{"id":4006,"date":"2018-06-05T08:35:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T12:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/?p=4006"},"modified":"2018-05-30T15:54:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T19:54:29","slug":"aldebaran-and-the-yellow-sign-samuel-araya-re-envisions-an-infamous-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/2018\/06\/aldebaran-and-the-yellow-sign-samuel-araya-re-envisions-an-infamous-icon\/","title":{"rendered":"Aldebaran and the Yellow Sign: Samuel Araya re-envisions an infamous icon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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EDITOR\u2019S NOTE:<\/strong>\u00a0Samuel Araya previously explored his process for illustrating\u00a0The King in Yellow<\/a>\u00a0in \u201cThe Darkening of Materials<\/a>,\u201d \u201cNo Mask<\/a>,\u201d \u201cBut Stranger Still<\/a>,” and “The Tatters of the King<\/a>.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When I designed the Yellow Sign for this edition of The King in Yellow,<\/em> I wanted to create something new and even contradictory to the text. (This dissonance certainly will only enrich the readers experience!) I especially wanted to create a symbol different from the standard version that has been popularized by role-playing games.<\/p>\n

King-deities are traditionally solar deities, and my favorite solar deity is Khepri, the dung beetle from Egypt who\u00a0carried not a dung ball but the sun across the sky. While researching beetles, I found myself fascinated by Lucanus cervus,<\/em> a stag beetle family. The stag is also present as a symbol in countless traditions, my favorite being Cailleach, the goddess of death of the Caledonians (according to J.G. McKay). The maws of the beetle are distorted so they trace a circle around a dot, the alchemical symbol of the sun.<\/p>\n

Finally, bonus track, the stag horns are a nice tie to True Detective,<\/em> the series that reminded me how much I loved The King in Yellow.<\/em><\/p>\n

You can pre-order the deluxe, illustrated and annotated edition of \u201cThe King in Yellow\u201d via @arc_dream_publishing #art #darkart #Lovecraft #KinginYellow #painting #illustration #samaraya<\/p>\n

Please subscribe to my mailing list:\u00a0http:\/\/eepurl.com\/c9RV5X<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Samuel Araya
\nAscencion, 2018<\/p>\n

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EDITOR\u2019S NOTE:\u00a0Samuel Araya previously explored his process for illustrating\u00a0The King in Yellow\u00a0in \u201cThe Darkening of Materials,\u201d \u201cNo Mask,\u201d \u201cBut Stranger Still,” and<\/p>\n

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