MetaFilter posts tagged with Gothic

Alternative Belly Dance

velvet winter — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:27:53 -0800

Explore the joy of American Tribal Style (1, 2, 3), tribal fusion (1, 2, 3), industrial, gothic (1, 2, 3), fantasy, heavy metal, punk raqs, ‘80s fusion, hip hop, new age, feminist, Star Trek, or tough love belly dance. (Previously).

Cast in Stone

adamvasco — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:42:19 -0800

This NSFW slideshow helps serve as an introduction into the sometimes ribauld art of the Gargoyle. Here's your site index for the silent orgy complete with an interactive UK map should you wish a more personal experience with stone exhibitionists or Sheela Na Gigs ( previously 1; 2; )

Lost London, in photographs

6am — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:59:39 -0800

User El_Greco of the SkyscaperCity Forum presents "Lost London", an absolutely stunning photographic thread of old London architecture.

Devils in the Details

Kronos_to_Earth — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:16:50 -0800

A luminous dragon climbing the side of a building is almost certain to be fearsome; but, when executed properly, even a sculpture of a bunny rabbit can threaten.... Gargoyles and Grotesques. (some nsfw stonework) The story behind the Newcastle Vampire Rabbit doesn't seem to be well known....

Wim Delvoye's Gothic Art

homunculus — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:20:28 -0800

When Gothic Art and Radiology Collide: The Gothic Work of Wim Delvoye (previously). [Via Medgadget]

Franky

Mblue — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:03:03 -0800

Mary Shelly's (awful/wonderful) Frankenstein rap. They read the book, eh?

Sugar and Spice and OH NO! PILEDRIVER ONTO THE EXPOSED CONCRETE!

StopMakingSense — Sat, 12 May 2007 01:36:06 -0800

Meet Obasan: Adorable demon-possessed little girl and Japanese professional wrestler for the horror-themed Triple Six promotion. More highlights: (1) (2)

Giggle... giggle?

boo_radley — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:48:32 -0800

Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl A little Burton, a little Seuss, and pretty darn enjoyable. If you don't like youTube, you should probably stay away.

They say he has the pelt of a human-like being that he shot in the wilderness; the beast was hiding behind a tree, whistling.

Sticherbeast — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 20:15:07 -0800

Peruvian Gothic. "Don Benigno Aazco carved his way 36 years deep into the green heart of the Andean forest, founded 14 settlements, abandoned his wife and many children, married his daughter, slew his son-in-law, fought drug peddlers, tamed the wilderness, and reclaimed, as best he could, the Inca Empire. And now I was going to find him." [via]

Lolita is the new pink.

bigmusic — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:49:22 -0800

The appeal of Gothic Lolita fashion continues to grow and evolve. Originally seen in Japan, it has spread worldwide and into the toy shops. Potentially NSFW

Carthedral

Gator — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 08:34:58 -0800

"Q: Is that another car on top?
A: Yes, it's a VW bug." -- Carthedral. A few more (clearer, daylight) photos here.

Kol-Belov

Gator — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:45:45 -0800

It takes a long time to load, but Kol-Belov's "PU's_tota" is just so creepy and bizarre and awesome with really cool music. The artist is obviously deeply weird, also highlighted in the series of shorts, "Self-Destructing Organisms." There's also a game. These are Flash animations. Nearly all of them contain a modest amount of cartoon violence/gore; may not be safe for work. Also, the guy really loves his industrial music.

Zdzislaw Beksinski

Gator — Sun, 13 Nov 2005 13:15:35 -0800

Zdzislaw Beksinski (warning: music) produced some hauntingly beautiful, disturbing works of art: many, many paintings, as well as photographs, drawings, and digital creations. Sadly, he was killed earlier this year.

Jeanne d'Evreux's Book of Hours

Slithy_Tove — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 23:37:12 -0800

The tiny Book of Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux, Queen of France. (via)

Gothic tales

Skeptic — Tue, 09 Aug 2005 14:29:03 -0800

Gothic fonts , aka Blackletter, aka Fraktur are often associated with Nazi propaganda these days. And indeed, at the beginning the Nazis encouraged their use...that is, until, in one of the most bizarre decrees of the Third Reich, Hitler declared them "non-German" and even "Jewish" and banned them with immediate effect. Funny thing is, Fraktur would take its vengeance on Hitler fans forty years later... (And before any typographic pedant points it out, yes, I know Fraktur is a subdivision of the Gothic/Blackletter family of fonts)

L'Oeuvre Notre-Dame

plep — Wed, 24 Dec 2003 15:42:17 -0800

L'Oeuvre Notre-Dame cathedral, Strasbourg (in English). History, virtual tours, and Gothic architecture.

Properness and Politeness done goth style

starscream — Fri, 28 Nov 2003 01:27:19 -0800

Gothic Miss Manners : advice from a Gothic perspective.

Medieval Architecture

carter — Sun, 29 Jun 2003 08:33:07 -0800

Images of medieval architecture. A great site put together by Alison Stones, Professor of History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh. There are two large gazetteers, one for Britain, and one for France. Besides photos, there are many plans, sketches and elevation drawings, which help to give an idea of the sheer scale of gothic cathedrals such as the cathedral of Saint-Étienne at Bourges (scroll down for the human figures at the bottom).

Morbid Outlook: The Goth is Good

taz — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 07:19:38 -0800

Morbid Outlook is a polished, eclectic Goth magazine with a killer design and content to die for. With hundreds of articles and images in the categories of Art, Music, Fashion, Lifestyle, Fiction and Nonfiction, this is one of the very best online zines I've seen yet. Go to any feature, and you will find a list of related-interest articles accompanying the story, and, usually, a listing of online resources or suggestions for reading as well.

Gorgeous Gothic Catedral de Girona

madamjujujive — Tue, 25 Feb 2003 21:16:27 -0800

La Catedral de Girona - visit this Gothic masterpiece on the Costa Brava through a flash exhibition that affords a fascinating exploration of internal and external architectural details, stained glass, artwork, sepulchres, and more. Be sure to take the visit and don't miss the famous Tapestry of Creation.
(found at MeFi member Zootoon's wonderful blog by the same name - lots of great treasures there too!)

thomas j wise — Thu, 31 Oct 2002 15:02:05 -0800

Literary Gothic offers up a splendid smorgasboard of literary ghosts, ghouls, goblins, and, of course, gothic. As a Victorianist, I have a particular predilection for their ghost stories. Many more Victorian tales of the terrifying--and just plain weird--can be found at this site, which also features an ongoing reading group. [more inside]