Eggplant.place

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The music of the forest. #grickledoodle #hiddenpeople #puzzleagent #horror #music #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of a girl playing a tuba in the forest, surrounded by red gnomes secretly watching her.

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The other day I had the intrusive thought

AI is intellectual Viagra

and it hasn't left me so I am exorcising it here. I'm sorry in advance for any pain this might cause.

#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLMs #DiffusionModels #tech #dev #coding #software #SoftwareDevelopment #writing #art #VisualArt

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Louvre robbery: Could a 50-year-old maths problem have kept the museum safe?

An audacious heist at the Louvre saw thieves make off with priceless crown jewels in broad daylight – here is how a decades-old geometry problem can help museums boost their security.

By Kit Yates

https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20251030-louvre-robbery-the-50-year-old-maths-problem-that-can-boost-museum-security

#art #culture #mathematics

Projet d'aménagement de la Grande Galerie du Louvre (1796).https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hubert_Robert_-_Projet_d%27am%C3%A9nagement_de_la_Grande_Galerie_du_Louvre_(1796).JPG

The viewer is positioned within the gallery looking down its length, giving a strong sense of depth and perspective.

The ceiling appears vaulted, with large arches and perhaps skylights or clerestory windows (suggesting zenithal lighting) that bring in daylight from above. This lighting enhances the sense of a museum space.
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The walls: Both sides of the gallery are lined with paintings hung closely (“touche-touche” style) and shelves or pedestals of sculptures. On the right side, in the foreground, there is an easel with a painting in progress and a figure at work.

The gallery is structured by series of large arches, double columns or pilasters with Corinthian capitals, and regular bays — all giving a rhythm to the space. The floor appears smooth and polished; the walls are neutral, letting the artworks stand out.

In the scene there are a number of visitors or artists: some seated, some standing, some copying works.

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Reject modernity, embrace tradition

#Art #Cartoon #Ireland #Halloween #Samhain #Pumpkin #MastoArt #MastoDaoine

Cartoon of two pumpkins screaming in terror beside the traditional Irish Samhain carved turnip

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Happy Halloween, everyone! #grickledoodle #horror #vampire #party #halloween #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of a disillusioned looking vampire sitting on a couch surrounded by dead people in a party setting. Caption reads "Once again, he had completely sucked the life out of the party."

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An Art Nouveau interior stained glass door and hallway, believed to be in Jan Luijkenstraat nr. 64, Amsterdam

Also the exterior one ... just gorgeous.

#Art #Architecture #ArtNouveau

The image shows an interior doorway featuring stained glass in the Art Nouveau style. This style is characterized by its use of organic, flowing lines and natural motifs, which are evident in this

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Welsh actress Sarah Siddons was born #OTD in 1755.

Sarah Siddons is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth, a role she first played in 1785. Siddons excelled in a range of tragic roles, including Constance in Shakespeare's "King John," Queen Katherine in "Henry VIII," and Volumnia in "Coriolanus."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Siddons#

#art #dance #theatre

Sarah Siddons as Euphrasia in Arthur Murphy's The Grecian Daughter, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in 1782.

Illustration of a dramatic scene from the play, capturing intense emotions and interactions among the characters.

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Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) as Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth".

A black and white engraving of a woman in elegant attire.

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2y

Relax ...

Enjoy the silence hand painted acrylic painting - https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/enjoy-the-silence-karen-kaspar.html

#meermittwoch #meer #MastoArt #art #AYearForArt #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #BuyIntoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #creativeToots #HumanArtist #ArtCollector #colors #landscape #landscapePainting #nature #outdoors #handmade #ostsee #strand #beach #summer #vacation #ocean #sea #urlaub #silence #relax #sailing

Enjoy the silence is an acrylic painting in contemporary square format painted by artist Karen Kaspar. A small boat with white sails is sailing on the deep blue ocean painted in vibrant shades of blue,teal and emerald green. In the foreground the sandy beach. Above the blue sky, no clouds. Dreaming of a perfect day - sailing in a small sail boat on the ocean, nothing but the blue sky above you, the sunshine is kissing your skin, just the sound of the waves and some seagulls around you, a soft breeze in your hair - enjoy the silence.
Reload your batteries with positive energy.

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Lisa del Giocondo died #OTD in 1542.

According to Giorgio Vasari and numerous other scholars, Lisa Gherardini was the woman portrayed in Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, a work commissioned from the artist during the early 16th century by her husband. Centuries after da Vinci´s death, the Mona Lisa became the world's most famous painting and a symbol of Western art. In 2005, Lisa Gherardini was definitively identified as the model for Leonardo's painting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_del_Giocondo

#art #painting

Leonardo Painting the Mona Lisa Aimee Brune Pages 1845 Engraved by Charles Lemoine from the oil original Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale

Leonardo is shown intently working on the Mona Lisa, his posture and expression indicating deep concentration. He is likely dressed in the attire typical of his era, with long robes and perhaps a cap, emphasizing his status as a master artist.

The painting on the easel, the Mona Lisa, is partially visible, capturing the iconic pose and enigmatic expression that the painting is known for.

