#Primitive

[weepingwidar]

Jikai Zhu (Chinese, d.o.b. unknown) - Primitive Power (2023)

[vintagehomecollection]

Ladderback chairs in the dining alcove are supplemented by a primitive country bench. Since privacy isn't a factor to consider, the casement windows here and throughout the house are left uncurtained to let in as much light as possible.

The Good Housekeeping Complete Guide to Traditional American Decorating, 1982

[halloweentrickortreat]

Halloween 🎃

[palaeosinensis]

I was trying this morning to distill what makes paleolithic European cave art...well cave art! And then apply it to an animal not seen in Europe. The technique was more important here than the results; I think the big bodies & smaller heads yet otherwise accurate features are a result of the artists having a sort of tunnel vision while working. As one drifts part to part lifting up the implement as little as possible the parts appear in proportion to their immediate neighbor. They are also distilled to their most important details & for the body that's a wide rectangular space. If you picture yourself working on a heavily textured wall as tall or taller than you are with the equivalent of a tea light (oil lamps) or a flickering torch you can imagine how easy it would be to get that kind of focused tunnel vision. While we see tunnel vision as a bad thing while learning art today in terms of cave art I just sort of see it as a natural consequence. You're going to focus really hard on what needs it; there are no erasers. Additional paint can't be bought at the store. Stone walls have limited access. You're going to make the best of every resource while you're there. Besides who said the animal had to be proportional anyway? You know exactly what you're looking at! Artist commentary: it was challenging deciding what was most important but also representing that important thing as accurately as possible. I feel like that's a common thread in all cave art from peoples across the world: draw what's most important. The rest will work out.

[im-not-just-physical]

that you eat a lot/crave is literally primitive and animalistic urge. it's absolutely normal to have such thoughts and cravings.

your brain is searching for food all the time. it's a survival instinct. The brain wants you to survive hard times and rough winters.

even the fact you crave sweets and "unhealthy" food is a survival instinct because we (who mostly aren't carnivores) typically search for food high in calories and fats which are not just fruit but also sweets and not just nuts and fishes but also "unhealthy" food.

When we can get it, we crave it. Whatever is good or bad for our body. the brain tells us to EAT IT to survive and it does not recognise nutrients and vitamins in it.

don't be ashamed if you SOMETIMES eat something "unhealthy". But try to eat the healthier opinions if you can, to stop craving something that is not full of nutrients that important for our body.

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

[lambertcottage]

[thesingingcanary]

Mask / Origin (2025)

handmade collage

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[theplateaus]

[vintagehomecollection]

Living with Folk Art: Ethnic Styles from Around the World, 1991

[stephanus-rattus]

[veganterrorist]

The masculine urge to abandon society entirely and fulfil your destiny of becoming a primitive warlord.

[halloweentrickortreat]

Skeleton Night Stroll 💀

[fungus-and-bone]

I want to start or join a group where we get together every week or every month and learn how to do something natural. Weaving baskets, making beads out of natural materials, cleaning bones, making cordage out of grass, flintknapping. I need more naturalists friends. :(

[thatshowthingstarted]

“The Kiss”

A 12.000-year-old rock painting, National Park Serra da Capivara. Piauí, Brazil,

Photo Credit: Vitor 1234

[lady-0f-the-wood]