My favorite artist is M. C. Escher. I just got a book of Escher prints at a thrift store the other day for $5.
His work called Drawing Hands is my metaphor for friendship, since it involves mutual creation.

Quote from: drunkenshoe on Today at 08:11:59 AMYour punishment is to sit through a traditional history of art course until a soup can drawing appears. :p

I never understood what was so compelling about soup cans that they made their way into art history textbooks.  I'm sure there's some symbolic meaning, but to me, it's literally like taking a photo of my pantry.  Sure, I could do it, but would it be important or mean anything?

All cards on the table, my own biases/assumptions:
* classical/medieval/renaissance naturalism = chef's kiss
* impressionism = made an impression
* surrealism = not bad
* abstract expressionism = can be good in small doses
* cubism = seek mental help
* postmodernism = literal garbage

What a lovely view too

Quote from: Hydra009 on May 19, 2024, 04:49:21 PMHow do you paint people as they are but also paint them as better-looking than they are?  🤔  Either you are painting them as they are, in which case you're not painting them as better-looking than they are.  Or you're painting them as better-looking than they are, in which case you're not painting them as they are.

Your punishment is to sit through a traditional history of art course until a soup can drawing appears. :p Lool.

[In a way, according to Baudrillard that was the last thing we originally produced as human species. And I think, we've even failed at that.]

Quote from: Hydra009 on May 19, 2024, 08:15:44 PM

LOOL
Somehow it feels like, this was written on some toilet door in Stanford or MIT decades ago...

Ancient armored vehicle spotted on the battlefield

While I would caution against believing that Russia has completely run out of steam, we are starting to see difficulties in its ability to adequately supply its troops, hence the golf carts and the ancient BTRs.  Obviously, if you have better equipment available, that's what you'd use.  We'll see if this is just a temporary hiccup or if Russian stockpiles are more permanently declining.

"Does the current regime spark joy?"

The party of grievance will not stop  It's victimization and projection, and it's disgusting... and working.  Donald Trump is to this day getting away with treason because of a DOJ lack of effort. I've said it before... ten count of obstruction of justice outlined in the Mueller report allowed to whither on the vine. It's why we're still dealing with this orange stain.   

Forwarded to Arkansas.