Prison for a heart
Penitentiary for a breath
The cage
For your protection
What's more - broken ribs do not signify the weakness of our body at all - but its perfection.
During massive pressure on the chest (for example, during a car accident) - the ribs often break - and yet they perform their function - if they were not there - our heart, lungs and liver would turn into smooth pate.
Every average adult has twelve pairs of ribs, and we divide them into ribs 'true'(Latin - costa vera - from I to VII ) , ribs 'false'(lat. costa spuria from VIII to X ) and 'floating' ribs(lat. costa fluitante). I find this fact hilarious. Of course, many parts of the body have bizarre names, such as uvula (the hanging, fleshy tissue in the back of your throat) or coccyx (commonly known as the tailbone). However, dividing the ribs into true or false seems rather cheeky to me. In my native - Polish language, 'false' ribs are called even more amusingly - 'alleged'. I find it super - funny, not gonna lie:)
So the 'alleged' ribs are the ones that are connected to the breastbone (sternum) by a common cartilage join with rib VII to form together the so-called rib arch. So the 'true' ribs are those which are, we can say - independent, and on 'their own terms' connected directly to the breastbone.
False ribs are a beautiful, almost ornamental finishing touch to such a beautifully formed cage for our organs. 'Floating' ribs are essentially an evolutionary remains and have no real function, just like the coccyx (which does not prevent it from being painful during falls:)
I like ribs. Not only as an anatomical curiosity. A rib cage, with the help of the breastbone and cartilage, is flexible enough to allow us to inhale deeply during emotional time or... running - and hard and stable enough to help us survive a car accident. We can touch and count at least some of the ribs through the skin. They give our torso its shape, its character.
Ribs are worth noting for another important reason - they give us signals that something is wrong with our body:
-pain under the left rib - on the left side under the ribs the organs of the digestive system most often hurt: stomach, spleen, pancreas or colon
-pain under the breastbone - or upper abdomen pain, this usually means stomach problems, for instance: peptic ulcer disease, gastroenteritis or gastroesophageal reflux disease
-pain under the right rib - a feeling of pain on the right side may suggest problems with the liver, gallbladder or poor bowel function.
But I have to admit that this is not the reason why I chose the rib cage as the subject of my drawing.
I see them as aesthetically interesting because they have an extraordinary metaphorical potential. The rib cage is almost in the form of a bell, where the heart is the clapper :) In Polish, for the 'clapper' of the bell we simply say 'heart' of the bell. The musical connotations in my mind do not end here. The ribs remind me a bit of a musical instrument - the xylophone. I'm guessing that this association in turn came from old Disney cartoons.
The very notion of a 'rib cage' is, for me, a strong one. A cage for the heart, a cage for the lungs. A prison that protects us. Isn't that a perfect plot twist? I like it when life mocks us:)
About the drawing
I very, very much regret that this time I didn't use grids to scale the drawing (as I did with the skull). I thought it would be a simple drawing...and it took me much longer than I had planned. My sight was getting lost in my ribs:)
Now I think it would have been best to just number them at the very beginning, to make sure that each rib is drawn as it needs to be - because each rib has a unique shape! Nevertheless - in pain - I managed to finish the picture without taking extreme measures :D
I know now that no part of the anatomy should be underestimated, not only in drawing ;)
I wish you all lovely week!
Yours,
Strega Azure
I had an instant vision of turning into pate as I read this line, which I ended before I could be served up to be eaten.
The angle you've drawn ribs in the first three or four images brought to mind "insectoid". Maybe that's only an influence from current bug and mythology delving though. Beautifully drawn, trippy, abstract, and tunnel-like. Both the angle and your writing made me wonder if you have some secret way of seeing that view inside yourself as model for these.
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So the secret is - I am getting bored extremely easily. I have to be heavily invested in what I am doing and it has to be interesting and fresh enough to hold my attention for 'this much' time I need to complete the picture. So... I am tricking myself. Looking for odd angles, trying find some surreal value in.. everything, build the story that can keep me invested. I am dropping stuff half done, because the 'idea' wasn't good enough.
On top of that - is what I want to say without saying it. It is the hardest part of all.
That's familiar. Has that always been something that comes up?
I can relate to what you're saying in terms of having your attention held. I find I need an ongoing challenge, problems to solve, etc., to keep my attention.
That's funny. I like your approach. Interesting considerations you describe. Complex.
To me, this is par for the course. What do you do with the stuff you drop?
I would say so. I am the textbook definition of 'a flash in the pan', you know. Ive seen that pretty early, and I am working on this ever since. Plus I have to have few things going on(drawing in progress, work in progress, article in progress...) and just jump from one to another and back again. If I will not plan my time like this, I will be sit and read or play games till death will claim my dried body.
