#post modern style

[reds-skull]

Sharing a mask is something that can be so intimate actually

#call of duty modern warfare 2 #cod mw2 #ghostsoap #ghoap #love that tag lmao #cod ghost #cod soap #cod fanart #if you couldnt tell i love soap's red mask #This is extremely self-indulgent #but so is this entire blog #this took way too long tbh but i enjoyed it #bc i experimented with a new style #dont expect anything this long in the near future tho i really need to work on my other non cod projects #also i keep going back and forth between thinking this is too cringe to post and being fine with it #but yknow i already made this blog and it not connected to my other blogs sooo if its that bad i can delete and disappear

[sealsdaily]

WE GOT ON SOME SORT OF NEWS?

#My favorite part is them calling us a throwback and early 2000s styled when i wasnt. on the internet back then #in fact i think the humor is very modern tumblr styled but anyhow feels so strange sealsdaily is big enough to have an article about it #mod ribbon #not daily #this is crazy im looking at the writer and they probably have a blog ehre and shit...posting about the food disgust test

[stab-of-hunger]

#70s #70s style #vintage #retro #post modernism #1970s #fashion #original art

[anghraine]

Okay, breaking my principles hiatus again for another fanfic rant despite my profound frustration w/ Tumblr currently:

I have another post and conversation on DW about this, but while pretty much my entire dash has zero patience with the overtly contemptuous Hot Fanfic Takes, I do pretty often see takes on Fanfiction's Limitations As A Form that are phrased more gently and/or academically but which rely on the same assumptions and make the same mistakes.

IMO even the gentlest, and/or most earnest, and/or most eruditely theorized takes on fanfiction as a form still suffer from one basic problem: the formal argument does not work.

I have never once seen a take on fanfiction as a form that could provide a coherent formal definition of what fanfiction is and what it is not (formal as in "related to its form" not as in "proper" or "stuffy"). Every argument I have ever seen on the strengths/weaknesses of fanfiction as a form vs original fiction relies to some extent on this lack of clarity.

Hence the inevitable "what about Shakespeare/Ovid/Wide Sargasso Sea/modern takes on ancient religious narratives/retold fairy tales/adaptation/expanded universes/etc" responses. The assumptions and assertions about fanfiction as a form in these arguments pretty much always should apply to other things based on the defining formal qualities of fanfic in these arguments ("fanfiction is fundamentally X because it re-purposes pre-existing characters and stories rather than inventing new ones" "fanfiction is fundamentally Y because it's often serialized" etc).

Yet the framing of the argument virtually always makes it clear that the generalizations about fanfic are not being applied to Real Literature. Nor can this argument account for original fics produced within a fandom context such as AO3 that are basically indistinguishable from fanfic in every way apart from lacking a canon source.

At the end of the day, I do not think fanfic is "the way it is" because of any fundamental formal qualities—after all, it shares these qualities with vast swaths of other human literature and art over thousands of years that most people would never consider fanfic. My view is that an argument about fanfic based purely on form must also apply to "non-fanfic" works that share the formal qualities brought up in the argument (these arguments never actually apply their theories to anything other than fanfic, though).

Alternately, the formal argument could provide a definition of fanfic (a formal one, not one based on judgment of merit or morality) that excludes these other kinds of works and genres. In that case, the argument would actually apply only to fanfic (as defined). But I have never seen this happen, either.

So ultimately, I think the whole formal argument about fanfic is unsalvageably flawed in practice.

Realistically, fanfiction is not the way it is because of something fundamentally derived from writing characters/settings etc you didn't originate (or serialization as some new-fangled form, lmao). Fanfiction as a category is an intrinsically modern concept resulting largely from similarly modern concepts of intellectual property and auteurship (legally and culturally) that have been so extremely normalized in many English-language media spaces (at the least) that many people do not realize these concepts are context-dependent and not universal truths.

Fanfic does not look like it does (or exist as a discrete category at all) without specifically modern legal practices (and assumptions about law that may or may not be true, like with many authorial & corporate attempts to use the possibility of legal threats to dictate terms of engagement w/ media to fandom, the Marion Zimmer Bradley myth, etc).

Fanfic does not look like it does without the broader fandom cultures and trends around it. It does not look like it does without the massive popularity of various romance genres and some very popular SF/F. It does not look like it does without any number of other social and cultural forces that are also extremely modern in the grand scheme of things.

