brief illustrated history of mankind
As much as one would like to be able to tell the history of mankind, it is so extensive, complex and filled with details that this is a nearly impossible task. So here it is, the history of the human race, in pictures.
For me, this voyage through time was terribly interesting for two main reasons:
- I had never before seen such a good summary;
- I think I'm able to indentify four main tendencies that repeat themselves cyclically through time: war, women, sex and intrigue.
... Or is it just me?
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just pure beauty, that is what it reflects of your unique style of thinking. I totally agree with you and i must confess i am very impress. You have summarized billions and millions of pages of history in these above drawing.
Well done!~
and keep it ;-)
its moore of a bleak outlook on mankind
Yes! Fantastic show of the true reality when you strip mankind down to the bone: sex, war, violence, "progress".
Marvellous.
I,myself draw and think things like that.
But my skills,are way back.It needs time,it's still
evolving.
It was hell of a feeling seeing,and 'studing' what you drew.
Time for more work,for me.
That's Milo Manara's drawings... Do you know him?
seven em 8 de October de 2009No,I don't know that name or that man.
But that's not the point here,is it? :)
It's about the drawings first.
He is an italian comics creator. But you're right, the drawings first and before that, the idea.
Very good, I believe...
seven em 9 de October de 2009
Accurate rendition. It would be a nice gesture to add the signature of the artist behind the work. It looks like Milo Manara to me.
It is Milo Manara indeed, Fabián.
Thank you for your remark.
seven em 11 de November de 2009
A very researched piece. i took a good 10 minutes watching each and every character in depth , delight for the minds eye. Who is the blue guy sitting in the center in the last slide?
Someone burning in the electric chair...
Thank you for your comment, forlornking
seven em 15 de November de 2009
This is very impressive; however, this illustrated history of "mankind" is not really mankind at all, but white men. There were lots of things going on all over the world during certain times, but this only portrays the European and American white men viewpoints. The non-whites were just clustered into two cells for the most part. I don't mean to complain, this is very impressive, but it cannot truly be called a history of mankind.
"I think I'm able to indentify four main tendencies that repeat themselves cyclically through time: war, women, sex and intrigue." I don't believe that it's accurate to say that women were one of the "tendencies" that repeated themselves. Were/Are not women also human? I just hate it when people talk about women like they are things instead of people.
Despite thousands of years of experience nothing has changed so far - can we?
sadly I see war, rape and intrigue.
I think that Milo Manara (the illustrator) saw the same...
Thank you for your comment, Liza.
seven em 15 de December de 2009Mankind changes but nevertheless it remains more or less the same. One can not escape from our inner nature? To think about...
seven em 15 de December de 2009
Milo Manara is a genius!
Well, at least he can draw beautuful women... but I prefer Paolo Serpieri myself...
seven em 18 de January de 2010
" I think I'm able to indentify four main tendencies that repeat themselves cyclically through time: war, women, sex and intrigue.
... Or is it just me?"
Yes, it is just you. If you look at the lines of people more carefully, you might notice that about half of them ARE women. That may have something to do with the fact that yes, half of humanity (your "MANkind") are women. And without us there would be no men.
Women are not a tendency. Saying so makes you sound like an ignorant self-centered male stereotype.
is this one of those pro-woman drawings?
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