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I saw someone compare my recent art to Alphonse Mucha and it hit me that for a lot of people he is the only slavic artist they know about, so I thought I’d use this opportunity to talk a bit about my actual inspirations : D

Lately I’ve been greatly inspired by Kazimierz Sichulski, Jan Rembowski and Stanisław Wyspiański, to the point of occasional imitation I admit.

Their art in order: Die Huzulische Madonna by Sichulski, Pochód Górali by Rembowski, Macierzyństwo by Wyspiański

Occasionally you may see me reference Ivan Bilibin’s art, although it’s mostly when I want some particular piece to be instantly recognized as slavic by general audience :P

Another painter I look up to is Adam Styka, I’m not so much influenced by his art style but I adore the way he portrays comfortable interactions between people

And lastly, I also enjoy looking at the art of Aleksander Augustynowicz or Wojciech Kossak, just to get a general understanding of “this is how artists handle painting people at rest, or people interacting with each other”

thearchdemongreatlydisapproves

Hey op I don't mean to hijack your art inspiration post, all of these artists are amazing and I grew up with Bilibin's illustrations so they're dear to my heart.

All of these artists made me think about two of my favourite artists

The first one is Ivan Milev, one of the most well-known Bulgatian Sezession (Art Nouveau) artists.

And Vladimir Dimitrov- Maystora (the Master) who is considered to arguably be the best painter to ever come out of Bulgaria.

Idk I just really wish slavic artists got a little more recognition

perplexingly

Wonderful addition! I didn’t anticipate it to get reglogged and wrote only about personal inspirations, which are mostly Polish artists (except for Bilibin), so I appreciate examples from other Slavic countries

selfeating

hope op doesn’t mind another addition. stryjeńska. her art was hugely influenced by slavic folklore.

feminescu

i am not my mother and i am not my father but a third worse thing

floridakilo

their daughter

remnantglow

i love when characters don't get to die

remnantglow

this is about villains/antagonists/general horrible people who finally face up to what they've done. especially if they try to pull the good ole "Dramatically Does One Good Thing To Redeem Themselves And Dies," but despite their best efforts they DON'T die. like yes motherfucker there's no easy way out for you, there's only the slow, awkward and painful process of learning to live with yourself. of learning to live with the weight of your mistakes. you get a second chance regardless of if you think you deserve it. you get to try to make amends and do good. you get to live.

remnantglow

this is also about every self-sacrificial bastard of a protagonist who puts themselves in harm's way again and again and again to a wildly unhealthy and unnecessary degree. see, there's something so compelling to me in the unspoken suicidality of repeated heroic self-sacrifice, and the thing about implicitly suicidal characters is that i want them to live. and that can be used to make a death so much more tragic and impactful - noble sacrifices and last stands certainly can and have been done beautifully - but there's also something special to me in seeing such a character make it. because you'd die for the people you love, yes, but would you live for them?

nessimaki-deactivated20141106

dialupmodern

Babe, you okay? you reblogged “and we were nice to each other” like 12 times again

calovera

@rotten-dan

lucky-numberme

[ID: A three panel comic done in a loose, sketchy, black and white style. The title section reads “7:48am.” In the first panel, there’s a homepage of a social media profile, and a text bubble says “We might not be close.” The second panel is a person’s face and shoulder curled as if they are lying as they look horizontally at the laptop screen. The text bubble reads “But I’m happy we talked a little.” The third panel is a bird’s-eye view of the person lying on the ground surrounded by a laptop and a phone. Text says “And we were nice to each other.” The artist’s tag “Nessi J” is visible in the bottom corner. End ID]

holespoles

Yuzu Kato

‘Borrowing from the Tiger’s Majesty’.

かとうゆず「虎の威を借る」

chemical-absence

Little girl!

paperandpencilsandskips

here have this picture i made and forgot about until now

paperandpencilsandskips

[Id: an edited photo of Seinfeld featuring Kramer, Jerry, and George anticipating the arrival of the mesomerican god of ice frost death and justice itztlacoliuhqui]