More on this specific painting here, and a bit about famed Russian (anti) war artist Vasily Vereshchagin. Other works by Vereshchagin suitable for throw pillows:
Given the current state of Russian nuclear drills and military exercises on the Ukraine border, I imagine that all of this might feel a bit more painfully topically when those post goes live in a day or two.
There’s a folder on my desktop (which I don’t recall creating) labelled “for blogging.” It contains this file, with the filename “HowAnEclipseWorks.jpeg” and no further explanation or notes. Your guess is as good as mine.
I probably can’t tell you anything much, but I can show you the work of sculptor Ronit Baranja, which I love.
… I mean, a severed Russian head is a pretty dope thrift-shop come-up.
. . . I’ve gotta say, John Oliver is an absolute blessing.🦆😂
(source is the artist Rothmansmoker)
From the artist:
“Music printed on the butt of one of the tortured souls in the 15th Century Hieronymus Bosch painting “The Garden of Earthly Delights” , Played on (What else?) Lute, Harp, and Hurdy-Gurdy by James Spalink. The melody is based on the transcription by Amelia Hamrick. The intro and outro employ the “Devil’s Interval”, and the last couple of measures are conjecture on my part. You could say that I just “pulled them out of my”-well, you know…..”
BONUS: Here’s a fun little tool for exploring Bosch’s triptych in excruciatingly high-rez detail from the comfort of your uncomfortable office chair!
| How It Started | How It’s Going |
DISCLOSURE: This is totally automated, ’cause that just feels a lot more honest to me right now. Images are from Lorem Picsum, which makes this sorta gag incredibly easy, and is a great tool when you’re mocking up a website/design and just need the graphical equivalent of lorem ipsum.
DOUBLE DISCLOSURE: Yep, I made this exact same hacky joke back in May, ’cause y’all doing the exact same “clever” shit you did 5 months back.
I’m not locked up in here with you; you’re locked up in here with me!
| My plans | 2020 |
DISCLOSURE: This is totally automated, ’cause that just feels a lot more honest to me right now. Images are from Lorem Picsum, which makes this sorta gag incredibly easy, and is a great tool when you’re mocking up a website/design and just need the graphical equivalent of lorem ipsum.
… but I think it’s maybe that this patent was issued in 2007, and still looks so damned olde-tyme Cold War Fallout™ goofy. Patent diagrams are their own artistic genre, and I love it:
Incidentally, as it turns out bra pads actually make pretty decent DIY face masks for coronavirus.
(all props to Harper’s for the image)
