Tuesday, June 10, 2014

The Duality of Opposites

The duality of Thor and Loki is a rich subject for both artistic and literary imagery. For example, the letters of this clever ambigram are all reversed mirror opposites of each other, although they appear in a different order.


[ambigram by Fangirl Quest]

The look of this dual portrait reminds me of tarot cards. Loki is paired with his offspring the Midgard Serpent and Thor is paired with one of the magical goats which draw his chariot in Norse myth.

[by Soltian]

Nice decorative filigree work in this next dual portrait! I also like how the impractically long but stylish capes pool at their feet.



This next portrait, however, is my favourite. The reality of the brothers' duality is revealed -- they are in fact two halves of the same person, forever and inseparably joined.


[by Felifay found here]

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