alфadesigner

“If I were talking to a young writer, I would recommend the cultivation of extreme indifference to both praise and blame because praise will lead you to vanity, and blame will lead you to self-pity, and both are bad for writers.”

We’ve unlocked interview with John Berryman. buff.ly/bOWysA8

Andrew Marantz on Janet Flanner’s “Führer” Flanner’s tone was cool and ironic, above taking sides. But, in a Profile of Adolf Hitler, refusing to take sides can be a way to miss the story.

“He becomes sick if he sees blood, yet he is unafraid of being killed or killing.” In 1936, Janet Flanner wrote about Adolf Hitler for this magazine. Andrew Marantz reflects on Flanner’s three-part Profile. #NewYorker100

The World Will Enter a 15-Year AI Dystopia in 2027, Former Google Exec Says Mo Gawdat thinks the next 12-15 years will be dark, not because of robots but because of our own “stupidity.”

The World Will Enter a 15-Year AI Dystopia in 2027, Former Google Exec Says. Mo Gawdat thinks the next 12-15 years will be dark, not because of robots but because of our own “stupidity.”

I mean... i wouldn't necessarily bet against that. gizmodo.com/the-world-wi...

The Fall of Lucifer by Alphadesigner. Portrait photography by Manel Ortega

Another quite literal blast from the past—a 2007 collaboration with photographer Manel Ortega, part of a project called Theogony. I don't remember why I went for the frame but I noticed a lot of people got so distracted by it, they didn't see the raging erection :D

Cover of ebook single "The Brotherhood of Virile Serenity" by Yanko Tsvetkov, illustrated by Giovanni Dionisi.

Download the second ebook single from my upcoming illustrated story cycle "Saint Brendan and The Brotherhood of Virile Serenity"! www.patreon.com/posts/ebook-...

Reverse Prayer yoga pose by Alphadesigner

Reverse Prayer is a pose suitable for all occasions. From the bustling corporate office to the privacy of your home or the tranquil environs of the nude beach, it can bring you instant joy and satisfaction with minimal effort. Follow me for more tips! #GayYoga #BeachNudes #BeachBod

Thanks! Glad you like it :)

More attention than wild boars on fire or soul-snatching ghouls? Nah, it’s not Central Park. I like the fact no one bats an eye.

Maybe in other worlds people just don’t care. Maybe that’s how it should be to begin with. It’s a fantasy, no need to mirror our own neuroses :)

No, I haven’t added any mods. You can hide genitalia in settings but it comes with the main package. There are even different styles to choose from.

I’m not sure a vanilla version even exists. It’s a game for adults as far as I can tell.

Not a word

Take a closer look at "The Garden of Earthly Delights", the best known painting by the genius that was Hieronymus Bosch, who died #onthisday in 1516: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/details-from-bosch-s-garden-of-earthly-delights-ca-1500 #otd

A fragment from Gulliver’s Adventures by Alphadesigner.

These little guys were made in Poser 5. The column was drawn in Photoshop, while the rope was a photo cutout. I used to mix a lot stuff back them. One of my favorite compositions ever!

Gulliver’s Adventures by Alphadesigner. Portrait photography by Jeremy Lucido. Model: Quentin Elias

I dis this piece in 2007 while I was still active on Flickr. I saw a portrait of Quentin Elias by Jeremy Lucido and fell in love with it. I asked Jeremy if I could use it and he agreed. That’s how Gulliver’s Adventures was born. Back then dick worship wasn’t really a thing but I think I nailed it!

“If I didn’t write, I would blow my brains out, without a shadow of a doubt.”

This week, we’ve unlocked our Art of Fiction interview with Mario Vargas Llosa from the archive. buff.ly/Cgd7Fx0

Calliope Modular V Widescreen by Alphadesigner. Digital media, 2005

I made this piece 20 years ago! The body was created in a 3D app called Poser. There rest was drawn in Photoshop. Back then, it took fucking ages but I loved it. So much of my work is inspired by music. Behold Calliope, the muse of epic poetry!

#mythology #transhuman #moog #electronica #synth

Selfportrait, Reverse Prayer Pose, Alphadesigner

The reference for the portrait is one of my selfies with a pose that I like to call "reverse prayer". I think it looks both spiritual and hilarious, just like the stories from Apophenia.

YouTube video by What's So Great About That? David Lynch: The Treachery of Language

"If you don't know what it is, a sore can be very beautiful. But as soon as you name it, it stops being beautiful to most people. [If] you took a picture of it, a close up, and you didn't know exactly what it was, it could be a great beauty of organic phenomenon."

Amen!

youtu.be/ffllV6-aqWU?...

An illustration of a bird of paradise from Conrad Gessner’s Historiæ animalivm, Tigvri [Zurich], Apvd Christ. Froschovervm, [1551-1587]

Paradise bird from Conrad Gessner’s Historiæ animalivm, 1551.

www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/218216#...

Obviously chess is played with your genitalia. The dexterity of a dick is very different than that of a vagina, so they should be separated in… god I lost my train of thought…

The Oracle, illustration by Giovanni Dionisi for Yanko Tsvetkov's story cycle "Saint Brendan and the Brotherhood of Virile Serenity"

Full-sized version of another mind-bending showpiece by @whatsacrybaby.bsky.social for my upcoming book "Saint Brendan and the Brotherhood of Virile Serenity"! Cover reveal to follow soon. Support the project on Patreon and get VIP access to all WIP goodness: www.patreon.com/posts/backst...

If historians know something it is this: nothing is inevitable just because it is popular. AI is not an exception. Nor is fascism.

The cover of the August 11, 2025, issue of The New Yorker, by the artist Amy Sherald.

Inside this week’s issue: www.newyorker.com/magazine?utm...

Honestly, participation in this charade on any level or any side just makes it even more absurdist. I don’t know what scares me more—a corporation with a blunt financial interest or a non-profit with a delusional sense of self-importance. I think the latter has more potential to do evil.

“Mountainhead” and the Age of the Pathetic Billionaire Episodio de podcast · Critics at Large | The New Yorker · 05/06/2025 · 45 min

The Age of the Pathetic Billionaire

https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/critics-at-large-the-new-yorker/id1704902371?i=1000711477386

It’s very good art because of it, not despite of it.

A fragment from the next illustration by @whatsacrybaby.bsky.social for my upcoming book “Saint Brendan and the Brotherhood of Virile Serenity”. See full version on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/128842...

#gayart #lgbtart #gaybutt #fantasy

Thank you! :)

Thank you! I'm happy you feel this way :)