this post was submitted on 07 Nov 2024
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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.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Did they actually paint a heart on it?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

No, the heart symbol (with that connotation) only comes about in the middle ages. Prior to this, the shape used in art generally referenced foliage.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

That's the kill spot. Heart, lungs, liver, het yer spear right up in there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I really hope so. I would have done this so many years ago.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

It definitely looks like a modern cartoon heart, but it may have been a depiction of a wound or something else symbolic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Maybe it's an ear? There's a bump in front of the face that would match for the right. It's a really pleasing detail the more I look at it.