#interpretation

[pagansphinx]

Right: Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883) • The Tragic Actor (Rouvière as Hamlet) • 1866 •

Left: Diego Velázquez (Spanish, 1599-1650) • Portrait of a famous actor at the time of Philip IV (Pablillos Valladolid) • c. 1635

The French painter Édouard Manet, on a trip to Spain in 1865, wrote about the portrait to Henri Fantin-Latour: Perhaps the most astonishing piece of painting that has ever been made is the picture entitled Portrait of a famous actor at the time of Philip IV (Pablillos Valladolid). The background disappears. It is air that surrounds the man, dressed entirely in black and full of life.

Clearly, Manet's painting is a sort of omage to Velázquez. Both are portraits of actors, though Manet's actor looks remarkably like Manet! The interesting twist in the Manet lies in the letter M that is formed by both the shadow and the sword. In the Velázquez portrait, the letter is a V that could represent either the artist's or the subject's initial. Manet's treatment of the letter detail shows not only creative prowess but also a sharp wit. No pun intended.

#art #painting #fine art #art history #artwork comparison #édouard manet #diego velázquez #french artist #spanish artist #oil painting #portrait #artwork #interpretation #art commentary #realism #baroque art #17th century european art #19th century european art #favorite painter #pagan sphinx art blog

[nuclearhabromania]

Cyno Interpretation

I decided to make my interpretation of Cyno and how I would design him, my inspo was mostly Egyptian [and a bit of Indian] royalty, priests and higher ranking individuals [both female and male clothing!] :3 + some AU sprinkled on top of it

DO NOT REPOST MY ART WITHOUT PERMISSION OR CREDIT IF YOU WANNA USE MY ART AS PFP GIVE CREDIT

#my art #fanart #cyno #genshin impact #genshin cyno #interpretation #design #not a redesign #do not repost

[bloodmothsart]

original

#ihnmaims #i have no mouth and i must scream #allied mastercomputer #am #interpretation #i can draw whatever i want

[brundlefly1986]

Improved pookie✋😔💖

#phantom of the opera #art #drawing #artists on tumblr #digital art #digital illustration #fanart #oc #the phantom of the opera #thephantom #erik the phantom #erik poto #phantom art #gothic literature #classic literature #interpretation #pookie #my snookums #andrew lloyd webber #michael crawford

[hecates-corner]

When I first heard There Are Other Ways, I was a little disappointed by the fact that Circe didn’t successfully seduce Odysseus, considering the huge Greek Mythology nerd I am.

Bear with me.

Then, I played the saga, and that song, for my wonderful mother tonight. About halfway through, I gasped.

The story is accurate to the Homeric version: he confronts her (clandestinely at first), she fights back, he pulls the sword.

But she’s not afraid. Of course she isn’t.

Why would an immortal being, with the rage and power of commanding a million different beasts if her Plan A goes down, be afraid of a measly man with a flimsy toothpick to her throat, just because he ate a flower and said “Be afraid!”?

That’s right! She wouldn’t.

Because Jay didn’t submit to the blatant misogyny of the tale.

Read this article for incredible information, if you please. It changed the way I saw Circe’s story.

If Circe cowered, simply because a man held a sword to her throat, only then would she have seduced him (if we’re going ultra-canon with the storyline, which Jay isn’t), which would have, yet again, thrown off the balance of power.

Circe could give less of a shit about the sword, in the song. She thinks he’s pretty hot, and maybe she’s manipulating him into coming to bed with her so she can trick him, so she offers a tryst or two. Here, if you read the article, she is throwing off the nature of men and women by being the active sexual partner.

He refuses, too enamored with Penelope, and shuns his curiosity in her. You can hear how it pains him, it’s a struggle to say no. But he does. He’s strong, he’s no god, cheating on his wife for the sake of sex appeal. He’s just a man.

He begs. That’s the thing that got me. Not her, him.

“So I beg you, Circe, grant us mercy, and let us puppets leave~”

Then, Circe offers to help him — not because she’s restoring the nature of being submissive — but because she has empathy and compassion for the man. She helps him because he’s proved himself, to be weary, and faithful, and human. She knows the feeling of love.

So, yes. So many layers. Like an onion, worthy of making you cry.

1. Jay is spitting in the face of misogyny and gender roles, and having her help him because she empathizes. Because she’s in power.

2. It’s sort of a jab, if interpreted a certain way, at sexual assault. He says no, and he holds true to it. Even though everything is telling him to give in, to let it happen, he refuses, and remains as sure as he can be.

