more playful than greys?
some resemble 'Space Invaders' videogame
Saturday, April 12, 2014
1F47D (extraterrestrial alien, 'grey')
this image of aliens as threatening, lizardlike 'greys' dates from 1965, alien abduction mythology
(none are colored?)
maybe combine with animals to convey 'alien' gaze
pun 'alienist' = psychologist, alien = lunatic
looks nothing like Spielberg's cute ET
Friday, April 11, 2014
1F47C (baby angel)
wiki-putto
confused with cherubim and Cupid
it seems very risky to associate with living children (eg 'X is a little angel'), or recently dead ('X is in heaven now')
cf dead baby jokes???
cf ghost, princess, baby, heart-with-arrow
confused with cherubim and Cupid
it seems very risky to associate with living children (eg 'X is a little angel'), or recently dead ('X is in heaven now')
cf dead baby jokes???
cf ghost, princess, baby, heart-with-arrow
1F47B (ghost)
mostly smiling here
presumed to represent a person now dead
to travel like a ghost = quietly, leaving no trace (cf ninjas)
cf skull
spirit
conscience = ghost-cop?
symbolically, any remnant of the past?
visual illusion (other senses too?)
1F47A (Japanese goblin, tengu, snafu)
wiki
dates back to 720
long nose/ crow's beak (cf Joni Mitchell's Crazy Crow Music?)
braggart, prankster, troublemaker
small black cap and a pompommed sash
priestly esthetic
"A traditional Japanese Tengu. A red supernatural avian (bird like) demon or goblin. A mask warn in theater when playing the role of the Tengu. A red mask with extremely long nose, frown, mustache, and eyebrows."
i suggest the english name 'snafu' implying the imaginary spirit that causes bad luck screwups
cf fourleaf clover, leprechaun?
= comedy?
dates back to 720
long nose/ crow's beak (cf Joni Mitchell's Crazy Crow Music?)
braggart, prankster, troublemaker
small black cap and a pompommed sash
priestly esthetic
"A traditional Japanese Tengu. A red supernatural avian (bird like) demon or goblin. A mask warn in theater when playing the role of the Tengu. A red mask with extremely long nose, frown, mustache, and eyebrows."
i suggest the english name 'snafu' implying the imaginary spirit that causes bad luck screwups
cf fourleaf clover, leprechaun?
= comedy?
1F479 (Japanese ogre, oni)
wiki
pre-8thC
from unlucky zodiac 'ox tiger' sign in unlucky northeast direction
angry
wearing tiger-skin loincloths and carrying iron clubs (super strength)
horns
can be invoked for protection, or to threaten naughty children
cf boogeyman?
"A traditional Japanese Oni. A red [or blue] demon, troll, ogre, monster, or devil. A mask worn in theater to represent an evil creature, complete with all the essential characteristics of a monster, such as horns, sharp teeth, and dark hair." [cite]
= tragedy?
pre-8thC
from unlucky zodiac 'ox tiger' sign in unlucky northeast direction
angry
wearing tiger-skin loincloths and carrying iron clubs (super strength)
horns
can be invoked for protection, or to threaten naughty children
cf boogeyman?
"A traditional Japanese Oni. A red [or blue] demon, troll, ogre, monster, or devil. A mask worn in theater to represent an evil creature, complete with all the essential characteristics of a monster, such as horns, sharp teeth, and dark hair." [cite]
= tragedy?
1F478 (princess)
implied color: pink?
Disney princess (by default?)
acting like a princess = vain, snobbish, spoiled (so, critical/insulting)
crown + girl?
cf bride with veil
princess + dancer = ballerina?
princess + woman's dress, shoes?
Diana, Grace Kelly
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