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KellyCrane [2019-02-02 20:52:07 +0000 UTC]

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I'm neither an artist or art historian, and I must admit that I have not yet read the "Soul Eater" manga. However, I am an historian, especially of ancient times, the times of gods, goddesses and magic, and I hope I can make a few relevant comments on the wicked goddess. First of all, as to her nudity: yes, she is an exhibitionist as you have made plain, and she understands the "naked magic" that one of your commentators has mentioned. I would like to add, that in addition to her tendency to expose her nakedness at all time, as you say making it clear to all that she IS bare, maybe also she wants enemies and others to associate her nakedness with her evil.The tradition is that people must wear clothes, and in illustrations I've seen of many other divinities they wear clothes too, maybe flimsy, maybe nonchalantly but still wear clothes covering their secret places. So the tradition runs that those who don't wear clothes not only break custom but are perhaps gazed upon not only as out of place but evil. The Devil and his angels in Hell are depicted as naked. The evil damned who are ushered into Hell are without exception naked. It just seems to me that the goddess here depicted wants everyone to know not only her nakedness but, as I see it, to her at least more importantly, her wickedness, her evil. There's more, and I'll return to it.

Next is the question of "naked magic." This was and possibly is an important matter to practitioners of Dark Magic as the goddess-daemon is. I have seen pictures of the old "witch' covens" in which participants dance or perform sacrifices and other ceremonies for their Dark Master; likewise witches engaged in the practice of the Black Arts are shown as naked. Why? Because, as I have said, I think loads of people see nakedness as lewed, evil (except of course in appropriate circumstances such as romantic love--private. But I can mention here that many in medieval Europe bathed as rarely as they could, these superstitious people believing it's WRONG to be nude.) In addition, however, this nakedness, as witches believed, provided them with a power that can withstand arms. Not only the evil were aware of this. In the centuries BCE the Celtic people from the Caucasus, the home I think of the bloodthirsty Scythians, from whom (MAYBE) the Celts traced theie decent: in armies of men and women armed with powerful speers and a language and military acumen rivaling the Greeks and Romans in sophistication and effectiveness, but totally naked in warfare, wearing only a leather belt, the nobility wearing jewelry on arms, wrists and around neck, conquered a huge portion of Europe, ruling lands and imposing cultures in modern-day France--Gaul then--as well as Spain, for awhile known as Celtiberia, Portugal, Britain, first the South, Britania, a Roman province from the Channel to Hadrians Wall (built by this Emperor to keep the wild Picts away, the people who then occupied later Scotland; they occupied all the political positions and oversaw the infusion of Celts int Ireland; later the Scots moved en masse from Ireland and simply took over Pictland--politically, militarily, lingually, religiously, all customs were Celtic, except for the painting on the body of soldiers; this was a Pictish tradition. But only British Celts, not continental ones, followed this practice. . . . In the centuries BCE the Celts burned the City of Rome to the ground. . . . They reigned supreme in much of Northern and Western Europe until so many of them were swallowed up by Rome, which in turn fell into the hands of Visigothic invaders from over-poulated Deutshland, the home of the Teutons.. . . . ANYWAY the Celtic religion--Druidic--taught that magic surrounded the body of the naked Celtic warrior armed with his ever-honed spear, clad only in the leather belt. So it is that the goddess was naked, as I see it, so that not only her magic--Black Magic--power was enhanced by her nakedness, but the charms surrounded her nudity, protecting her against injury.

And so it is that the goddess so obviously flouts her nakedness; a daemonic deity, she has far greater command of Dark Magic than any human--any Druid--and yes she can use her fingers as other-worldly, powerful, FIERY spears very effectively against her enemies. As it seems to me she can probably withstand blasts aimed at her by "the forces of good"--sorry, I don't know who they are since I don't know the story--yet). The exhibitionism of the goddess you've already mentioned is self-evident, since you say she always fights or appears in the nude; but maybe this is an erotic thing on her part, liking to show herself off, but therewith she wants to ESTABLISH her wickedness--and sure, she probably, maybe definitely, gets a charge out of that. But magic, as the commentator says, is connected to nudity, so that her lack of attire serves a yet sterner, militarily-magically, purpose than simply "appearing wicked to other people, exciting her a bit," I think. Instead it literally increases her Power, whether Divine, daemonic or both, maybe making her nearly invincible, as the Druid priests, a religion at least originally on the dark side, sacrificing by fire captured enemies, supposed criminals, jail house detainees, political and religious opponents: it can be imagined that the Druid priests and the ones associated with him in this grim matter were nude, as were the unfortunate sacrificial victims who would die horribly by fire--it could be that this practice of fighting naked among the Celts was likewise based on evil magic--even though this may not have been known by all the warriors.

Not being an artist I don't know how to respond to all the technical matters this critique is supposed to approach, but I will do my best.VISION: the artists vision of the evil, daemonic-deity is amazing. She is consistent with the images of beings of the darkness I have seen. I love her smile: is it not so that the smile of the feind directed against "the good guy" is most infuriating to him? That, daemon or human, the evil enemy is taking a superior position to him or her--whether it is the evil goddess' right to take it or not? Perhaps that alone weakens him, making him ripe for defeat or route.. . . . ORIGINALITY: of course I've seen similar works, I guess, of sinister, naked women; but NONE of them shows the true shape of a wicked goddess: her nakedness--exhibitionist, yes, but combined with magic protection and great power, so that the devil-goddess can shoot flames out of her fingers bringing no harm to herself but potentially great destruction to her enemies. Likewise, the action pose she has in this picture is unique, showing the wicked queen in operation of attack. It's rather a "militaristic" picture--or so it seems to me. But it could also be a "death-struggle" between two divine beings, one evil, the other good. I don't know; it's nice for the viewer of artworks to reach conclusions via their imaginations. . . . . As for TECHNIQUE I think I may have mentioned or hinted at some ideas --and there ARE more than I have mentiond--That might be related to technique: the goddess' appearance, her nakedness in company with her wickedness, her leonine pose at attack and defense of her person, the shooting of fire from her fingers; maybe they're all related to technique, rather telling a story through the image of one woman. Relevant to technique: I LOVE this picture very much; the artist has done a supreme job; he even shows the tatoos that maybe derive fom the British-Celtic-Pictish tradition of markings on soldiers, maybe as additional magic protection. Such tatooing on a very powerful deity is sure to be more effective magically than on a "mere mortal.". . . . As for IMPACT: it's my hope that I've pretty much covered that matter before. I know this critique is looooooong; I just hope not boring. Best Wishes Always!. . . . I rate this work as TRULY excellent, and it is worthy of grade A.

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ThePhantasim [2020-01-30 04:51:54 +0000 UTC]

love her

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bluewingfairy [2018-10-21 00:49:30 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!😊.

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hailenvy [2018-10-20 21:03:27 +0000 UTC]

There is not enough art of this girl. Lol

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JohnnySuavo [2018-10-20 11:42:46 +0000 UTC]

Butt-Naked Magic

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bluewingfairy [2018-10-19 22:26:15 +0000 UTC]

PJ, Kaguya is so sexy!!!!!.

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