#coatlicue

Goddesses of motherhood 🌿

Kamazotz is the immortal ruler of the Nocts. According to legend, he exterminated the last dragons and transformed from an ordinary bat into a twisted monster.

Frida Kahlo, 1945

This is one of my favorite paintings.

At the center, is an abandoned baby. His face resembles Diego Rivera, and he has the third eye of wisdom, a frequent symbol used in Fridas art. Above is a developing fetus, with two seemingly damaged ovaries on either side. On both sides is a representation of cellular division and egg fertilization. Above that is the life giving sun. On either sides of the sun are various gods. On the right are gods from the old world, and on the left are gods from the new world. Below the gods is the hands of death. A barrier between the mortals and immortals. Below are various visionaries, holy men, and evil men. Underneath them are The People. The workers, fathers, mothers, artists, etc. on the left is an Aztec man carving a stone. On the right is an Aztec woman holding and nursing her baby. The sun is reaching out to them with life giving solar energy and wisdom. The hands of the sun rays are a symbol used by Akhenaten during his reign. At the very bottom is two shells, suggesting penetration from the right to the left.

Interestingly, this isn’t necessarily a reflection of her views of the world. This painting was a commission by Don Jose Domingo Lavin. He asked her to read “Moses” by Sigmund Freud, and told her to create a painting based on her immediate impression. In a way, I feel like I can see criticism of the opinions in the book, showing a rigid hierarchy. “Intellectuals” are closer to god, while the “common people” are at the bottom. In fact, they appear to be in hell, with flames engulfing them.

The book claims that Moses was a missionary from Egypt, trying to convert the Jews to monotheism under Akhenaten. He claims that the tribe couldn’t understand “intellectual spirituality” so they killed him. Maybe it’s just me, but it seems to paint monotheism and the conversion of indigenous people in a somewhat positive light. Frida kahlo felt very deeply for the prehispanic cultures of Mexico, and the atrocities committed against them in the name of god, so I can only imagine what she felt about the opinions in that book. I think it says a lot that hitler is included among the “intellectuals” in the painting. And among the people at the bottom are apes and monkeys. Too simple to understand euro-centric “intellectualism”.

⁀જ➣ 𝑪𝑶𝑨𝑻𝑳𝑰𝑪𝑼𝑬

𝕴 𝗍rіᥱძ 𝗍᥆ mᥲkᥱ һᥱr ᑲ᥆ძᥡ 𝗍ᥡ⍴ᥱ ᥣ᥆᥆k ᥲs sᥱr⍴ᥱᥒ𝗍іᥒᥱ ᥲs ⍴᥆ssіᑲᥣᥱ

ᑲ𝗍ω 𝗂 ɦⱺρ𝖾 𝗂 ꭑαᑯ𝖾 𝖾𐓣ⱺυ𝗀ɦ 𝖿𝖾α𝗍u𝗋𝖾𝗌 𝗍ɦα𝗍 𝐁ᥣα𝖼𝗄𝐇α𝗍 𝗍ⱺⱺ𝗄 α𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 ɦ𝗂𝗌 ꭑαꭑα, (𝘌𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘦𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺, (𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺)

૮ ྀི 🐍♬ ೃ࿔ ୨꒰★. . ꛒ ूੂ ︵⠀⠀Ⳋ⠀⠀⊹⠀🌮⠀𝅄 ៸ა

𝙰𝙽𝚈𝚆𝙰𝚈𝚂 𝙸 𝙷𝙾𝙿𝙴 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝙻𝙸𝙺𝙴 𝙷𝙴𝚁

BLACKHAT'S MOM

Slowly getting ideas out for the god designs for the rest of the characters

Also a fan Shrike mom oc that I nicknamed "tentacle skirt" because I didn't even get to name her before placing Sonny as Coatlicue. RIP