New Exquisite Corpse

by **shae** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:31 pm

Title: Sun Gods | Painted by Primitive | Nicotine | Feathers

Players: Mudhooks | Dagfooyoo | Marcia | Molitorious

by **shae** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:32 pm

Somehow I don't think nicotine is what that girl is smoking.

by **Mudhooks** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:35 pm

I really like Dag's slice!

by **angeleyes** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:38 am

I like the art history stuff in the first 2 slices and the title rocks!

by **Fiddler** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:24 pm

Alright! We're rocking again!

by **dagfooyo** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:41 am

Yay! New corpsey goodness - I was jonesin'...

Speaking of which, it looks like that girl has found a cache of whatever the ancients smoked when they painted and carved that stuff. She probably got it from that giant floating Native head in the background. Or maybe that's part of her trip.

Marcia - I got a bit overenthusiastic with the cave doodles and left you with one hell of a complicated strip to continue from. Sorry about that.

Molitorious - excellently matched legs. You reassemble scantily clad women for a living, don't you? I bet you're a surgeon at a burlesque show. Or possibly the person who patches up the girl on the wheel when the knife thrower messes up.

by **dagfooyo** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:52 am

Mudhooks - where did that stone guy come from? I know I've seen him before. I thought it was Hammurabi as pictured on his Code but it's not. Now I'm curious.

by **Mudhooks** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:37 am

That is a Zoroastrian symbol called a "Faravahar" or "Farohar". It is the representation of the spirit or soul as it exists before birth and will continue after death. To the Zoroastrians, the symbol is a reminder on one's purpose in life which is to live in a manner which enables the soul to journey to frasho-kereti, union with Ahura Mazda (God).

My step-father was a Zoroastrian and it is my little tribute to him. He died 20 years ago, in March.

Of course, the symbol is much more ancient than Zoroastrianism (the oldest extant monotheistic religion) and I think it has its roots in the early worship of the vulture in the early mountain cultures of the Near East.

In Mesopotamian times, the human figure didn't appear in the motif. It is thought that the original depiction of the human is King Darius.

by **Mudhooks** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:41 am

Hmmm... Keep trying to post a reply and keep getting an error message.

by **shae** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 4:01 am

Hm, sorry about that. I don't know what is causing it, right off.

If this happens to anyone again please copy and paste the error message either in the forum topic about errors or just send it to me in an email to shae at exquisitecorpse dot net.

by **Marcia** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 7:52 am

Yeah, sorry for the poor blending on my slice. I'm learning.

by **k_gilmore** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:22 pm

the second half does not butt well, and the bottom slice tries but misses it's mark.

i suggest maybe blending further into your own slice next time to make it more apparent?

i think that would help.

by **Miroje** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:54 am

I like the imagery and the title is outstanding. Fits very nicely with the work.

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