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Pyroninja42 Forum Villain from the War Room Since: Jan, 2011
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#1: Dec 2nd 2011 at 10:48:38 AM

First things first: I am not really one for paintings. Yeah, I'm -okay- at painting, but in no way great.

However, I have to deliver a speech analyzing a piece of artwork, and my teacher suggested The Course of Empire: The Savage State to me. I saw one look at it and was like, "Yep, I'm doing it."

I've never really appreciated paintings, but this one- the combination of imagery and themes- has me completely enthralled.

"Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person that doesn't get it."
Gabrael from My musings Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
#2: Dec 4th 2011 at 9:05:16 PM

I remember when my professor first introduced the series. It was amazing not just the quality of the piece, but that someone could visually portray such an ethereal and abstract philosophy so naturally.

"Psssh. Even if you could catch a miracle on a picture any person would probably delete it to make space for more porn." - Aszur
feotakahari Fuzzy Orange Doomsayer from Looking out at the city Since: Sep, 2009
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#3: Dec 5th 2011 at 1:12:23 AM

These are among the pictures I've saved to my external hard drive. Every once in a while, I go through the collection.

(That said, he made his point more succinctly with these two.)

edited 5th Dec '11 1:12:32 AM by feotakahari

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