The formal argument is just so completely ahistorical and obliviously presentist in its assumptions about art and generally incoherent that, sure, it's nicer when people present it politely, but it's still wrong.

#this is probably my most pretentious fanfiction defense squad post but it's difficult to express in other terms #like. people talking about ao3 house style (not always by name but clearly referring to it) as a result of fanfic as a form #and not the social/cultural effect of ao3 as a fandom space #you don't get ao3 house style without ao3 itself and you don't get ao3 without strikethrough and livejournal etc #and you don't get those without authors and corporations trying to exercise control over fic based on law (often us law) & myths about law #and you don't get those without distinctly modern concepts of intellectual property and copyright #none of those things have fuck all to do with form! #anghraine rants #fanfiction #general fanwank #long post #thinking about this partly because the softer & gentler versions of fanfic discourse keep crossing my dash #and partly because i've written like 30 pages about a playwright i adore who was just not very good at 'original fiction' as we'd define it #both his major works are ... glorified rpf in our context but splendid tragedies in his #and the idea of categorizing /anything/ in that era by originality of conception rather than comedy/tragedy/etc would be buckwild #ivory tower blogging #anghraine's meta

[vintage-tigre]

Jean Michel Basquiat, 1985

#jean michel basquiat #80s art #80s icons #80s music #80s aesthetic #80s nostalgia #aesthetic #vintage #old school cool #style #artist #painter #post modern #80s nyc

[obikinetic]

Happy Holidays y’all :)

#obikin #star wars #anakin skywalker #obi wan kenobi #fanart #art #let’s say this is a vague modern AU #now listen…this was supposed to look a lot better 🫠 #but the style change experiment did not go to plan #and by the time I figured that out it was almost Not Christmas Anymore #so I’m posting this whether I like it or not!! #ignore the weird parts because I could NOT figure out how to make certain things look good in this style #Hope those who celebrate are having a good Christmas :)

[the-cricket-chirps]

Claude Monet, Path in the Wheat Fields at Pourville, 1882

Vincent van Gogh, Wheat Field with Crows, July, 1890

#claude monet #vincent van gogh #impressionist style #impressionist painter #impressionism #impressionist #post impressionist painter #post impressionist #post impressionist art #post impressionism #french art #french artist #french painter #dutch artist #dutch painting #landscape #landscape aesthetic #modern art #art history #aesthetictumblr #tumblraesthetic #tumblrpic #tumblrpictures #tumblr art #tumblrstyle #aesthetic

[antisisyphus]

i keep thinking back to a quote by some architect who was arguing that the most sustainable architecture is the architecture that doesnt get torn down bc we will be (hopefully) constantly finding newer, cheaper, more efficient, ways of being "sustainable" so trying to make the most sustainable building is a moot point. in 5 years it will be outdated & if all it has going for it is "was once a very sustainable building but isnt anymore" well. that isnt much. the point was that the architect was saying that classical/romantic architecture (often considered very beautiful & worth saving which i could get into but that a whole other thing) is sustainable bc of its beauty. bc of the value we put on it. bc we dont want to erase or tear down things we find beautiful or important. i dont really have an end thought but im just musing on the importance of beauty & how aesthetic value can extend itself into material value & also how beauty (infinite) is hoarded by the rich as if it is a finite source. inch resting

#i feel like this could be a thesis but i dont know enough about anuthing to make it more than a post #the whole othr thing i could get into is how classical/romantic architecre is often held up as the most beautiful style #which is very eurocentric. #but also delegitimizes other reasons for wanting to keep a building around #ie historical importance #im just thinking about the endless capitalistic cycle of creating mass produced soulless buildings #from the catalogue homes from the 50s to the white box condos of now #where they get made & sold as New and Modern and Cutting Edge #and then in a few years (when they arent new or modern or cutting edge no one likes them so they get redone/torn down #and often those renos are ALSO souless and just fit more New and Modern and Cutting Edge appliances/architecture #this creates a lack of conse4rvation of “ugly/cheap/poor��� buildings which is. again a whole other thing #also what im saying isnt new. and can be applied to many other aspects of capitalism/comsumerism #anyways

[froggyfriendart]

Here's some fanart that really got away from me, for the Patrochilles fic Flowers For The Dead And Living by Firefly_Quill on Ao3.

