#Laughing Torso

[pazzesco]

Queen of Bohemia

Amedeo Modigliani -Jeune Femme (Nina Hamnett) - 1917

Roger Fry - Nina Hamnett avec une guitare - 1917

Nina Hamnett (1890–1956) was a Welsh artist and writer, and an expert on sailors’ chanteys, who became known as the Queen of Bohemia. Flamboyantly unconventional, and openly bisexual, Hamnett once danced nude on a Montparnasse café table just for the “hell of it”. She drank heavily, was sexually promiscuous, and kept numerous lovers and close associations within the artistic community. Very quickly, she became a well-known bohemian personality throughout Paris and modelled for many artists. She went on to have a love affair with Brzeska, and later with Amedeo Modigliani and Roger Fry.

Amedeo Modigliani - Woman with Red Hair (Nina Hamnett) - 1917

Nina Hamnett - Self Portrait - 1913

British painter, designer, and illustrator, famous more for her flamboyant bohemian life than for her work. She was born in Tenby, Wales, the daughter of an army officer, and studied at various art schools in Dublin, London, and finally Paris. On her first night there she met the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani. He introduced her to Picasso, Serge Dighilev, and Jean Cocteau, and she went to live at the famous artist’s residence of La Ruche which housed many other Bohemian artists and modernist writers. It was there that she met the Norwegian artist Roald Kristian (also known as Edgar de Bergen), whom she married in 1914. She seems to have been relieved when he was deported as an unregistered alien during the First World War; they never saw one another again.

Like other women at the time reveling in a newfound independence, she had her hair cut short in a ‘crophead’ style (what we would now call a basin cut) and she wore eccentric clothing:

"I wore in the daytime a clergyman’s hat, a check coat, and a skirt with red facings … white stockings and men’s dancing pumps and was stared at in the Tottenham Court Road. One had to do something to celebrate one’s freedom and escape from home."

Roger Fry - Nina Hamnett - 1917

Nina Hamnett - "Rupert Doone" - Dancer - 1922

Nina Hamnett - "Dolores" - 1931

From 1913 to 1919 Hamnett worked for Roger Fry's Omega Workshops; Fry (with whom she had a love affair) painted several portraits of her. In the 1920s, she spent much of her time in Paris, where once again she knew many leading figures of the avant-garde, including Jean Cocteau and the composers Satie and Stravinsky.

During the 1920s (and for the rest of her life) she made the area in central London known as Fitzrovia her home and stamping ground. This new locale for arty-Bohemia was centred on the Fitzroy Tavern in Charlotte Street which she frequented along with fellow Welsh artists Augustus John and Dylan Thomas, making occasional excursions across Oxford Street to the Gargoyle Club in Soho.

Nina Hamnett - Illustrated Osbert Sitwell's "The People's Album of London Statues" - 1927

However, she often returned to London for exhibitions of her work, which included portraits, landscapes, interiors, and figure compositions (notably café scenes) in a robust style drawing on various modern influences. In addition to paintings, she made book illustrations (spontaneous pen-and-ink drawings), notably for Osbert Sitwell's The People's Album of London Statues (1928). From the 1930s the quality of her work declined, partly because of the influence of alcohol.

In 1932 she published a volume of memoirs entitled Laughing Torso, which was a best-seller in both the UK and the USA. Following its publication she was sued by Aleister Crowley, whom she had accused of practicing black magic. The ensuing trial caused a sensation which helped sales of the book, and Crowley lost his case.

Hamnett enjoying herself with some new friends

Her success in this instance only fuelled her downward spiral, and she spent the last three decades of her life propping up the bar of the Fitzroy trading anecdotes of her glory years for free drinks. She took little interest in personal hygiene, was incontinent in public, and vomited into her handbag.

Her ending was as spectacular as had been her previous life. Drunk one night she either fell or jumped from the window of her flat and was impaled on the railing spikes below.

#art #Nina Hamnett #Laughing Torso #Osbert Sitwell #artist #Queen of Bohemia #amedeo modigliani #paintings #drawings #roger fry #aleister crowley #picasso #hamnett #illustrations #modigliani

[minniiaa]

Firm believer Law and Luffy have the loudest sex. Luffy gives no fucks about privacy or holding back. Law tries so hard to be quiet cause he’d rather launch himself into the sea than have anyone hear him getting railed. This drives Luffy insane so he just pushes Law until he turns into the whiny little bottom bitch he truly is (Law loves it but he’d never dare admit it).

#this is 100% true #bottom law agenda has overtaken my life #he’s such a whiny best urgh #he yells at Luffy afterwards every time and Luffy just laughs at him #“it’s okay torso I know how much you like it #one piece #law #trafalgar law #luffy #lulaw #Lawlu #lulaw headcanon

[yo-yo-yoshiko]

I— I’m laughing… I can’t… why did he DO that!? Waaaahahahha!!

