- The Fairytale Aesthetic in Art Nouveau Illustration
Hi friends. Welcome back! I know I usually focus on personal style especially in the context of fashion, but today I want to zoom out and explore style through the lens of art, illustration, and visual storytelling. I’ve always been drawn to fairytales and mythology, and I’ve always loved the Art Nouveau aesthetic. So it makes perfect sense that I’m captivated by the Art Nouveau-inspired illustrations that appeared during the fairytale revival of the early 1900s. These works live at the intersection of narrative and visual poetry, and they remain…
- Analysis of The Myth of Eros and Psyche
I was recently reminded of the myth of Eros and Psyche and while delving into its many online discussions, I realized that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner (and on Friday or Venus’s day at that). Now is a truly fitting time to contemplate this beautiful story. I highly recommend reading multiple versions of the myth that originally appeared in Apuleius’s “Metamorphosis or The Golden Ass”. The main character Lucius is turned into a donkey and experiences many misfortunes, once of which includes finding himself within the company of…
- Nosferatu: A Jungian Analysis
JUMP TO: Ellen Hutter, Her Shadow, and Her Animus Development Thomas’s Journey Anna and Friedrich as Eros/Logos The Meaning Behind Nosferatu I will attempt to analyze the story of Robert Egger’s “Nosferatu” as both a dream and a myth or fairytale. I am no expert and my approach reflects my current understanding of the works of Carl Jung and Marie von Franz. I would also like to emphasize the need to respect the subjective nature of art; everyone is entitled to their own relationship with a story. Lastly, this analysis…
Hi friends. Welcome back! I know I usually focus on personal style especially in the context of fashion, but today I want to zoom out and explore style through the lens of art, illustration, and visual storytelling. I’ve always been drawn to fairytales and mythology, and I’ve always loved the Art Nouveau aesthetic. So it makes perfect sense that I’m captivated by the Art Nouveau-inspired illustrations that appeared during the fairytale revival of the early 1900s. These works live at the intersection of narrative and visual poetry, and they remain…
I was recently reminded of the myth of Eros and Psyche and while delving into its many online discussions, I realized that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner (and on Friday or Venus’s day at that). Now is a truly fitting time to contemplate this beautiful story. I highly recommend reading multiple versions of the myth that originally appeared in Apuleius’s “Metamorphosis or The Golden Ass”. The main character Lucius is turned into a donkey and experiences many misfortunes, once of which includes finding himself within the company of…
JUMP TO: Ellen Hutter, Her Shadow, and Her Animus Development Thomas’s Journey Anna and Friedrich as Eros/Logos The Meaning Behind Nosferatu I will attempt to analyze the story of Robert Egger’s “Nosferatu” as both a dream and a myth or fairytale. I am no expert and my approach reflects my current understanding of the works of Carl Jung and Marie von Franz. I would also like to emphasize the need to respect the subjective nature of art; everyone is entitled to their own relationship with a story. Lastly, this analysis…