found this series of icons that features Jesus in mundane situations and helping different professions, by iconographer Andrei Bodko
here's JC building lego with a kid
@25thofNivose
the simple answer is just tradition - the style has evolved over time and across different places and artists it differs. but since elements such as the lack of perspective or likeness to human subjects was retified into the theology of the icon, it stayed largely that way
the funniest thing about this blowing up is that i meant it for a single person (kimchicel) but i thought it was too funny to just keep it to dms
now we're here
@psychicautomata
first image is from 1917, second is from 1922, i'm unsure if they still had it by that point (as you can see, the underprint is the number of rubles)
HOW COOL IS THIS? For the FIRST time in ONE BILLION years, two lifeforms have truly merged into one organism. In a new study, researchers report that a nitrogen-fixing organelle has been identified in a marine alga. Meet the Nitroplast! Let’s talk about that! 🧵⬇️
seriously. how are nerds here on twt 20, or even 19, 18yo and have already read hegel. deleuze. althusser. have read all of marx
how do you do it. what's the secret
insane how some people are claiming the fact this photo is in BW is to deceive and make it seem like it was longer ago
no guys, BW film was just cheaper, it's not a deliberate choice to make it look like the 60s
@25thofNivose
you can find icons that have different styles, more rendered figures for example
but since the purpose of the icon isn't necessarily to depict realistically, this is the way of making them that became solid within Orthodox practice
The ideal iPhone, according to the EU:
- USB-A port *and* a 30-pin connector
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- charger + an extension cord included in the box
- replaceable battery
- 60Hz display
- open-sourced iOS with the option to switch between iOS and Android
- SD card slot
Jreg says "Oh, I don't want you to develop a parasocial relationship with me" meanwhile he makes a 13 minute video that acts as he's talking to us like a friend does
"biblically accurate angel" has lost its meaning to just talk about the aesthetic of an angel with a bunch of eyes and wings. no one reads the bible or cares about any sort of "accuracy" when they say that
i want to be self-expressive in such a genuine and boundless manner that a small new yorker man will scream at me.
and i won't scream back. i will just continue to play.