I like... to destroy traces of my failures:)
really trying not to now - because it is good to have some documentation of progress over time - but yeah.. I really like to burn stuff in chimney or put black ink over it, or even put some white acrylic paint over it and do some new drawing over it. I find it... liberating :)
It's refreshing to see how much common ground there is. I'm pretty similar, minus the playing of games (if you mean video games that is).
That's such a great line.
There's a real satisfaction in being both creator and destroyer. I also enjoy destroying all that I see fit of what I create.
It is a good idea to keep a record. That said, I just finished destroying loads of old drawings and four sketchbooks. I never looked at the drawings after doing them, just rolled them up and stored. The sketchbooks are more difficult to let go of, so I started with the early ones first. I think I have another dozen or so to let go of to complete that particular project.
It's completely liberating.
It is great to find friendly soul, doesn't happen often.
Video games, yes. Regretfully don't have much time for it anymore, but it is really good way to reset your mind, or even get a rest from troubles just for hour or so:) It helps gain perspective too. I can't sleep off or eat off my problems(I cannot sleep or eat when I am stressed) so I play games:)
Now I would just do pictures before burn stuff down, just in case. Thanks to hive, I started to be systematic and meticulous in documenting my progress. I am learning a great deal from it.
I very rarely destroy my sketchbooks because I often write down ideas, quotes, some personal nonsense because I hate taking notes on my phone, and I always have my sketchbook with me.
Those are often more personal to me than a diary.
It doesn't and I never give up looking for those rare times when it does.
Hahaha, sleeping and eating it off don't work for me either. I've never been able to keep my attention on any video game. A friend took that as a personal challenge, so he spent two years trying to find a game that would catch my attention for more than 30 seconds. I gave it my best go. I did try to get interested. Played a lot of different games. In the end he gave up and said, "You're right, video games aren't your thing at all."
It's really hard for me to keep my focus on some things, tv being another. I could never "watch" tv as a child without having a book or something else to keep my attention. Most of the time I wasn't watching much, just glancing at it and hearing it with split attention. I figure it's just the way I'm wired.
You can learn a great deal from documenting your process. I've never been on any social media until Hive in 2021, so it's still a new experience for me. I've learned quite a bit. It's been fascinating to analyze directly as well.
I agree. I do the same with my sketchbooks. They contain everything. I am finding them to be the hardest to let go of because they are so personal. That said, I made a promise to myself for years about my work that I've got to keep.
Fantastic work, you really brought those ribs to life!
Thank you very much! Always glad to see you around!
Friend of mine told me they had ribs today.
I told them I have ribs every day.
Underrated comment
Vegetarians tend to have ribs every day.
That's true. I've even seen them.
Have you drawn them while seeing them?
No. I just stare.
Do you stare at all vegetarian ribs, or only carefully curated ones?
All. Sometimes I walk around asking people if I can stare, provided they're qualified. Some give me attitude but I just remind them that's not what I was asking to see.
That is a only acceptable amount of ribs - all the ribs!
All my ribs are mine!
You can say that as many times as you want.
Those are OURS ribs now.
Ever notice how the McRib no longer feels so special?
I actually had to google it, not gonna lie.
Was he special though? I mean - really?
The McRib was the most mystical sandwich of them all.
How awesome are these ribs? 😃
One could almost study anatomy from it. 👏👏
Thank you very much, really appreciate!
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Magnificent visual effect, beyond the anatomical, the one achieved with your drawings of that rib, able to provoke in us suggestive images. A very creative and nice text. Thank you and best regards, @strega.azure.
I really don't know what to say apart sincere thank you!
Really appreciate, and thank you for visiting my blog!
You could be a medical illustrator, or mortician, and write about things and they'd still be beautiful. This "skyscraper" of rib is an interesting perspective that I've seen in your work before.
I take an initial interpretation of this angle you use as looking at things in the sky in a sense of child-like wonder, and that's something that I hope you never lose.
On the concept of rib pain, I've had some mild pancreatic inflammation in the past, and it is horrifically unpleasant.
My big dream for a long time was to become a dissecting technician, really. I find human(and not only human) body fascinating. But body with skin and muscles and all that is secretive, and I like secrets!
Definitely. You know, I was in mountains few times, and each time - the best thig for me was simply to sit at the foot of the mountain and look at its vastness, its overwhelming beauty. That's all I was care for. Didn't need to go clime it. Just be at very presence of the mountains gave me this... inner peace.
That's doesn't sounds fun at all :(
Mountains with a nice bit of forest on them are magical. So much fun to wander around in. One of my favourite places to go and capture images of humans
And the early morning mist!
It doesn't get cold enough here for dew to cling to grass in winter mornings on a regular basis, but when it does, it looks pretty magical.
excelente trabajo de arte te felicito eres lo maax
Gracias por tu comentario, me alegra mucho que te guste mi dibujo.
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