#id forgotten this thing existed for a whole while #you can see w pat how i shifted more into hades style territory and then frantically tried to make it more modern w achilles' umbrella #i was going to paint this w gouache before posting it but never got around to it #book cover format ish #traditional art #lineart #my art #hades game #patrochilles #patroclus hades #achilles hades #flowers for the dead and living #flower shop au #throws this at you

[hometoursandotherstuff]

This home in Big Sur, California looks Mid-Century Modern but it was built in 1932  so it’s still a part of the modern movement in architecture, called Style Moderne. It’s a small home, only 1bd. & 2ba., but it’s listed for $1.6M. 

The living room is a good size and I like the book shelf.

Looks like they put in a new modern heat stove.

In the living room there are a lot of skylights. 

This is the coolest feature in the house- a glass nook so you can relax and look out at the grounds.

The small kitchen looks mid-century modern.

There’s no dining room, but it’s an eat-in kitchen with close access to the patio.

The main bath.

The main bd. has a small deck.

And, it has a small bathroom.

There are 1.74 acres of beautiful grounds. Here’re some swings and a bocce ball court.

Nice grounds to walk. 

You go on a nature walk and a picnic all on your own property.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/Sycamore-Canyon-Rd-Big-Sur-CA-93920/2121463459_zpid/

#style moderne house #style modern architecture #houses #house tours #home tour #long post

[literallyjusttoa]

Had to do a full body pic of the Post-Toa Apollo I drew in the last comic bc I feel like this casual outfit is very slay girlboss of him.

#I FINALLY HAVE A POST-TOA APOLLO DESIGN I'M REALLY PROUD OF #YEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH #it's got all the hc I love and hold close in my heart #heterochromia #mixing modern styles with ancient clothing #keeping the brown hair in some way #having some scars from the quests still visible #he is my baby boy #trials of apollo #toa apollo #lester papadopoulos #apollart

[teleport-warning]

#mdzs #nie huaisang #mdzs modern au #he’s just a little guy he doesn’t know anything #thanks to the post that said that modern Huaisang would hide behind his phone instead of a fan #the phone case is modeled after his mobage fan design #look I have no idea what is going on with the style in this drawing #or his left arm #only vibes no thinking #teleport warning draws

[lumberstackdiner]

A slightly old sketch of Sam my good friend Sam and an awesome lined and colored version done by my good pal @tumbleinthenet

#psychonauts #psychonauts 2 #sam boole #my art #friend art #im gonna be honest i have no idea if im going to use this blog as im not really a blogging person but i thought this was cool so #im gonna post it #im not 100 percent on my interpretation of sam because i come very much from like semi realistic disney adjacent art style background #and psychonauts is more mid century modern/stop motion inspired #but anyway

[stylesnews]

11/09

#vice being vice i guess #what is the modern post-metoo way #harry styles #sep22 #mpm #tiff22

[urloveangel]

#posted #style #interiors #interior decor #interior design #modern interior design #home decor #home design #marble #bathroom design #aesthetics #natural wood #neutrals

[curiositykilledtheradiostar]

I think if Wolf 359 had been running in the past ~2 years, it would've absolutely done numbers here, between how this site cares a lot more about character arcs and media analysis now, and also Hera's autistic disabled transgender swag. HOWEVER, they wouldn't be able to make Wolf 359 today, not even for like "political" reasons, but because characters in media now are all too self aware and good at talking about their own emotions. We would never get shit like Minkowski drugging Eiffel with hallucinogens to get him to read Pryce & Carter, instead they'd just have a heart-to-heart where she admits she's only so adamant about protocol because of her own insecurities. Half the fun of the show is extrapolating characters' motivations and thought process from their absolutely batshit actions and words! It just wouldn't be the same 😔

#also half the internet would crucify Eiffel before he gets a chance for character development I'm sorry but it's true #like what I'm getting at is that so much modern media is governed by conventions like that whether we realize or not and Wolf 359 would not #thrive with that style. If every character isn't playing some degree of 4D chess around how they really feel then what's the point #also they would've made Kepler and Jacobi canon which would actually be Bad but that's a different post (short version they work #better as unresolved tension because neither of those men talk about their feelings under threat of death) #and adding to those numbers are the growing number of disillusioned star wars fans that WOULD jump on some quality sci fi #curio chatter #wolf 359