Traditional Art

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From dabblers to masters, obscure to popular and ancient to futuristic, this is an inclusive community dedicated to showcasing all types of art by all kinds of artists, as long as they're made in a traditional medium

'Traditional' here means 'Physical', as in artworks which are NON-DIGITAL in nature.

What's allowed: Acrylic, Pastel, Encaustic, Gouache, Oil and Watercolor Paintings; Ink Illustrations; Manga Panels; Pencil and Charcoal sketches; Collages; Etchings; Lithographs; Wood Prints; Pottery; Ceramics; Metal, Wire and paper sculptures; Tapestry; weaving; Qulting; Wood carvings, Armor Crafting and more.

What's not allowed: Digital art (anything made with Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, Krita, Blender, GIMP or other art programs) or AI art (anything made with Stable Diffusion, Midjourney or other models)

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The Morning Visitor by Dino Buzzati (1967) (blog.mirrorofzen.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/traditional_art@lemmy.world

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

And where is the context stating this art is explicitly about rape? I just see a spooky black creature stretching out a lady's body like some Cronenberg body horror.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I thought it was about depression or other mental struggles before seeing the comments explicitly saying otherwise. I don't think your comment was out of line given that you didn't know the author was depicting rape.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 4 months ago

I just assumed it was about this: