Baroque Super Heroes

Discussion in 'Media Central' started by evenflow, Nov 22, 2014.

  1. evenflow

    evenflow Lofty Administrator

    Joined:
    Mar 27, 2004
    Messages:
    25,051
    Location:
    Where the skies are not cloudy all day
    Ratings:
    +20,614
    evenflow, Nov 22, 2014
    #1
    • Agree Agree x 2
  2. Lanzman

    Lanzman Vast, Cool and Unsympathetic Formerly Important

    Joined:
    Mar 27, 2004
    Messages:
    35,178
    Location:
    Someplace high and cold
    Ratings:
    +36,673
    Yeah, not impressed. A lot of these amount to little more than a ruffled collar.
    Lanzman, Nov 22, 2014
    #2
    • Agree Agree x 1
  3. Quincunx

    Quincunx anti-anti Staff Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2004
    Messages:
    20,211
    Location:
    U.S.A.
    Ratings:
    +24,062
    I think it's not so much about redesigning the costumes as presenting the familiar in an unfamiliar context to the modern mind, and the unfamiliar in a familiar context to the (imagined) baroque mind. The titles of the pieces are a clue: "Portrait d’un bouffon au sourire grimaçant (Portrait of a clown with a grim smile)" … "Portrait d’un homme en vert vraiment très musclé (Portrait of a muscle man in green)"
    Quincunx, Nov 22, 2014
    #3
  4. Tuckerfan

    Tuckerfan BMF

    Joined:
    Oct 13, 2007
    Messages:
    77,487
    Location:
    Can't tell you, 'cause I'm undercover!
    Ratings:
    +156,296
    Hey, he's got good taste. This is clearly Lynda Carter era Wonder Woman!

    [​IMG]
    Tuckerfan, Nov 22, 2014
    #4
  5. Forbin

    Forbin Do you feel fluffy, punk?

    Joined:
    Mar 27, 2004
    Messages:
    43,616
    Location:
    All in your head
    Ratings:
    +30,540
    Well, if it's not baroque...
    Forbin, Nov 22, 2014
    #5
    • Agree Agree x 1