Yes, I wasn't sure what you meant by naive, but I think we've gotten to an understanding. In my mind the drawing does not even represent the concept of naivety now (though that could be another cool interpretation), it is just a formal exploration of uses of the swastika shape. All the associations with nazism come from the act of sharing it online and the difficulty of getting the meaning accross.

It was pretty irresponsible to post it without an explanation of this, but I hadn't tried to explain the drawing to myself at all. Either way, I'd prefer for the drawing to explain itself instead of a textual description, but with this subject matter all the extra baggage makes that so impossible for me.

Thanks for taking the time to reply, I was a bit bummed that I felt like the drawing was misunderstood. The reason I shortened my reply was because I always get angry at myself when I let myself get dragged into an argument on the internet.
 

I've actually read your first reply but didn't took the time to reply because the end of the scholar year combined with endless heatwave is a hell of a ride. anyway As i've understood it, it was a naïve approach (not necessarily using naïve as a pejorative term, although in this context it might be). I can see how a pattern like this could be accidental with pixel art and could lead to experimentation, but i'm glad you've changed your mind and are not fighting to have it on the gallery.

To play devils advocate here, almost none of these are actually Nazi swastikas. The only one I'd call so could be the one that's at an angle with vines coming out of them. I think pattern-wise this is a pretty interesting upload, but I'll leave it up to everyone else as well.

I had written a bit more than this, but you're right, it'd be pretty stupid for this to make it through moderation. I haven't deleted it yet because I'd still like for people to get a chance to see it, that's part of the point of drawing it for me.

To answer your question, the swastikas kept popping up when using rotational simmetry for textures, so I made a drawing with them, and the choice of flowers, color scheme, subject followed from the first. I don't usually find a meaning to a drawing until it is done.

Not a mod so ultimately not my call, but I don't think this would be a tasteful addition to the gallery. Given the current global political context, and the lack of clarity of both the description and the piece itself regarding the use of the symbol, I don't know. Idk if it's supposed to be provocative, just a naive usage or recuperation thingy, or a hidden in plain sight type of situation. Given how we're already pretty much a white boys club (looking at the 2026 class picture, for example), I don't think giving ourselves the benefit of the doubt would be a sensible choice regarding both the community and the audience. We already have quite the reputation, let's not make it even worse somehow