3. It shows how very human Odysseus is. Athena forgot it, and somehow held him to it. Even the men forget it. But he never does. There is only so much he can do.

This is my favorite saga so far.

#epic the musical #I am so in love with this theory #this means so much to me #feminism #jorge rivera herrans #jay herrans #epic the circe saga #circe saga #Circe epic #epic circe saga #speculation #theory #interpretation #greek mythology #greek myths #the odyssey #odysseus #circe #homer

[philosophybits]

A person who speaks like a book is exceedingly boring to listen to; sometimes, however, it is not inappropriate to talk in that way. For a book has the remarkable property that it can be interpreted any way you wish. If one talks like a book one’s conversation acquires this property too.

Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or

#philosophy #quotes #Søren Kierkegaard #Either/Or #books #speech #talking #conversation #rhetoric #interpretation

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Sandra Shulman - The Interpretation of Dreams and Nightmares - Castle - 1973

#witches #nightmares #occult #vintage #the interpretation of dreams and nightmares #dreams #interpretation #castle books #sandra shulman #1973 #odyssey of the occult books

[tuurverheydepoetryandprose]

You know, lately I find little joy in reading media discourse. I love media analysis, I studied it, I taught it, but lately I just don’t enjoy reading people’s thoughts like I once did.

It’s not just that media literacy and reading comprehension are in decline, that’s been going on for a while. It’s that so much of media discourse feels like a phantom war, a proxy for something else. It’s not even about the media anymore.

People find one flaw and judge it an irredeemable one so they can dismiss something they were always going to dismiss because of the theme, the subject matter, the person behind it etc. People dismiss a piece of art that is about x for not being about y (people wanting every story to indirectly be about them etc.) People dismiss pieces of art for not condemning their own characters for not being morally virtuous, not condemning their own themes for being limited, not condemning their own creation for being insufficiently radical or revolutionary.

It’s like so many people will just say stuff completely disconnected from the reality of creation under capitalism, completely indifferent to authorial & historical & geographical context, genre, subtext, logistics etc.

It’s not enough to say that a work has flaws and explain why and what that reveals. The flaws must be irredeemable blemishes that besmirch the moral character of the creators and audience. It is not treated as expression. It is treated as a calculated move in the battle of ideas and must be lambasted or praised not on the basis of artistic merit or analytical potential, but on its position within the discourse.

Media & art themselves are seen as allies or enemies to social and political causes and their evaluation is a strategic manoeuvre to gain clout for or against certain causes or ideas.

I just think it’s a shame. All art is political. All analysis is political. But the way interpretation is taking a back seat to propagation is troubling. It decentralises the art and forefronts the viewer, deprioritises questions of meaning over questions political usefulness and salience. Ultimately, it diminishes actual analytical and argumentative skills and massively proliferates bad faith arguments, confirmation bias, rhetorical tricks and propaganda tools.

I think this kind of approach will not work out well, will only lead to more alienation and polarisation, and will ultimately exacerbate the devaluation of any art and any analysis that it is deemed irrelevant to mainstream identity groupings or insignificant to mainstream social and political causes. This will not end well.

If we cannot value art that is not of use to us or about us then we cannot appreciate most of artistic history. If we do not value stories because they ostensibly don’t relate to our own, how can we ever learn to see past difference and choose empathy over antipathy?

This will not end well.

#media analysis #media literacy #interpretation #reading comprehension #analysis #literacy #literary discussion #literary analysis #anti intellectualism #barbie #oppenheimer #barbenheimer #oppenbarbie #discourse #media discourse #media discussion

[tsublue]

Moon phases & personality

By @tsublue / All Rights Reserved to @tsublue

Photo creds: @minimalist_acount ~ Pinterest; me; @jackiedibs ~ Pinterest

There’s a total of 7 main phases the moon goes through before starting a new cycle to repeat it all over again.

Each phase has it’s own characteristics that can be relevant to the person being born under the phase.

New Moon

Soul searching throughout whole life, misunderstood/ hard to understand, awareness for surroundings and strong mental psyche.

That can also mean they are creative and spontaneous.

Child- like behavior in a way in other’s eyes. Everything new.

To reach your full potential you need to balance out your bursts of energy for it to last evenly and for it to not run out so fast so it can result in being tired overall and unmotivated.

Waxing Crescent

Positivity, adventure, taking action and working towards goals, motivated & curious.

Leaning towards on the ‘self- care’ personality and outlook.

