Articles

Oracle Baby

Oracle Baby

Diviners smeared blood on their lips before reading the cracks to learn the answer to the divination.

Sever

Rituals reenacting decapitation may refer to lunar events in the context of a solar calendar.

Bolete and Suillus

Bolete & Suillus

The young fruit bodies resemble piglets with soft flesh and tubular hymenium.

The Sea Water

Valley Spirit

The dead must cross the river before entering the underworld. It grants invulnerability to those who are dipped in it.

Artwork by Milo Dlouhy titled Organon

Organon

Organon is an original painting by Milo Dlouhy from the Archetype Series. Commissioned by Greyscalestate Museum of Oddities in 1999.

Love Long Lost

An oil painting on wood by Milo Dlouhy. A portrait of a boy and a girl holding hands in a dreary landscape.

Traditions & Institutions

Art forms an identity and recognition by the way it is categorized into historical traditions or socially constructed art institutions.

Dedication & Special Focus

Art is a category separate from ordinary life. It takes dedication to create an object of singular attention, a masterpiece.

Skill & Virtuosity

We value and attempt to harvest Skill. Virtuosity is a commodity. There is a universal impulse to improve and expedite the process of creation.