#classical aesthetic

[academia-lucifer]

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

— Oscar Wilde.

[luxus-aeterna]

visited M.S. RAU for an exhibit opening || Instagram

[mother-lee]

autumn of mountain (1993) by yuqi wang

[sommesiren]

The Flavian Amphitheater. Commissioned by Emperor Vespasian c.72 AD. Placed on the site of the once extravagant, Domus Aurea, the glorious private estate of the highly disliked Emperor, Nero. The lake on this estate was drained and the Colosseum was built as a gift to the people of Rome. Opened in 80 AD and still marvelled at in 2026.

Photographs: @sommesiren 2025.

[mxriitaesz]

𝜗𝜚 ‧₊˚ ┊𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚏𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚌 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚊 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔, 𝚒𝚗 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚎𝚝 𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚎ᝰ.ᐟ

⋮ ⌗ ┆➺🪞⛲ ༄.°

@mxriitaesz moodboards

[toyastales]

Reinach, a man with an unyielding passion for the timeless beauty of ancient Greece, was captivated by the architecture, interior design, and art of the bygone era. He dreamed of bringing this exquisite atmosphere back to life, and he knew just the place to do it. On the tip of the Baie des Fourmis, nestled on a plot of land surrounded by the azure expanse of the sea, lay a piece of paradise in Beaulieu-sur-Mer. Here, Reinach envisioned a luxurious Greek house, mirroring the grandeur and elegance of the coastal temples he so admired, a tribute to the brilliance of a lost civilization.

https://whatyoulookingatnow.blogspot.com/2025/01/amazing-architecture-villa-kerylos.html

[iridessence]

1 iridessence by Aries Photography in New Orleans

[tideboundstudio]

I keep returning to the sea when I think about masculinity.

It feels like an exploration of quiet strength. Of beauty that doesn’t need to perform, but simply exists. A mythic figure shaped by stillness, vulnerability, and presence rather than dominance or spectacle.

I find myself drawn to the spaces where softness and power meet. Where identity feels fluid, and where masculine beauty is allowed to be gentle.