To develop it you need to step out of your comfort zone and make yourself uncomfortable from time- to time in order to grow as a person.

First Quarter

Mental strength, competent, restless, can be work oriented - restless.

Impatience, takes on risks, passionate, inquisitive and communicative.

The protagonist of your own life.

If you can develop the art of patience to complement your strong personality, you will reach your full potential.

Waxing Gibbous

Caretaker, perfectionist philosophical, successful relationships, motivated & calming.

You need to surround yourself with people who truly care for and love you. There’s a need to develop a sense of intuition/ knowledge to spot people trying to overly dominate or use you.

Can be an amazing mentor/ guide for others.

Full Moon

Extremes, aggression, thinking with head instead of heart, desires

(Astrological natal sun and moon are in a conflict.)

To reach your full potential you need to realize you have even control over your actions and thoughts. Working out your power and abilities will lead you to success.

Waning Crescent

Posessions, talents, knowledge, imagination, psyche, dreams.

Since the phase is the one that’s gone through all it has gathered a lot of wisdom and learned & gathered a lot.

There can be a connection with the spiritual side even if it’s not realized.

There can be isolation involved due to connection with spirituality and intuition even observing so in order to reach your highest potential you need to share your thoughts and even maybe mentor those in need. Trying to get out there and reducing isolation can be beneficial.

Waning Gibbous

Wise, communication, spirituality, reflections, endings, seeking for higher knowledge and understanding. The mentor.

To become the best version of yourself you need to learn to be as understanding of others. Let others add their ideas and opinions too.

Third Quarter

Holding onto the past, attachment, kindness, loyalty, absentmindedness.

People may describe you as too in the clouds or inside your own world.

In order to grow obviously you need to learn to let go of the past and let yourself create the new memories instead of repeating the same ones like a broken record.

!! The phases are not forcefully trying to put you in a box or label. There can be aspects of it that can be relevant, but not for someone to base their whole personality or existence off of it or follow it at all cost.

Please do not copy, rewrite, repost, steal and etc any of my work. If wanted to use parts of it then contact the author and always give credits.

Love, Tsunami

#astrological observations #astrology #birth chart #moon #full moon #birth chart readings #astrological #moon phases #first quarter moon #waxing gibbous #waning gibbous #new moon #waxing crescent #waning crescent #astro community #astrodienst #aspects #astrology interpretation #interpretation #personal observations #psychology #birthday

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Monday 5 February 2024

A great welcoming show of cut ornamental grasses to greet visitors at the Beth Chatto Garden, Essex. Many of these grass species will still be adding to the display in the garden even at the end of winter.

Jill Raggett

#ornamental grasses #Beth Chatto Garden #essex #plants #horticulture #garden #gravel garden #dry garden #interpretation

[thirdity]

The understanding of signs is not a mere matter of recognition (of a stable equivalence); it is a matter of interpretation.

Umberto Eco, Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language

#language #signs #meaning #interpretation #communication #quotes #Eco #Umberto Eco #Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language

[samara-asaika]

Yoooo back to the roots! I missed U all! ^.^!

I haven't drawn anything for a very long time and to counteract my art block I opened the requests. Thanks to the dude who requested an Underfell Papara drawing - now I've gone about it in a pretty emotional way -

An idea kept hanging in my head "why did Pap really want to become a Royal Guard?" The answer would have to do with the disappearances of the prince and princess! So I thought about Papyrus with great feelings of guilt that arose because, unlike before, he wasn't there to save a loved one. To fill his deep hole, he decided to become the Royal Guard of the entire underground for her sake.

And no, here Pap doesn´t regocnise Chara as the princess of the past :p

#undertale #undertale au #underfell #undertale fanart #comic #ut papyrus #underfell papyrus #underfell chara #underfell asriel #royal guard #papyrus x chara #papara #samaraasaika #fanart #interpretation #undertale request #request

[theangelcatalogue]

SUCH A BACKSTABBER || ★!

Gender Neutral!★

Romantic/Platonic!★

★ - Starting notes/before we start; I made this with the objetive to see if you guys like my writing, like a test or something! You can see it as Tmnt 2012 or Rottmnt!

TW: YANDERE BEHAVIOR, DELUSIONAL BEHAVIOR, OBSSESIVE BEHAVIOR, SWEARING, KILLING MENTIONS, (MENTIOS OF) STALKING, BLOOD, Y/N IS A BACKSTABBER, BAD ENGLISH, BAD GRAMMAR AND MADE BY A MINOR! YOU DON'T NEED TO READ IF YOU DON'T WANT! IF I MISSED SOMETHING TELL ME!

