tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post2064980917774291118..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins at the MorvenMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-14414751074461620762010-05-04T03:12:15.766-07:002010-05-04T03:12:15.766-07:00Funnily enough, it frightened me.
Probably becaus...Funnily enough, it frightened me.<br /><br />Probably because they look so ... <i>human</i>.Matthew Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316867558957637393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-26369177380871192642010-05-03T09:07:17.094-07:002010-05-03T09:07:17.094-07:00Indeed it has an outdated charm...with soft subdue...Indeed it has an outdated charm...with soft subdued colours. There does not seem to be violence and it does not look like a fight for survival.The later depictions of this age whether graphic and cinematographic are far more impressive and cruel....these two seem to be doing the tango...<br />I believe our perception has been distorted by the more recent representations we have of dinosaurs. This would make a wonderful book cover.<br />I'd love to hear what you have to say about this painting.<br />Genovefa.genovefahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12767772107421659411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-87817750080749556362010-05-03T08:16:16.323-07:002010-05-03T08:16:16.323-07:00It's interesting how as you move further into ...It's interesting how as you move further into the 20th century, graphic depictions of dinosaurs start to look more and more... edgy. Beady eyes, bigger spikes, bulging muscles, teeth bared, etc.<br /><br />The guys in that picture look milquetoast even when they're going for the throat. It's like comparing the Batman from the 1940s with the 1990s versions.David Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983230505509685792noreply@blogger.com