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Heyo, friends! Have this thing I painted yesterday, as a result of wondering what would happen if I mixed charcoal with liquid oil medium :]

Mild cw for blood/graphic imagery, but it's really just some abstract-ish red splatter lmao

Heyo, Friends! Have This Thing I Painted Yesterday, As A Result Of Wondering What Would Happen If I Mixed

The charcoal I used was really roughly ground (I put my charcoal scraps in a little box together with a rock and shake it up every once in a while), so it gave me some really nice texture when I mixed it with the oil medium! The eyebrows and the darkness around the eyes are good examples, as I haven't used anything else there :]

This is honestly just a mindless, self-indulgent scribble (I painted it with a butter knife lmfao-) , but I figured it would be fun to share in case someone might find my little experiment interesting ^-^

I'm thinking about finishing it, but I'm not quite sure how I would do that lmao. I might add in some painted flowers, poppies could look very nice, I imagine!

Spur-of-the-moment experiments aside, I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day! 🧡

Yours truly, Stickbug 🪲


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6 months ago
I Think I Might Be Obsessed With Kusozu, Japanese Watercolor Paintings That Graphically Depict Human
I Think I Might Be Obsessed With Kusozu, Japanese Watercolor Paintings That Graphically Depict Human
I Think I Might Be Obsessed With Kusozu, Japanese Watercolor Paintings That Graphically Depict Human
I Think I Might Be Obsessed With Kusozu, Japanese Watercolor Paintings That Graphically Depict Human
I Think I Might Be Obsessed With Kusozu, Japanese Watercolor Paintings That Graphically Depict Human
I Think I Might Be Obsessed With Kusozu, Japanese Watercolor Paintings That Graphically Depict Human
I Think I Might Be Obsessed With Kusozu, Japanese Watercolor Paintings That Graphically Depict Human
I Think I Might Be Obsessed With Kusozu, Japanese Watercolor Paintings That Graphically Depict Human
I Think I Might Be Obsessed With Kusozu, Japanese Watercolor Paintings That Graphically Depict Human

I think I might be obsessed with kusozu, Japanese watercolor paintings that graphically depict human decomposition, which were popular between the 13th and 19th centuries.  Body of a Courtesan in Nine Stages is another series in this genre featured previously on this site.  Kusozu works of art were inspired by Buddhist beliefs and these paintings were meant to encourage people to ponder the temporary nature of the physical world.  Kusozu watercolors also happen to be fantastic early studies of human decay and taphonomy, which is why they are currently on display as part of the Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime exhibit in London.

The above panels are part of a series titled Kusozu: the death of a noble lady and the decay of her body. They illustrate nine stages of decay that include: (1) the woman’s impending death and her preparation for it; (2) the noble woman has just passed away and her loved ones are seated around her; (3) slight skin discoloration (maybe some liver mortis) and a bit of bloating of during early decomposition; (4) the onset of putrefaction with bloating and marbling; (5) advanced decomposition as seen by pervasive marbling, leakage of purge fluid from the mouth, and the abdominal cavity has burst open (6) caving of abdominal cavity and scavenging animals; (7) start of skeletonization and the disappearance of soft tissue; (8) complete skeletonization and scattering of remains; (9) finally human remains have been completely scattered or consumed by unseen animals so all that remains is a memorial for the deceased woman.

All images are from the Wellcome Collection


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7 months ago

list of paraphilias: true crime edition

• anthropophagy: consuming of victim’s flesh/slicing off portions

• colobosis: desire to mutilate male genitalia

• coprolagnia: desire to eat feces

• coprophilia: fetish for feces

• exhibitionism: exposure of one’s genitalia to reach a sense of control

• flagellationism: desire to whip or beat a sexual victim

• gerontophilia: desire for elderly victims

• hematophilia/hematomania: desire to see or drink blood

• kleptomania: theft in a form of sexual expression

• klismaphilia: substitution of enemas for sexual intercourse

• mazoperosis: desire to mutilate female breasts

• necrophilia: preference of sexual intercourse with corpses

• necrophagia: consuming corpses in advanced stages of decomposition

• necrosadism: desire to mutilate corpses

• parthenophagy: cannibalism of young girls

• pedophilia: sexual preference for children

• pederasty: desire to sodomize male children

• perogynia: desire to mutilate female genitalia

• picquerism: mutilation/stabbing as a substitution for sexual intercourse

• pygmalianism: desire to have sex with dolls/mannequins

• pyromania: creating fires for sexual gratification

• pyrophilia: desire to watch fires for sexual gratification

• sadism: inflicting pain for sexual gratification

• scatophilia: desire to make obscene phone calls as a way of exerting dominance over a victim


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