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OK so whenever I see something that inspires me visually, ie something I wish I could make/draw, I tend to drop it in a private telegram chat w/ myself called "vv-artdump". Regrettably, I often neglected to keep track of the artist. If you recognize the artist pls help me credit https://t.co/H7VQWrMkFE
I'm particularly interested in Indian symbols and iconography – it's interesting how shapes (particularly the mango teardrop shape – paisleys?) can imply culture, context. See also: shapes of eyes, curves, flowers, motifs https://t.co/qdfFG8g8eO
I really like these illustrations, which feel fresh and slightly minimalist. A common frustration I have with most old-school Indian illustration is that it's really busy and noisy – which was probably great for its time, but doesn't always work in a modern context https://t.co/RjPzbz4zkW
For my "Indian cyberpunk" moodboard. If I knew how to use photoshop properly, I'd simply mash this up with all the neon lights, etc https://t.co/Wn8JYA88kb
The last image in this set reminds me of Diablo 2, and I'm curious for a cyberpunk take on this sort of architecture, too – smokey carbon, neon and stained glass https://t.co/fkgpUBsfs9
I have always had this idea for "desi playing cards" – not exactly in this style, something smokier, more lavish and indulgent, something that feels like it's worth a hundred bucks. Saffron and henna https://t.co/CCwhbQrI4S
intense, gritty-psychedelic, contemporary, remix https://t.co/0bxuRcMRCy
figures in motion; a line is a dot in action https://t.co/waDGyVhPw2
these paintings are by Dimitra Milan who is... 18?? https://t.co/hqSgoQTwKC https://t.co/9y3ZI1oJtq
Love Nabigal's work, so expressive and strong https://t.co/wqcQ9Jyz6Z
everything is shapes https://t.co/ehNy2OmU1H
colors and patterns – I'm particularly fascinated by the geometry of the dots on the yellow door https://t.co/jJw7FzNeXl
German seamstress Agnes Richter (1844–1918), patient at the Heidelberg Psychiatric Clinic during the 1890s. She embroidered her standard issue straitjacket: “I am not big,” “I wish to read,” and “I plunge headlong into disaster.” https://t.co/Dlr166fRGl https://t.co/M8k45Wn6XL
I love how these are PAINTINGS. https://t.co/PhAJTRE7r0
another one for the cyberpunk moodboard https://t.co/5UtYVQXUdD
simple and strong https://t.co/RB2NT3XY1W
love Anu's work https://t.co/pEIMrDfOwk
royalty https://t.co/EAfai8O9BQ
curls https://t.co/p48d5BPo7o
liminal spaces https://t.co/2bFztzwUPx
simple-ish lines, people, places...? https://t.co/Hmg423k6Ie
just dumping everything in here at this point https://t.co/gVjnoPMXBt
imagine something like this... https://t.co/g5jZD4UFyH
... mashed up with something like this https://t.co/98f893xhSI
brown girls in traditional wear + sunglasses is always a mood https://t.co/g5jZD4UFyH
HUGE mood https://t.co/8nkesJ0oGb https://t.co/XfgP0y0D87
https://t.co/3JWb6riSQq https://t.co/ip9pv5kpt7
The use of negative space in the first one has me *inspired*. I think I want a fractal version of that that maps the entire body, Kratos-style but intricate and nuanced https://t.co/VSynuatNp6
neon-cosy https://t.co/swCddAwLgA
ugh love these so hard. immersive https://t.co/EKtg5AnjQH
32. Amar Chitra Katha style Avengers https://t.co/KkgRgn9n1m
trippy is always good https://t.co/VOEGPRZy3o