The setting is Leonardo's studio, filled with artistic tools and elements that reflect his work environment. There may be sketches, models, and other paintings visible, providing context to his creative process.

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Hey, artists of the Fediverse - random question that popped into my head this evening.

I see all over the place folks that have an original piece of art, and then prints.

How do you make the prints?

Is it specialty digital photography that you can then print? Or scanning the original piece? Or something else entirely?

Boosts welcome, as well as suggestions for better hashtags.

#Art #Prints #Artists

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314d

Bungalow Balance

https://justin-farrimond.pixels.com/featured/bungalow-balance-justin-farrimond.html

Another of those dark dreams that seem to make no sense.
Why would you be brought here? And why can't you see the person following you?

#PhotoOfTheDay #PhotographyIsArt #Print #Photography #Art #Dreamscape #Architecture #Nightmare

Colour modified darkly colourful photograph of a garden path leading up to a pair of old stone bungalows.

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Globe In The Alley

https://justin-farrimond.pixels.com/featured/globe-in-the-alley-justin-farrimond.html

If you're lost you'll know where to find me.

#PhotoOfTheDay #BlackAndWhite #Print #Photography #Travel #History #Art #Heritage #Pub #InteriorDesign #Psychogeography #Globe

Black and white portrait photograph of a flagstoned alleyway with a pub sign for The Globe.

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#art #history: every 28th october, i use elsa lanchester (born #otd in 1902) as an excuse to pay homage to mary wollstonecraft shelley's masterpiece, 'frankenstein'. mind you, elsa was pretty cool, herself. difficult not to be when you're the daughter of a suffragette who was also secretary to eleanor marx.
i've got more to say about elsa in the response posts below, so read or ignore as you wish.
#wip #illustration #cinema #literature #frankenstein #maryShelley #elsaLanchester

black & white digital ink (wip) of the actor, elsa lanchester, in her eponymous role from the 1935 film, 'bride of frankenstein'.
elsa's face is turned to her left & she stares intently in that direction, trademark streak dominating her trademark barnet.

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digital ink illustration (drawn in 2024) of english actor, elsa lanchester, in her iconic role as the bride of frankenstein.
here, she stares unflinchingly at her audience, her body draped in a frock of satin bandages. 'elsa' is in stylised text beneath her. there's a black deco arch behind her.
colours are cream, violet, mossy green & black.

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Just in case you happen to need Greeting Cards for any occasion (frameable ArtPrints), Wall Art for your Home or Office, Home Decor or Gifts, I’ve set up a Discount Code : FPMRMC - valid till November 06, 2025 when purchasing from my online Gallery.
Thanks for considering to support independent artists.

💝https://ez-lorenz.pixels.com/

#Washington #PNW #Gifts #ArtForSale #ArtPrints #Prints #WallArt #HomeDecor #GreetingCards #Puzzle #FediGiftShop #SupportArtists #November #Birthday #Christmas #Art

Blond women with glasses wearing a red hooded jacket, holding a black umbrella in front of a waterfall (Snoqualmie Falls).

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The delicate motion of a Golden-crowned Kinglet on a frosty morning.

https://ez-lorenz.pixels.com/featured/the-delicate-motion-of-a-golden-crowned-kinglet-ez-lorenz.html
Discount Code : FPMRMC, Valid until 11.06.25

#Washington #PNW #Winter #Frost #Morning #Birds #BirdsOfMastodon #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #BirdPhotography #Art #ArtForSale #ArtPrints #Prints #GreetingCards #Gifts #Giftideas #FediGiftShop #FediArt #MastoArt #Sunday #Birthday #Holiday #ThankYou #BirdLovers #NatureLovers

The smallest songbird of North-America, the Golden-crowned Kinglet flits near a branch laden with frosty clusters. The softly blurred background enhances the focus on the bird's delicate movement.
Taken in Edmonds, Washington state

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Flowers against the November blues...

Every summer I enjoy the beautiful bright red poppies that bloom throughout the garden and fields.

Windswept poppies handmade watercolor painting -->
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/windswept-poppies-watercolor-painting-karen-kaspar.html

#poppy #MastoArt #art #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #watercolor #watercolour #creativeToots #BuyIntoArt #flowers #flower #gardening #garden #floral #nature #bloomscrolling #florespondence #aquarell #aquarelle #natur #blumen #wildflowers

Windswept poppies is a watercolor painting in contemporary square format hand painted by artist Karen Kaspar. Several bright red poppies dance in the wind. The picture is painted with loose brush strokes. The red flowers and green stems are painted in a diagonal direction against an abstract background. The background in shades of blue and yellow suggests a blue sky over a summer garden.

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I really love it, when cats from the neighbourhood come to visit our garden. It's always a wonderful inspiration for paintings.

