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The way that the ancient Greeks and Romans recreated the flowy and semi-transparent tunics in their art always amazes me. Part of why I love classical museums is because their art is legitimately beautiful, even when you take away the gravity of how old they are. And art incorporating their clothing especially stands out to me.
The Pompeii excavation just showed off some new frescoes themed around the cult of Dionysus today, and this one caught my eye. I’ve been constantly staring at it as I wonder how the artist from 2 millenia ago managed to subtly mix in colours to achieve the look of the dress being semi-transparent. It’s clever and gorgeous, I’m glad that we have the opportunity to admire their art so long after creation.
Feb 27, 2025
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cool artworks from an independent artist set up outside the pantheon in rome. a classical drawing style on unique mediums—wine boxes, advertisements, etc. providing an interesting juxtaposition of the highly produced commercial as the medium with the hand painted, high art in the foreground—all surrounded by legendary roman architecture
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Jan 27, 2024
It’s nice to be where others have been. Something something Roman graffiti on the temple of dendur, something about how the need to populate walls with evidence of our existence is fundamentally human, etc…. participate in it!
Jun 11, 2024
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I love the night vibes but it’s also lovely to finally see a bit of light at that time, after about 4 months of pitch black darkness. Makes the commute back home happier and less tiring.
Feb 25, 2025
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Nice ask, made me think about what’s important to me
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FAVES:
Animals (especially cats)
Nature
Friends + fam
Museums
History (especially classical)
Art
Star Wars
Indiana Jones
DC
Comics
Videogames
Physical media
LEGO
Improv
Fencing
Ultimate Frisbee
Tennis
F1
Phone (as unhealthy as it is)
Youtube
Empathy
Dancing while alone
Late nights
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UNFAVES:
When it’s too cold
When it’s too hot
The beach
Ice cream (I am the antethesis of a summer person for someone born in July)
human feet
Getting up early
stopping the unfave list here before I give TMI :p
Jan 23, 2025