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Traditional Art

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'Traditional' here means 'Physical', as in artworks which are NON-DIGITAL in nature.

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[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

The use of the white sacks and shirts to give the figures an almost angel wing-like appearance on first glance is really nice.

[–] anthropomorphized@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I thought I was seeing Knights Templar or KKK cloaks, until your comment. And it's from 1945. That was a journey. Amazing piece

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

I thought it made them look like mountains with snow and little trees. Only upclose did I see they were people and crops.