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Mourning paper post

Corpus Delicti ‘Liminal’ Tour Portsmouth: ‘Home away from home’

A review of Corpus Delicti’s Portsmouth performance (24/2) during their ‘Liminal’ tour in support of their latest album.

I wrote an article for the Mourning Paper on the latest tour of Corpus Delicti. Have read!

And while youre there do persur the rest of their articles, their collection is a very good one. My personal favourites are:

The History of Fishnets: Sexy or statement? by Wellie Thomas,

Has Killstar outgrown the alternative community? by Deanna Dawn,

and Show Me Your Goblin tour by Abigail Humphries

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Goth Magazines

Heya!

A while back I stumbled across some old CD compilation of goth sounds (Gothic Compilation if anyone remembers) that spurred me on a journey I honestly wasn't prepared for.

Goth Magazines

What was and what survived?

While no where near a "definitive list" I would say this has become a good primer for goth magazines all the way from zines in the 80s to magazines that made it to today. If you are by chance itching for more after, I highly recommend checking out https://www.theaegisarchive.org/

Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed researching!

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The reason not to use tin-lined copper over high flame is actually because of the tin, not the copper.

the tin melts and exposes the copper, yeah. Its got a very low melting point, not great to melt into your food and no longer shields from the copper particles on the second use, correct ^^

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I've really been intrugued by the overall evolution of pinup and how casual old victorian pinup feels compared to the refined style of 1950 and 1960s. I wanted to see if I could apply some of their refined pinup poses on the absolutely stunning underpinnings of the 1880s.

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Frankensteins bride, controvesially my favourite of the Frankenstein movies :3

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When I feel spet or burned out, I sometimes like to revisit old concepts and redraw them how I would approach them now to give myself a little perspective on how far long I've come.

The first sketch was done back in 2022 when I was trying to get back into digital art after having taken a break from it to focus on traditional art. The second was done 2024 after I got my hands on my big ass Wacom tablet and the difference I'd say is quite apparent in just those 2 years.

Give it a go! I'd love to see the results :33

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Duck

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There isn't a single playlist I have without one of these three icons on it.

What are your favourite post punk or goth tunes?

painted with gouache paint by Liquitex

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Frankenstein

what can I say, once you start painting one classic icon, it's hard to resist painting them all.

The paint dried quite a while on this portrait I did as part of my Gothic Icons challange I gave myself when I bought the gorgeous notebook from TheCreepingMoon. Anyone else got their hands on their gorgeous set? I'm still thinking of getting the passport version but not sure.

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🩸🦇🥀Dracula🥀🦇🩸

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I've been enamoured with the quality of the Nosferatu movie. With the market swarmed with half assed cash grabs its so refreshing to see a movie whos existance you can actually reasonably justify.

There's no argument that the original is fantastic but so is the new one. Neither take away from the other and I think thats great.

While flawed I also really enjoy their efforts in making the history as true to what would have been as possible (Yes, yes the frabrics are too heavy but we just don't have the looms anymore for such delicate fabrics)

The first time I watched the original it was at the Shelly Thearter in Bournemouth with a live orchestra and I will never forget that night. I'm happy for this movie to have gotten a new lease of life in such capable hands :33

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Whos up for two ladies of the macabre in one?

They've always been a strong influence on my stye. The allure and effortlessness of Morticia and the sexy bad ass attitude from Elvira; whether I pull it off or not is another matter but I couldn't resist painting them <3

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Alucard vs Alucard

Which one of our boys would win?

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We are living in the Twilight Zone when there’s no shortage of nonsensical reviews and film critics describing Robert Eggers Ellen as “innocent and selfless and Christ-like” and going on about his hypothetical intentions; when Robert Eggers himself describes his Ellen as a "dark, chthonic female heroine" who "makes the ultimate sacrifice, [to be] able to reclaim this power through death" because “she’s a victim of 19th century society”. "Chthonic" is related to spirits and entities from the Underworld.

What’s the part that Ellen is an enchantress, a necromancer and a medium that you people don’t understand? She literally starts this story resurrecting Orlok and cursing him to be a strigoi.

And this is why artists and creators can’t stand critics. Everyone decided to declare “death of author” on Robert Eggers and ignore everything this man has to say about his own story; expect what suits them, apparently. These reviews should be called “me and my confirmation bias”.

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Death of the author is purely self serving on the side of the readers.

"denying the existence of a historical author on account of his/her irrelevance for interpretation is absurd, for the author is a function of the text that organizes its sense" -- Kornelije Kvas, for Foucault

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Of course it’s absurd, and peak anti-intellectualism. And Art interpretation doesn’t work that way, nor an academic setting, nor anywhere. I’m an Art History researcher, if I was to declare “death of the author” on my own research no one would take me seriously. For obvious reasons. Art exists in a historical context for a reason, artists have their own goals and purposes for a reason. Even religious art has hidden meanings connected to the artist himself.

But even historically, Art critics have always been wrong, most of the time, and always declared “death of the author” on artists by slander their works. These film critics are keeping the tradition of “getting Art work all wrong” alive.

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And how sad to deny yourself the absolute joy of being able to connect to the artist's own personal journey through his art. To know the paintings context, the motivation of the person who commissioned it and the artist's reason for accepting the commission. There's such added colour to the work when you know more about it. To deny it to yourself because your subjective take is more important than the artist seems.. sad and shallow in comparison. It's no longer a dialogue.

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We are living in the Twilight Zone when there’s no shortage of nonsensical reviews and film critics describing Robert Eggers Ellen as “innocent and selfless and Christ-like” and going on about his hypothetical intentions; when Robert Eggers himself describes his Ellen as a "dark, chthonic female heroine" who "makes the ultimate sacrifice, [to be] able to reclaim this power through death" because “she’s a victim of 19th century society”. "Chthonic" is related to spirits and entities from the Underworld.

What’s the part that Ellen is an enchantress, a necromancer and a medium that you people don’t understand? She literally starts this story resurrecting Orlok and cursing him to be a strigoi.

And this is why artists and creators can’t stand critics. Everyone decided to declare “death of author” on Robert Eggers and ignore everything this man has to say about his own story; expect what suits them, apparently. These reviews should be called “me and my confirmation bias”.

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Death of the author is purely self serving on the side of the readers.

"denying the existence of a historical author on account of his/her irrelevance for interpretation is absurd, for the author is a function of the text that organizes its sense" -- Kornelije Kvas, for Foucault