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@davidluongart.bsky.social

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24,he/him,Bi ❤️‍🔥,part time student+freelance illustrator based in Saigon,no NFTs/AI, love cats,coffee+art history/anthropological stuffs. Pfp from @saliannn.bsky.social and bg from @greypetrel.bsky.social

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · Apr 11

Reposting these commissions sheets that I forgot to posting here for too long!! This is also included the more sexy erotic side/NSFW commission which were also paid at the same price as well, since this is the domain of Ares and Aphrodite after all !

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · Aug 25

Historically, Marcus Antonius, during his trip to Egypt to visit Cleopatra VII, has always considered himself to be an embodiment of Zeus-Serapis-Dionysus, consort of Isis Aphrodite, but I just think the icon of armed muscular Ares/Mars always suited him more, and look the best.

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · Aug 25

With various mistresses & marriages to Fadia, Antonia, Fulvia, Octavia the Younger, and Cleopatra, their descendants later went to become famous Roman statesmen, or went on to rule the Roman Empire, as well as various client kingdoms of modern-day Eastern Europe, Middle East, North Africa as well.

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · Aug 25

Ares’ version of Marcus Antonius was based on the historical statue of the Roman politician himself, with his embellishing muscle cuirass based on the Roman Republican statues of Julius Caesar, Augustus (Octavian) of Prima Porta, and Mars Ultor in the Forum of Nevra.

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · Aug 25

the iconography was adopted by many Ptolemaic queens, particularly Arisnoe II, Berenice II & Cleopatra VII.

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · Aug 25

With Aphrodite as the goddess of love, beauty, passion, procreation, prosperity, victory, and the ancestral mother of Rome(Venus Genetrix); while Isis as the goddess of magic, life, wisdom, an epitome of eternal maternal devotion, protectress of all living things & all aspects of the kingdom,

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · Aug 25

Isis, during this time, was a very weird figure to say the least, since while still keeping her Egyptian identity and attributes, she was further fused, syncretized, and absorbed the qualities of foreign Greek goddesses like Aphrodite, Demeter, Persephone, Tyche, etc.

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · Aug 25

Aphrodite’s version of the Egyptian queen was based on the depiction of historically-accurate Cleopatra VII made by Joan Oliveras (@/jfoliveras on Twitter & IG) as well as statuettes of Isis-Aphrodite that were carved from the Ptolemaic era-Roman Egypt, taken with modern creative liberties.

An ancient Roman wall painting in Room 71 of the House of Marcus Fabius Rufus at Pompeii, Italy, showing Venus with a cupid's arms wrapped around her. It is most likely a depiction of Cleopatra VII of Ptolemaic Egypt as Venus Genetrix, with her son Caesarion as a cupid.

Black basalt statue from Egypt depicting Queen Cleopatra VII as Isis Aphrodite

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · 7h

Reblogging this one for the upcoming Halloween !!!!

D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · Aug 25

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Was inspired by the idea of “mortals who often dressed as divinities back in ancient times to achieve power, wealth & influence, while in this modern-day, divinities often participated in down-to-earth activities, have fun disguising & dressing up as historical mortals for holiday celebrations!!!

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柳葉魚/Capelin🦁🐟🏳️‍🌈 @capelin356.bsky.social · 17h

Most beautiful domina 😭

Illustration of a woman with horns and wearing a crown
ツノが生えて王冠を被った女性のイラスト

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TAKAO★WATANABE🎨10/29～11/3 solo exhibition @watanabetakao.bsky.social · 21h

Autumn is finally beginning to arrive in Japan. I'm already looking forward to seeing the forests turn red.

#Illustration
#LineArt
#CommentPls

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こま7さい @2buan.bsky.social · 6d

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · 15h

Yk I’m downloading all of my playlists back to my ipod again

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 17h

“The Raines say ChatGPT offered to help their son write a suicide note and on the night of his death in April, it provided step-by-step instructions for the method Adam used.”

‘He would be here if not for ChatGPT': Grieving parents sue AI companies

It has become a trusted companion for millions of teens. But it’s not a person. It’s an algorithm powered by artificial intelligence – one that’s trained to generate human-like responses. And some fea...

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · 15h

Ofc they do

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Remmelt 🛑 @artificialbodies.net · 15h

…subtle vocabularies for inner experiences, specialised expertise in various fields, frameworks for organising society and justice, collective memories and historical narratives, healing traditions, and intricate social bonds.”

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Remmelt 🛑 @artificialbodies.net · 15h

“Each language carries entire worlds of human experience and insight developed over centuries: the rituals and customs that shape communities, distinctive ways of seeing beauty and creating art, deep familiarity with specific landscapes and natural systems, spiritual and philosophical worldviews…”

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

“Maybe the intelligence we most need is the capacity to see beyond the hierarchies that determine which knowledge counts. Without that foundation, regardless of the hundreds of billions we pour into developing superintelligence, we’ll keep erasing knowledge systems that took generations to develop.”

Generative AI has access to a small slice of human knowledge | Aeon Essays

Huge swathes of human knowledge are missing from the internet. By definition, generative AI is shockingly ignorant too

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · 1d

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 1d

A rather grisly #MosaicMonday

Villa de Noheda, Villar de Domingo García #Spain
During the #Roman occupation of Spain, there lived a man who was so wealthy that he could have his wine shipped all the way from Syria. One of the largest mosaics ever found.

#Archaeology #art #History #artwork

The Roman villa: The villa itself is immense, covering about 24 acres, and belonged to a wealthy aristocrat, potentially connected to Emperor Theodosius I.
The mosaic: The mosaic is the largest figurative one discovered in the entire Roman Empire, spanning over 291 square meters in the dining room. It is rich with mythological and daily life scenes, including the abduction of Helen of Troy and the chariot race between Pelops and Hippodamia.
Discovery: The site was discovered by accident in 2005 when a tractor hit a hard spot in a field.
Current status: The site is an active archaeological excavation, and while only a small portion has been explored, it is considered one of Spain's most important Roman sites.

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Jay Cowle @jaycowle.bsky.social · 2d

The owner's AI designs

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · 1d

😭😭😭

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 1d

Halloween is near! It's time to post this marvellous articulated Roman skeleton, presumably meant to be a reminder to enjoy life to the fullest, since pleasure ends irrevocably with death.
In Petronius’ Satyricon, the host of a dinner party brings out a small skeleton with moveable...🧵1/2

Bronze figurine of a walking skeleton with elongated limbs and detailed ribcage, shown against a dark gradient background.

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · 1d

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · 3d

True love does require courage, understanding and the growth that rooted from conflict, and true strength requires genuine connection and radical self acceptance, creating life’s most beautiful moments after all. 👩‍⚕️❤️‍🩹🩶

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · 3d

Aphrodite more colorful but modest business casual attire inspired from the 80s, on the other hand, reflects on her role working as a love/relationship counselor who also helps people cope with the emotions of loss and grief, self esteem/body image therapy -akin more to holistic wellness, interfaith

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D.L/ David Lường-COMMS OPEN🇻🇳 @davidluongart.bsky.social · 3d

Ares specializing in physical therapy/ rehabilitation, PTSD/trauma therapy for army veterans/first responders patients and anger management counseling therapy. (Hence his workwear is quite pretty much similar to a traditional hospital nurse’s scrubs the most, with different colors codes for each

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