Swastika Pendants
Wagner from Palma De Mallorca, Spain says about his found: Found these two beautiful chain pendants walking around Seville Spain yesterday and bought two for me and mi lady! I will be posting soon my photos of the swasties and there are many that i found arround Spain!! Love and blessings to all!!
Swastika Anger
Kenneth Anger (born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemeyer; February 3, 1927) is an American underground experimental filmmaker, occasional actor and author. Working exclusively in short films, he has produced almost forty works since 1937.
Swastika Svastika
Radek Fiksa who put this book together send me today a copy. It's written in Czech but i like the pictures too!!
Swastika Origami
Francis explains this Tessellation of Swastikas like this:
The centre Swastika [green] is from the Wind Rose module. The top right one is from the simplified version of the Wind Rose module. All the rest, from a modified version.
Swastika Plug
Bespoke Jeweller, Designer and Miniature Sculptor Russell Lownsbrough thats the describes the maker working Atelier Volundir of this jewellery.
Swastika Geisha
Helen comments on this postcard from 1911: a Young Geisha from Osaka is cradling a large doll, which is wrapped in the sleeve of her kimono.
Swastika Glass
Made by Oisín Mac Suibhne and explain's his work like this: If you don't see it, this is supposed to be a stylized sun. There is blue (and purple) glass mixed in at the center. I was trying for a kind of swastika/flaming knot motif, but I'm not quite sure if I pulled it off.
For anyone who feels like being offended: yes, I happily (and purposefully) use swastikas in my art. There are few cultures on Earth that haven't used it in some form or another; and many that still do. In this case I was trying to reflect its place as the solar wheel...but that's not all it means. Expect to see it again, as well -- when working in knotwork, it's not an easy symbol to avoid.
Swastika Untitled
Tom Hume, Winchester, England writes about his work
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The swastika is one of the most recognisable, and arguably wrongly appropriate images in human culture.
A common misconception is that the symbol was designed by the Nazis, but in fact may have originated as early as 10,000 BC. It appears in many different cultures, with varied meanings.
In East Asian tradition, the swastika can be a homonym of the number 10,000, and is generally considered to refer to eternity as a whole.
The word 'Swastika' is a western translation of Sanskrit word "Svastika" which literally means 'good luck' or 'to be good'.
Unfortunately, in the 1920s, the National Socialist German Workers Party decided to use Swastika, or as they called it, the 'Hakenkreuz' (hooked cross) as their party emblem.
From here we see the start of the unpopularity and declne of the Swastika as a widely used and accepted image.
This idea of mis-appropriation inspired me to paint a swastika without trying to imply any Nazi-related views that I may or may not have.
To me, what is always overlooked with the Swastika is its simple geometric beauty. Technically speaking, it is an irregular icosagon, or in simpler terms, a 20-sided polygon.
My main inspiration for this piece was the Irish painter Sean recommend Scully. I'd recommend checking him out.
This is a work in progress.
*Disclaimer*
This painting is not intended to offend or to cause offense to anyone. I'm not relating this work to Nazism in any way, so please don't interpret it is a Neo-Nazi statement, because I'm not a Nazi, and it isn't.
Untitled
The swastika is one of the most recognisable, and arguably wrongly appropriate images in human culture.
A common misconception is that the symbol was designed by the Nazis, but in fact may have originated as early as 10,000 BC. It appears in many different cultures, with varied meanings.
In East Asian tradition, the swastika can be a homonym of the number 10,000, and is generally considered to refer to eternity as a whole.
The word 'Swastika' is a western translation of Sanskrit word "Svastika" which literally means 'good luck' or 'to be good'.
Unfortunately, in the 1920s, the National Socialist German Workers Party decided to use Swastika, or as they called it, the 'Hakenkreuz' (hooked cross) as their party emblem.
From here we see the start of the unpopularity and declne of the Swastika as a widely used and accepted image.
This idea of mis-appropriation inspired me to paint a swastika without trying to imply any Nazi-related views that I may or may not have.
To me, what is always overlooked with the Swastika is its simple geometric beauty. Technically speaking, it is an irregular icosagon, or in simpler terms, a 20-sided polygon.
My main inspiration for this piece was the Irish painter Sean recommend Scully. I'd recommend checking him out.
This is a work in progress.
*Disclaimer*
This painting is not intended to offend or to cause offense to anyone. I'm not relating this work to Nazism in any way, so please don't interpret it is a Neo-Nazi statement, because I'm not a Nazi, and it isn't.
Swastika Wotan
Kai Uwe, Denmark, write about the tattoo he made:
A fresh version of a main- icon in nordic tattooing, based on a 7th century depiction of Odin on a Vendel helmet plate, found in Uppland.
Why the swastika on the shield? in the original meaning there´s no better protection symbol and Wotan and the horse appear a lot together with the sunwheel during that period.
Swastika Ghana
Walter writes about his foto: Adinkra symbols is one of the highly valued hand-printed and hand-embroidered cloths. The production and use of Adinkra is associated with the Asante people. Around the 19th Century, the Asante people developed their unique art of adinkra printing. Adinkra cloths were made and used exclusively by the royalty and spiritual leaders for very imported sacred ceremonies and rituals.
Swastika Main Coast Tribe
A skillful basket maker, trapper, fisherman, musician and orator and leader of his tribe.
Wich tribe?
swastikacross@gmail.com
Thanks Tim for the effort of scanning this picture of the book "People Of The World".
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