I don't think I expected 5 to win anything; I probably thought #9 would if anything. I love how the original artwork from the Brooklyn Museum (one of the best art museums I've ever been to btw, and that includes the Metropolitan Museum of Art) has this mysterious pan-cultural quality; made by a Peruvian artist in imitation of European models in the 18th century based on a 16th century spanish print; but there's elements of Renaissance art, medieval and even late Egyptian mummy portraiture mixed in. I think it gives Willow something of the appearance of a Queen, like a funky new age latter-day Queen Elizabeth I. (Talk about missed opportunities and Willow's power issues, I can totally see her wanting to be queen and rule her own nation, although I see her more as a combination and Elizabeth's sister Mary. She'd right injustices and be genuinely powerful, compassionate l and frequently charming, but also rule with an iron fist at times when it suited her. Not someone you'd want to cross.)
And Mucha is one of my favorite artists so that is an incredible compliment! I've been fascinated by the art nouveau movement since I was a schoolgirl decades ago.
She does have pretty hair that season doesn't she? Ironically one of her best hair episodes is Tabula Rasa.
Also the Willow banners!! All that red and green!
tempertemper did an AMAZING job - she always astonishes me and I'm always excited and thrilled by her lovelies.
BTW have you read btvs 10.19 yet? I was thinking of joining the conversation at shapinglight's journal, not that there's much to say. I think my moment of being charmed by the comics during the issues Levin illustrated has passed and I'm souring on them again. It's not the ragey-ness that S8 and 9 induced, more of a lingering disappointment http://shapinglight.livejournal.com/1359757.html
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I don't think I expected 5 to win anything; I probably thought #9 would if anything. I love how the original artwork from the Brooklyn Museum (one of the best art museums I've ever been to btw, and that includes the Metropolitan Museum of Art) has this mysterious pan-cultural quality; made by a Peruvian artist in imitation of European models in the 18th century based on a 16th century spanish print; but there's elements of Renaissance art, medieval and even late Egyptian mummy portraiture mixed in. I think it gives Willow something of the appearance of a Queen, like a funky new age latter-day Queen Elizabeth I. (Talk about missed opportunities and Willow's power issues, I can totally see her wanting to be queen and rule her own nation, although I see her more as a combination and Elizabeth's sister Mary. She'd right injustices and be genuinely powerful, compassionate l and frequently charming, but also rule with an iron fist at times when it suited her. Not someone you'd want to cross.)
And Mucha is one of my favorite artists so that is an incredible compliment! I've been fascinated by the art nouveau movement since I was a schoolgirl decades ago.
She does have pretty hair that season doesn't she? Ironically one of her best hair episodes is Tabula Rasa.
Also the Willow banners!! All that red and green!
BTW have you read btvs 10.19 yet? I was thinking of joining the conversation at