Bonus... King as he normally is cause I need to make sure THAT's not the only image i draw of him:

#kyoryuger #zyuden sentai kyoryuger #super sentai #fan art #comic #daigo kiryu #kyoryu red #i’m shaking aaaaahahaha holy shit wth super sentai #congrats on your torso King i’m sorry for laughing so hard i cried aaaaaahaha #why did they do that though? it was so funny! #this is one that stays on tumblr probably waaahah #this is the stupidest thing i’ve ever drawn i think #i’m on the floor #man i love kyoryuger #that first panel is redrawn from a fucking SCREENSHOT you can all bite me kakdjskd

[aliengirl]

@duusheen @seyvia are u happy now? cuz I am

#im laughing you can not see blue's face #its all hair and torso #he has a pretty back hehe #the sims 4 #sims 4 #sims 4 screenshots #sims #sims 4 gameplay #rhea lo #blue bohan by seyvia #unworldly life #unworldly life gen one #spatula the dog

[striveattemptfail]

Red Hood's New Costume (ft. his tiny cape) | Red Hood: Outlaws #44

Bonus: Baby blankie. Backwards bib. Oversized detached hood. Weirdly proportioned scarf. Lil baby man cape. Red Hood's latest crime against fashion.

#red hood: outlaws #red hood outlaws #red hood and the outlaws #rho #rhato #red hood #jason todd #~ #~s #.WHY IS HIS CAPE SO SMALL I HAVE BEEN LAUGHING SINCE I READ THE EP LMAAAOOOOO. #.IT'S BARELY THE LENGTH OF HIS TORSO WHAT IS THE /POINT/ LOOOOOOL

[averagepsychouser]

Legionary inside of me named obliquus externus wants me dead

#fallout new vegas #fallout nv #caesar’s legion #haha guys get the joke because obliquus externus is the muscle that lets you twist your torso #laugh. now.

[mushiewrites]

*brainrot intensifies*

#lee!dream #hello his arms are behind his head #leaving literally his whole torso open incLUDING HIS VERY VULNERABLE TUMMY #!!!!!!!!!!! he needs to get wrecked he needs tks rn!!!!!! #i will pass away !!!!! #i need to hear him squeal and laugh and watch him get all squirmy and kick out like the puppy he is!!!!!!!!! #imagine if george or sap held his elbows down while the other tkled him…………………..i’m normal :D #oh my god i feel insane i am buzzing #mushie concepts / hcs #mcyt tickle #my stuff

[skznccmlee]

My ler just discovered yesterday I'm ticklish on my feet and ears and TOTALLY explored that new information

#IT WAS SO FLUSTERING CUZ I COULD BARELY LAUGH CUZ OFC I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO FIND OUT #AND THEN ON HER CAR #I HAD MY HEAD ON HER LAP AND SHE KEPT LIGHTLY CARESSING MY TORSO WHY DID IT TICKLE SO MUCHHHHHH #AND TICKLED MY EARS AAAAAALL THE WAY HOME #that btw wasn't short cuz we had no way to arrive my house cuz people are doing like a marathon or smth #so yeah #THE WAY HOME WAS VERY LONG #also #A was in the car with us for some time #she and her mom were the first ones we left in home #and i unintentionally stepped on her shoe #AND MY LER PRETENED TO BE MAD AT ME WHEN I DID ITTTTTTT #AND STARTED TICKLING ME A LOT AS A PUNISHMENT #AAAWKMRMMFKKKWKSJQN #THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE #BUTTERFLY WE LOVE YOU #yeah all of this was thanks to Butterfly #NOT MENTIONING WHEN SHE TICKLED MY ARMPITS AND NECK WITH ONE OF THE MANY FEATHERS SHE HAS #gosh... i loved it so much #tickle #lee #tickle community #tickle content #just a lee talking #just a happy lee #sfw tickle community

[thothunter-420]

is it just guys being dudes or something more??

hi and welcome to my ted talk

#keith moon #john entwistle #the who #want whatever they have i stg #my friend pointed out how weirdly that shirt shapes keith’s torso and i have yet to stop laughing #starting my posting era at last tho. start praying

[muppetsnoopy]

I can't show you guys cause I don't post my face on here but I just got my grad pictures back and some of them are even okay :)

#u just gotta believe me ok you promise u believe me im not lying ok #the most tragic part is the ones where they had me do some stupid pose came out the best because i was LAUGHING #they were like 'sit on this chair and look back over your shoulder at the camera' and it was sooo goofy dumb #but anyway i got one that can go in the class composite and my parents can decide if they wanna order any others #harrowing process tho #like i dont MIND being photographed and im pretty good at smiling for pictures #but it was like thirty minutes of being moved around like a little doll #'perch here. cross your ankles. not your legs your ankles. ok slide your right foot forward a bit. not that much #ok chin up. tilt your head. tilt it less. now look at me. turn your torso not your head keep that where it was. ok now smileee!' #screams and shrieks #anyway :) seeing myself in the cap and gown for the first time did make it feel Real which was kinda cool #like im almost DONE. five years of my life and soon ill have a fancy piece of paper to show for it #wack. #molly speaks

[kward-the-local-cryptid]

Necromancer chastising their undead companion, after a fight.

