조선시대 Pentiment / Joseon-dynasty Pentiment
Beatrice & Prester John (style experiment)
The art style is too modern for 16th century, but I took a lot of inspiration from "Lovers Under the Moon" by Shin Yun-bok (월하정인 月下情, 신윤복) for Beatrice and various kings' portraits from late Joseon for Prester John (his clothing is based on Silla clothing)
Beatrice's original design looks like she's wearing a barbette (?) and I debated on giving her a 처네 or 쓰개치마, but I decided on the latter and merged it with her original laurel wreath.
I only finished these two, but maybe I'll clean up some of my other sketches.
The customary plot of a Sulla opera (whether Handel's 1713, Graun's 1753/1783, or Mozart's/Bach's 1770s) is centered around Sulla trying to fuck and/or marry an unwilling girl (in the latter two operas, daughter and bride of his civil war enemies). This plot is not based on any episode of Sulla's life: the Tarquin tendencies are ascribed to opera Sulla to make more apparent his usurpation of power in Rome - let him who is a tyrant act like one.
In my opinion, it is interesting to look at La morte di Cesare (1788) in comparison with the Sulla operas because I think it has a more subtle and subtextual*, but ultimately similar attitude of Caesar towards Brutus. He wants Brutus to love him; if rejected - resorts to threats, going into fits of rage reminiscent of Mozart's Silla. So I would say Caesar's side of the dynamics is pretty similar to Sulla in the aforementioned operas; Brutus' is completely different. The operatic Ottavia and Giunia abhor Sulla and perceive him as an enemy from the get-go; Brutus, on the other hand, is inclined to trust Caesar, admire him, and excuse him repeatedly.
It makes the contrast quite striking: Sulla repents and retires when no one thinks him capable of it; Caesar will not perform the redemption finale despite Brutus trying to make it happen for most of the opera.
*Subtextual: until Cassius starts yelling. Cassius does not tolerate subtext and has no problem dragging implications into plain sight.
With windows on three facades, the light is wonderful in this space with STUA Deneb table and Globus chairs.
DENEB: www.stua.com/design/deneb
GLOBUS: www.stua.com/design/globus
Project @fasanastudio
Photo @alfredvila
Le système Kolp'um (classement des os) de l'ancienne Corée était utilisé dans le royaume de Silla (57 av. J.-C.-935 de notre ère) pour indiquer le rang politique et le statut social d'une personne. L'appartenance à un rang particulier au sein du système était extrêmement importante, permettant à une personne de postuler à certains emplois et décidant de la manière dont elle vivrait au quotidien. La rigidité du système, basé sur le lignage, ne permettait que très peu de mouvements entre les classes, ce qui entraîna une stagnation des talents, qui finit par coûter cher au Silla.
Review on Graun's Silla: could be gayer. It is unremarkable in terms of action and only occasionally memorable in terms of music, but Metellus-Sulla gay divorce was great and I wish we saw more of it.
Dining room project including STUA Globus chairs and Zero table. New Classics by Jesus Gasca.
GLOBUS: www.stua.com/design/globus
ZERO: www.stua.com/design/zero
Project @licuadesign
Photo by @juananbarros