late 19th century, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Japanese and Korean Art

navy and brown striped robe with navy blue applique trim on sleeve cuffs, bottom half of body, yoke, and back center, all with lighter blue, curving embroidery patterns, including some small heart shapes along lower section; solid blue interior lining Size: 54 × 46 ½ in. (137.16 × 118.11 cm) (overall) Medium: Cloth: cotton; cotton appliqué and embroidery

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/131598/

[maggotmuncher0]

im so sick of payin the rent

[altcomics]

Matthew Thurber