"How many times do I have to tell you, don't fucking leap more than 5 feet! Do you know how difficult it is to harvest lateral meniscus?"

Necromancer mothering their creations.

"You need a new set of hands? Of course dear, let's try and get some fresh for better adhesion this time."

Just. Good. Necromancer shit.

#wizard posting #necromancer #necromancer mothering their creations #just like being all sweet #but will give the undead party member shit for not taking care of themselves #you are not the sum of skin or blood or parts from other things #you are the culmination of experience. You are life in its true form #you siting with me #you who think and feel. #Every laugh #every tear #every exhausted sigh #you are you and regardless of what other see #what you see of yourself is the most important #should you want a new face I will give it to you #new hands #new torso #new muslces #or blood #or skin #but whatever I change #you will still be the wonderful version of you #can you tell I'm procrastinating #draw this you coward #that last one is said to me #I'm the coward

[randombatcharts]

No clue this existed until 5 minutes ago, but one of Batman’s alter egos was him as the robot T-Rex, or as B-Rex aka Batmanosaurus Rex. I find it awesome and hilarious.

#batman #bruce wayne #evil batman #dark knights #he is painted like a bat #How did he do that #I am imagining him being dunked in paint by the Batman who laughs #having different evil batsmen painting a bat on his head and torso. #disappointed I didn’t know this sooner

[yunopouts]

and you say dADDY’S HOOOOMMEE OOHHH HOME FOR MEEEE

#guys I can’t believe his whole torso was blown off like 😭😭 #that’s so sad but it makes me laugh cause like wtf 😭😭 #daisy.txt #gojo #gojo satoru #jjk #jujutsu kaisen #jujutsu gojo

[i-drew-a-ferret]

Played war with my twin, by the end of it I was covered in my own blood, laughing hysterically, and reffering to myself in the third person as Johnny Six Cards.

#ferret thinks #blood #I somehow cut my elbow on something and did not notice until blood was all over my arm leg and torso #this is war the card game. The one where you just shuffle and whoever has the higher number wins #so there was nothing sharp for me to cut myself on????? #as for the laughing and reffering to myself as johnny six cards... #I think I just lost my mind a little bit #The game went on for a full hour

[troutpopulation]

wee wee wee i loooove matt :) im so into him my orc bf

#i love my bf!! hes so babygirl hes genuinely so sweet and kind and gentle and passionate wawawaaa #I love his smile and his pretty doe eyes and his sweet puppy face and his beard and his pouty lips heem heem #i love how tall and Big he is his weehehehe... giant musclebear bf... i love his big strong torso and grabbing handfuls of his chesthair eh #i love all his bits and jokes and his random history tangents and all his hot takes and how he laughs and his love of small animals #I love being in the car with him and listening to music and gaming and cuddling and parallel play and going on adventures and wrestling #hes so talented and such a gentleman and i love his style and how sensitive he is he makes me feel so loved and cared for and protected and #taken care of and endeared and lucky hes so fucking weird and bizarre im so obsessed with him #i am so happy that its mutual and he is very open with how about me he is and doesnt just tell me hes abt me but shows it consistently #i love feeling lucky and proud to be with him thats the best ive never felt that way with anyone before #i love that he has so many different interests and loves to share them and has lots of pals and we get along. he makes my life so much fun #i could go on forever tbh

[seastarlily]

SpongeBob getting flustered around Sandy: 💖Cute💖

Sandy getting flustered around SpongeBob: 💖CUTE💖

#Going Jellyfishing #💛Spandy🤎 #This is supposed to be akin to that one body type meme that has two male torsos drawn with the word “good” written... #... underneath both in different intensities if that makes any sense LOL. #But yeah for real both takes are sooooo super cute - especially when Sandy is the one feeling flustered. #It’s that “having a typically strong and confident character deal with soft feelings they don’t typically feel... #... especially not for just anyone” trope that does it for me. Bonus points if she shows sure signs of crushing... #... while SpongeBob is doing something endearing like laughing his usual happy laugh. THAT will get me for sure.💞💞💞