☆ ︶︶︶ ౿ ָ Turtles 𞥊 ︶︶︶ ☆

Hurt, Sadness, Anger, How should they feel?

How should they feel about you now? About your betrayal? You such a backstabber

It makes months they met you and you are were so....perfect, kind, gentle, strong, you are were

Everything

And they did everything for you, they did everything to protect, they stalked you, they killed take care of anyone who hurt you

That feeling was so wrong, and yet so right and amazing, that feeling of being crazy for you, you were like a drug, one of the best ones

Just to what? Just to discover that what?

That you worked for the bad guys all the time!? That everything was a lie!? A FUCKING LIE!?

Oh they felt so dumb, Why? For what?

Do you atleast feel any Guilty?

Something is wrong, really wrong? You were a good person? So....why?

Maybe you dind't wanted

They forced you

These stupid villains, they did that, they forced you? That's the answer!

Because their Y/n would never do that! Never! NEVER! Oh god.

They have to free you, they have to do that

A blood patch can be made, no matter how much people they have to take care of, they will bring you back, they don't care if you want or no

And when they bring you back to their side, you will never escape

Don't worry, you will be okay! They promise you

Of course you will surfer consequences, but it's for your good

Welcome to your fate.

☆ ︶︶︶ ౿ ָ 🗡 𞥊 ︶︶︶ ☆

Songs -> 💔 || 🩸|| 🔪

NOTES:

✮ Damn this is REALLY short ✮

✮ Just a test tbh ✮

✮ Idk just take care of yourself! Drink some water my dear! I want you all to be okay alright? You guys are really important! ✮

(Sdra 2 without context)

#yandere tmnt 2012 #yandere tmnt #yandere rottmnt x reader #yandere rottmnt #yandere tmnt x reader #yandere tmnt 2012 x reader #backstabber #yandere #obsessive yanderes #yandere x gender neutral reader #yandere x reader #yanderes #yanderes x reader #tw yandere #tmnt x reader #yandere oneshot #yandere one shot #one shot #short one shot #testing #test #yandere blog #yandere concept #yandere themed media #interpretation #hello :3 #bad english #bad grammar #short story #random thing i wrote

[bloodmothsart]

spite alone holds me aloft

#i have no mouth and i must scream #ihnmaims #allied mastercomputer #AM #AM ihnmaims #are you guys sick of my 100 versions of AM #you better not be #bloodmothsart #interpretation #sketch

[thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai]

YOI-meta: Viktor's apparent insensitive reaction to Yuuri's love confession & what it might mean

There are several ways to read Viktor's comment on Yuuri's love confession depending on the level of his knowledge of the Japanese language and culture at this point in the series. While his words seem insensitive and blunt at first glance, plausible explanations for the choice the creators made here align rather with Viktor's character and the concept of the show than Viktor only caring about Yuuri's appearance in one of the most significant moments of their relationship.

So let's break this down!

1. Language barriers

The press conference of the Japanese Skating Federation, where the skaters participating in the Grand Prix Series present their season theme, is broadcasted on Japanese TV for a Japanese audience. Hence, Yuuri speaks Japanese in this scene. By now, Viktor has been living in Japan for about 5-6 months, and while he possibly knows enough Japanese to get along on his own and communicate with Yuuri's family about basics like food or the weather, complex speeches are probably still beyond his abilities.

Besides Russian, Viktor speaks English and French, so we can assume he has a knack for languages. But whereas Cyrillic and Latin characters have some resemblances, Japanese has three different types of characters (hiragana, katakana, and kanji), and these differ vastly from Western scripts. Beginners spend a hell lot of time learning these in addition to vocabulary and grammar. It's not a stretch to assume that Viktor understood parts of Yuuri's speech but not enough to connect the dots. Like "here, Yuuri presents his season theme which is about love... Oh, I heard my name! He's talking about me now! ... Was that something about a gold medal and Grand Prix Final? That's my Yuuri! He's so fierce! I love this! But ugh, he really needs a new tie! That hideous thing doesn't fit his new image at all!"

2. Utter shock

That face...

