August 2009
89 posts
A history of modern art in three paragraphs
Impressionism - painting outside of a studio with quick, loose brushstrokes to capture an evocative impression of their subject. Van Gogh was an Impressionist but wanted to express how he felt about what he saw so he distorted the subject. This helped to lead to Expressionism practised by artists from Edvard Munch through to Francis Bacon. The Fauves (wild beasts) expressed themselves by painting...
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(catbird)
between the demand to be clear, and the temptation to be obscure, impossible to decide which deserves more respect. - emil cioran (neverneverland:b)
“There are different species of laziness: Eastern and Western. The Eastern style...”
– Sogyal Rinpoche (Caterina: Being Lazy by doing too much:zachklein)
“Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the...”
– Arthur Schopenhauer (germanheit)
“That’s more or less the premise of the “Eco Assist” dashboard features on the...”
– Upcoming Honda Insight Turns Eco-Friendly Driving Into Game (dpstyles)
“I say turn your health into a social game like Foursquare. Check in when you...”
– Dr. Jay Parkinson commenting on Health Populi’s “People without a connection to a primary care doctor don’t proactively manage health” (via dpstyles)
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