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Caput (Part 2: facies)

October 23, 2019October 27, 2019 ~ dkbsart ~ Leave a comment

The moment you all have hopefully been waiting for, another Wordy Wednesday! I have been toying around more with words related to the bones of the head. Last time I wrote about the head I focused mainly on the neurocranial bones from which I derived the “home” analogy. Now I wanted to dive deeper into … Continue reading Caput (Part 2: facies)

Caput (Part 1)

June 5, 2019September 12, 2019 ~ dkbsart ~ Leave a comment

P. Virgilius NasoPlatoHomerEuripides If you couldn’t tell by my extensive yet roundabout descriptions using Ancient Greek quotes from my last post, today’s Wordy Wednesday is all about the caput. That is how you say “head” in Latin. I've honestly been so excited about this part of the body since most of my work before has … Continue reading Caput (Part 1)

What’s in a name?

May 22, 2019June 3, 2019 ~ dkbsart ~ Leave a comment

An introduction to the beginning of a life-long obsession with artistic anatomy ἡ Μελπομένη καί ἡ Θάλεια (Melpomene and Thalia), Graphite on paper, 27.5"x33". © Darryl Smith, 2019. I have this slight theory that each part of the body contains words related to a specific theme. In these Wordy Wednesday posts, my aim will be … Continue reading What’s in a name?

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ὅτε στροφάδεσσιν ἐρωαῖς ὀρχηστὴρ πολύκυκλος ἑλίσσετο λαίλαπι ταρσῶν, νεύματα μῦθον ἔχων, παλάμην στόμα, δάκτυλα φωνήν.

– Dionysiaca 7.19-21, Nonnus

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