The Odalisque Project

Post-Orientalist Diatribe

  • The Odalisque

    Surrealist, transitioning environmentalist, faux-liberal, wanna be artsy indie hipster, occasional self-hating Neo-Luddite, post-Orientalism constructivist, pro-theist agnostic(ish) Christian and Miami native gone rogue in DC.

  • Microblogging

    • Resorting to less than honest means of obtaining scholarly articles puts me on the cusp of being totally boss and yet completely lame. 10 hours ago
    • Yeah, just what I wanted to see on the ABC news home page: a pair of dirty charred tightie whities. Thanks a lot. http://bit.ly/5buQSA 11 hours ago
    • Everyone and their mom is RTing @pourmecoffee's tweet on Sam L. Jackson. Can tweets become viral? 12 hours ago
    • I am having too much fun with all the twitter humor on the failed plane bomber and the TSA response. 16 hours ago
    • RT @abuaardvark: Has nobody used Astro Boy "I've got machine guns... in my butt!" line when discussing failed plane bomber, new TSA rules? 16 hours ago

  • Badges

    Global Voices: The World is Talking, Are You Listening?

A Heap of Broken Images

For your viewing pleasure, I give you some famous Odalisque paintings.

Light of the Harem by Lord Frederick Leighton

Light of the Harem by Lord Frederick Leighton

La Grande Odalisque by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

La Grande Odalisque by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Esther or Odalisque by Francois Leon Benouville

Esther or Odalisque by Francois Leon Benouville

L'Esclave Blanche by Jean Jules Antoine Le Comte du Nuoy

The White Slave by Jean Jules Antoine Le Comte du Nuoy

And here are some general harem scenes:

Harem Pool by Jean Leon Gerome

Harem Pool by Jean Leon Gerome

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