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Refreshingly honest of you, and a nice exploration of colour and texture. The CIA would be pleased.[0] My favourite abstract art is that which conveys something
by irthomasthomas 4y ago
Refreshingly honest of you, and a nice exploration of colour and texture. The CIA would be pleased.[0] My favourite abstract art is that which conveys something of an idea or commentary on our society. It deconstructs reality and reassembles it in strange and unique ways that hopefully reveal something of the invisible ideas and processes that shape us all. Like Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase, No 2, inspired by the first moving picture.[1] Or The King and Queen Surrounded by Swift Nudes, inspired by J.J. Thomson's discovery of the electron.[2]
[0] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-weapon-1578808.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nude_Descending_a_Staircase,_No._2#/media/File:Duchamp_-_Nude_Descending_a_Staircase.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nude_Descending_a_Staircase,_N...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marcel_Duchamp,_1912,_Le_Roi_et_la_Reine_entour%C3%A9s_de_Nus_vites_%28The_King_and_Queen_Surrounded_by_Swift_Nudes%29,_oil_on_canvas,_114.6_x_128.9_cm,_Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marcel_Duchamp,_1912,_Le_...
- hemmert 4y agoThank you for the appreciation, and the interesting links! I heard about the CIA story, and how they sought to quantify creativity as a person's 'ability'.