Tuxedo cat portrait -->
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/tuxedo-cat-portrait-painting-karen-kaspar.html

#MastoArt #art #tuxedocat #painting #FediGiftShop #artist #MastodonArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #TraditionalArt #kunst #cats #CatsOfMastodon #caturday #cat #CatLovers #pets #cute #animals #catstodon #WhiskersWednesday #kitten #kitty #kittens #katze #meow #AnimalArt #PetPortrait #BuyIntoArt #BlackCats #handmade #tuxedo

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My leaf study is complete. 🍁

It turns out that painting an autumn leaf is more complex than I thought - all those crunchy crinkles take time to capture!

#art #watercolor #watercolour #leafScrolling

Slightly cropped photo of an ink and watercolour study of a dried, brown autumn leaf.

This study focuses on depicting the uneven surface of the leaf and its shadow.

Art by @srfirehorseart

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#notesArt #mastoArt #art #illustration

A grassy hill under a reddish-yellow sky. The entire scene is reddish. Winding down the hill is a small staircase. To the left of the staircase is a tall, unidentifiable object that looks like the remains of a robot or some sort of industrial machine. It is blocky, and has a dilapidated appearance. At the very top of it is a small, round hole. Hovering just beyond the hole is a white tadpole-shaped thing, perhaps a spirit that lives in the object. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

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What Did Sigmund Freud Have to Say About Leonardo da Vinci?

According to Sigmund Freud, Leonardo da Vinci’s early life experiences as a child raised by a single mother shaped his art and research.

by Anastasiia Kirpalov

https://www.thecollector.com/what-sigmund-freud-say-leonardo-da-vinci/

Freud and Da Vinci at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/391
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1629

#books #art #literature

Photographic portrait of Sigmund Freud, signed by the sitter ("Prof. Sigmund Freud")

Freud is shown from the waist up and turned slightly toward the viewer’s left.

He wears a three-piece suit with a waistcoat, crisp white shirt and tie.

He holds a cigar in his right hand. The cigar is held away from the body.

His face shows a contemplative look: his hair is thin and combed back, his beard neatly trimmed, and his gaze direct and thoughtful.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud#/media/File:Sigmund_Freud,_by_Max_Halberstadt_(cropped).jpg

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Self-portrait by Leonardo, ~1510–1515, red chalk, Turin, Royal Library, inv. no. 15571

The drawing presents the head and shoulders of Leonardo in three-quarter view, turned slightly to his left.

He has long, wavy hair falling to his shoulders, a full beard and moustache, and a furrowed brow. The hair and beard are depicted with flowing lines of chalk.

The face shows signs of advanced age: deeper lines, pronounced cheekbones, bags beneath the eyes, and sagging of features.

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci#/media/File:Leonardo_self.jpg

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#art #history: i promised myself that this year would be the one during which i paid tribute to the revolutionary, frida kahlo (born #otd in 1907), & then i was too busy to do her any sort of justice. not only have i rushed her portrait, but i've also had no time to write up the sort of blurb that she merits. she was a death-defying, genre-spanning communist powerhouse & diego was punching waaaaaaaay up. :)
#fridaKahlo #illustration #sketch #artist #mexico #communism

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https://communitymedia.video/w/h1jdbHm8xTj5VEDuCWAbBW
#lispyGopherClimate #technology #podcast #weekly

featuring @kentpitman @ramin_hal9001 @jns
Longterm #reliability , the #climateCrisis , technology and knowledge

Kent has found the source to his Cross referenced editing facility from Open University #lisp #lispm example.

#scifi #books with this theme? Ending of Cats Cradle?

On the #art side check, @prahou 's #unix_surrealism, https://photronic.art

Happy #lambdaMOO year! 35 years! https://lambda.moo.mud.org as always.

LISPY GOPHER SHOW banner, 000UTC anonradio.net
wading through wreckage

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Update on Commission Prices and Options!
DM about it!

#nsfw #commission #commissionopen #commissions #gay #art #shota #Shotacon #twink

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2y

#OTD in 1782.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail premiered in Vienna with the composer conducting, after which Emperor Joseph II anecdotally remarked that it had "too many notes".

The German libretto is by Gottlieb Stephanie, based on Christoph Friedrich Bretzner's Belmont und Constanze, oder Die Entführung aus dem Serail.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Entf%C3%BChrung_aus_dem_Serail

Books by Amadeus Mozart at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1368

#art #music #opera

Mozart (at center) attended a performance of his own opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail while visiting Berlin in 1789. Franz Frankenberg performed the role of Osmin, Friedrich Ernst Wilhelm Greibe played Pedrillo.

Unknown author - The Atlantis Book of Music, 1934, p. 239

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Discover "Tales from Behind the Ferns": a poisoned forest full of mythical creatures, a mysterious cursed cave, and more. This bundle of #Mausritter adventures is coming soon to Backerkit.
2 zines, a trifold, paper minis!
Launch Nov 4th: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/96b24453-6166-453a-8def-76c4de38ac3b/landing

#MausritterMonth #ttrpg #osr #kickstarter #crowdfunding #backerkit #art #mastoart #mouse #mouseguard #ttrpgcommunity #rpg #indiegame #indierpg #backerkit

Illustration of two mice carrying twigs, one on top of a Japanese stone lantern.

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