Renaissance Beauties Re-imagined for Today

Botecelli's Birth of Venus
Anna Utopia Giordano's remix of Botecelli's Birth of Venus

Have you seen the modified nudes by Anna Utopia Giordano? The Italian artists has modified some famous nude paintings from the Renaissance period and made them conform with our own, current, ideas of female beauty. The results are pretty stunning! Which version do you prefer? How does this make you feel about our current ideal of female beauty? How do you feel about the past version?

See them all at the Guardian.

52 Sketches in 52 Weeks: Lurking Horror Map

Map from The Lurking Horror - Click to Embiggen

I was on an Infocom IF kick for awhile. Drawing maps is a must! This also originally appeared at Mapstalgia.

52 Sketches in 52 Weeks: Zork I Map

Zork 1 Over World - Click to Embiggen!
Zork Underground - Click to Embiggen

These originally appeared over at Mapstolgia which you should really check out if you haven’t already. Some of my other weekly sketches are over there too!

 

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