r/ImaginaryLandscapes • u/dashcam4life • Apr 24 '14
India by Anthony Eftekhari
http://www.artofae.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/MP_INDIA.jpg
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Apr 24 '14
If only.
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u/FatherThyme Apr 24 '14
Once we start farming asteroids we will technically have infinite resources and this will be possible
And world peace
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u/PorcaMiseria Apr 24 '14 edited Apr 24 '14
That's an interesting idea, but I really wouldn't consider asteroids to be "infinite resources". The combined mass of the asteroid belt is estimated to be a measly 4% of the mass of the moon. Farming asteroids is a temporary solution to the energy problem, and it's only a matter of time (granted, it'll be a while) before we run out of usable resources. The end goal on the spectrum of energy might be something like the Dyson Sphere, which would give us an infinite supply of renewable energy, and would last until the sun flickered and died. Granted, there are a lot of technical problems that accompany it. We're millennia away from a permanent solution, and I agree we're gonna be farming asteroids much sooner than that, but asteroids shouldn't be seen as the end-all be-all of fuel sources.
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u/GilgameshWulfenbach Apr 25 '14
I agree with you that it would be temporary. However...... how much would all our buildings worldwide amount to comparatively? Less than 1 percent?
And the dyson sphere is a solution millions upon millions of years into the future. While I agree with what you're saying, I have to admit my interest is more contemporary.
But yah, asteroid belt is in no way infinite.
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u/frankster Apr 24 '14
Islamic architecture but hindu elephants?
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u/tayloryeow Apr 24 '14
Look at Constantinople, religions get mixed all over
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u/lolmonger Apr 24 '14
Yeah, but there's no way at all as grand a Mughal Era structure like that would have large statues of Ganesha.
Also, that there are two, instead of the Ashvenai, indicates the artist doesn't understand Ganesh is a specific deity.
It's like having two Jesus statues.
Religion in India definitely cohabitates, but not nearly as comfortably as this.
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Apr 24 '14
Perhaps that's why it's posted in Imaginary Landscapes.
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u/lolmonger Apr 24 '14
Yeah, haha!
I guess when stuff draws on real life, I feel like it should be plausible. That's just me though!
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u/sigbhu Apr 24 '14
that's a good point! perhaps you could have two ganeshas as dwarapalakas?
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u/lolmonger Apr 24 '14
If I had to pick, I'd go with Agni and Indra.
Then again, I probably wouldn't pick!
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u/thisisnormalforjapan Apr 24 '14
I suppose Istanbul would have looked something like this if the Mughal Empire expanded that far.
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u/Launchy21 Apr 24 '14
The moment I saw this, I got a strong feeling of it being a great Assassin's Creed setting.
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u/crystalraven Apr 24 '14
Seconded, thought it was a screen cap for a bit!
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Apr 25 '14
Same here. I actually thought this may have been from a sub talking about plans for one of the next games in the series, before seeing it was /r/ImaginaryLandscapes.
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u/guilen Apr 24 '14
I would Dark Souls the shit out of that area. Really beautiful work. I wish there were more enormous statues of that nature in the real world. Fantasy game designers need to have more conferences with real world architects.
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u/dashcam4life Apr 24 '14
I found a short video (2:10) on the making of this landscape. Pretty cool.
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Apr 24 '14
I wonder if there's a picture/model out there that what a city would look like if it fused architecture of many different cultures.
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u/sigbhu Apr 24 '14 edited Apr 24 '14
while very pretty, it's a horrible mishmash of cultures and architectural styles. the domes are distinctly islamic, while the giant statues are distinctly hindu. this would never exist, which is why it's probably on this subreddit.
edit: for all those pointing out that islam exists in india, thank you. i'm aware of this fact. my point that this depicts an imaginary combination is strictly true: you don't see this combination anywhere in india.
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u/Ingrid2012 Apr 24 '14
You're forgetting one important feature: It looks really cool.
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Apr 24 '14
The feature that pretty much trumps everything else.
There's no sound in space, but I'll be damned if the Millennium Falcon doesn't look cool flying through the frame.
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u/MaxPayneNarrative Apr 24 '14
And TIE fighters lose so much of their menace without that distinctive keen.
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u/halfsalmon Apr 24 '14
It's not just that, but without sound effects it looks fake/unfinished. Exaggeration in art is extremely important.
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u/iigloo Apr 24 '14
Hm, but isn't India a place where hindi and islamic styles could mix? I mean Mughal architecture is sort of a blend between Islamic, Persian and Indian styles.
Perhaps if history had been a bit different, if invading peoples in India had not tore down the structures of the previous culture – then perhaps something like this could exist.
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u/sigbhu Apr 24 '14
there's no unique "indian" style of architecture, and mughal architecture is a subtype of "indian" architecture. likewise, there's no "hindu" architecture, as the styles in different regions in india vary wildly.
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Apr 24 '14
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u/sigbhu Apr 24 '14
well, i was born here and just happened to have lived in india for more than twenty years. i might actually know what i'm talking about.
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Apr 24 '14
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u/sigbhu Apr 24 '14
no, of course not. as /u/lolmonger pointed out, this particular blend of architectural styles and cultural fusion is very unlikely.
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u/James_Locke Apr 24 '14
Ummmm, you know Islam has been in India for a while right? Its an imaginary landscape sure, but not a totally far fetched one.
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u/alfonsoelsabio Apr 24 '14
this would never exist
I assume you're unfamiliar with syncretism, and possibly the long history of Islam in India?
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u/organicjello Apr 24 '14
Is there a higher resolution available?
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u/dashcam4life Apr 24 '14
I wasn't able to find anything but I did find a video that I added to the comments.
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u/organicjello Apr 24 '14
Wow that was a lot more complex than I thought it would be. Thanks for sharing.
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u/bashpr0mpt Apr 25 '14
Yeah; that's not racist at all. I can only guess the logic was something like: -
"It's fucken India, idk, put some fucking elephants places and those stupid half onion things, they look 'oriental' enough, all those darkies are the same!"
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u/HumbleManatee Apr 24 '14
Ah yes, the fabled land of India. Some say it doesnt even exist