Looking at this scene, Viktor is either completely shocked because he didn't see this coming or trying hard to understand Yuuri's speech. While in my personal headcanon, language barriers keep him from understanding the speech, a person who is described as a genius and already speaks three languages might be able to follow the speech after living in the country for several months (I'm not sure about this though, but some people learn at lightspeed once they start obsessing over a subject). In this case, his reaction is a coping mechanism due to overwhelm. So far, Yuuri has said a few sweet things that showed Viktor how much he matters to Yuuri, but this is a whole new dimension of expressing affection, especially coming from someone so reluctant to voice their feelings. And while Viktor undeniably has been hoping for Yuuri to love him back, seeing his love confessing his feelings live on national TV is quite something to process.

Which leads me to...

3. Viktor doesn't take Yuuri's love confession seriously

This interpretation falls into the category of "Did we watch the same anime?" and I will briefly explain why using some past instances of Viktor's reaction to Yuuri using love language:

Episode 2 "I want to eat katsudon with you!":

Episode 3 "I'm going to become a super tasty katsudon. Please watch me!":

Episode 4 "I want you to stay who you are":

We see the occasional confusion, which is attributed to the fact that Viktoir is still familiarising himself with Yuuri's unique way of expressing his feelings and desires. However, in all these scenes, Viktor is genuinely happy that he means so much to Yuuri. Although Viktor can be insensitive at times, he never mocks Yuuri, which speaks volumes about his character. Not even when Yuuri says things like "Katsudon is my eros!" It's not in his personality. So far, throughout the series, Viktor has helped Yuuri become more confident and express his feelings. As soon as he understands Yuuri's speech and has processed the meaning, he would burst with happiness because Yuuri loves him back and pride because of how confident Yuuri became. But mocking Yuuri for his necktie when he just expressed the full dimension of his feelings? Just nope. He's not JJ.

Bonus: Viktor's reactions after episode 5 (the pattern continues)

4. The necktie is a metaphor

This interpretation came up in a Twitter discussion with @maetae2288 (kudos to her for bringing this up!) and it can coexist with interpretations 1 and 2. If you tell a story that needed to be condensed to 12 short episodes, you don't waste precious air time on throwaway lines.

For this interpretation, I would like to refer to Tumbleweed's translation errors master post. It's a super long post, so I quote the relevant part:

「 初めて自分から繋ぎとめたいと思った人、それがヴィクトルです 」 [...]'For the first time in my life, there’s a person I want to hold on to. That person is Victor.’ Also, while I think this word choice is the best choice, 'hold on to’ doesn’t quite get all the connotations of 繋ぎとめたい across. Tsunagi tomeru is composed of two words, tsunagi = bind and tomeru = stop. It means tying the subject to something and stopping it from going away. Since he added 自分から, 'from/by himself’ in front of it, it infers Victor being the first person Yuuri wants to reach out to and bond with, and with those bonds, bind them together so that they would never part.

I highly recommend reading the full post if you're interested in the linguistic nuances of translations from Japanese to English regarding Yuri!!!.

In his speech, Yuuri voices his desire to form an inseparable bond with Viktor (it's quite a lot like "stay by my side and never leave" if you think about it, although he uses a different vocabulary). Bonds are often symbolised by a knot. In this sense, the necktie comment would refer to the new bond Yuuri and Viktor will form henceforth.

It's unclear when Viktor learns Japanese love language and dating culture (you can read my post on Japanese dating culture in YOI here). In episode 9, Viktor correctly identifies Yuuri's (accidental) marriage proposal, but when did he brief himself on these things? In fact, he uses love language as early as episode 3 ("I love katsudon"), but was he aware of this? Whether or not he is, it's beyond doubt that the creators knew what they were doing when they gave him this line. In this light, his necktie comment suggests that he understood Yuuri's kokuhaku very well and gave a unique response that refers to their future bond and is true to his character. This is top-notch storytelling.

To sum this up, whether Viktor understood Yuuri at once and responded accordingly, or this line foreshadows that he will understand somewhere between episodes 5 and 6, his comment implies that they will start dating soon after. And we see the result in episode 6.

If you enjoy my meta posts, please consider giving my blog a follow or checking out my works on AO3(link in bio). You will find the results of my meta musings in there!

#yuri on ice #yoi meta #my yoi meta #katsuki yuuri #viktor nikiforov #anime #meta post #interpretation #viktuuri #language barriers #love language #love confessions

[imptongue]

Horror Sans!

My interpretation of him as a pony! I feel like he doesn't use his powers very much unlike the others. And his tracking skills are phenomenal so an earth pony fits him! ✨✨✨

#digital art #artists on tumblr #drawing #mlp #undertale #undertale au #interpretation #horror sans