Joerg Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I stumbled over this artist's portolio. The images from the mythology have a vibe that made me a bit undecided where to take inspiration from them for Glorantha. If you are in the USA, the imagery may be NSFW at times. The history and myths mentioned make good short research topics for non-European stories. Those with European colonial history might be useful for Cthulhu - for a change with the cultists among the colonial officials and not the natives. This creature (or deity) is a Gajasinghe: 2 Quote Telling how it is excessive verbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qizilbashwoman Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 That's a "King Lion". He's holding a symbolic lightning bolt (vajra) that, in this piece, has been made into a realistic-looking paired weapon. He's a symbol of sovereignty in parts of Southeast Asia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gajasimha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Godspeed Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I've seen the "Raksha Warrior" image shared around the web a few times before. Nice to know where it comes from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qizilbashwoman Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 He's got some uh lack of familiarity with the female form though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Godspeed Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, Qizilbashwoman said: He's got some uh lack of familiarity with the female form though. Are you talking about the chest-zeppelins? That seems to be a common trope in South Asian temple art, so maybe he just replicated it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qizilbashwoman Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 13 minutes ago, Sir_Godspeed said: Are you talking about the chest-zeppelins? That seems to be a common trope in South Asian temple art, so maybe he just replicated it. he didn't replicate anything else - he turned art bodies into his own realistic thing, so i think it's his own issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 So you are saying that his depictions of the female form lack gravity? Quote Telling how it is excessive verbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qizilbashwoman Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Joerg said: So you are saying that his depictions of the female form lack gravity? ha! i think maybe he lacks understanding of the source material, as with the Wiener Kaffee in this Japanese café 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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