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@WES
Good one!
Quantum physics at work ?
That I do not know nothing about and, God forbid, comment further.@aspanz
Unless you have comfortable understanding:
Do you argue with an expert of economy of Bosnia between 1918 an 1945, and have your opinion?
Or with quantum physicist who is telling you that you’re nothing but vibrating particles?
Or….?@WES
That’s right attitude of a person who is comfortable with in what he’s good at (and artists or art lovers are not).@ Arnold
I was trying to save you from looking like the “guy from the symphony lobby” that I created as a visual of what does it mean when somebody ventures into something that is beyond his or hers grasp. Do you think that is good to be like (ignorant) “him”? Remember, I did not use foul language, or course at you. If you want to be like “him” is up to you.
Do not feel bad. There are academy educated artists who are lost when it comes to art work that is non-realistic. In your case I see that you are trying hard, so that’s good on your part.
My reaction is no different than those of, say, passionate and knowledgeable stamp collector, car mechanic, baseball fan, nuclear physicist.. upon hearing an “opinion”.@RIM
Bit of distraction from daily Covid and world affairs grind.
Oddly, even though drawing “is” 2D to 3D attempt (note use “of brain” to evaluate it), that’s not what I admire about it but
the “feel that radiates” and is recognized by the “receptors” that are developed through decades of interest. I am aware that it sounds mystical and annoying but even the aesthetic, branch of philosophy that deals with issues of art can not explain it any other way.
I am more than happy to let go of my “first impression”, from decades ago, of Picasso, Mahler’s 2nd or any other “heavier” art creation. “Guy in the lobby”, that I described in my first paragraph above, is expressing his “first impression” about the musical performance that he’d just witnessed.
With “..ask yourself what is it that you are not quite getting but doggedly commenting on” I was not being disrespectful
to Arnold but rather prompting him to realize there is more to it and to “take on the journey”.After the performance of a “heavy classical piece” a person, not only that he mocks, making faces and mimics performers while mingling with other symphony goers in the lobby but thinks that he has the “right to express his opinion” in the open.
Arnold?
Right of anybody to have an (uneducated) opinion about anything cheapens that field of human endeavour, regardless if the theme is a miter cut through the wood panel, kidney surgery or quantum physics. While people are wise enough not to subject those fields to their loud opinion, art is, somehow, a beloved target.
There is nothing wrong to “enjoy” the art in your way and by all means do so, but also ask yourself what is it that you are not quite getting but doggedly commenting on.My imaginary art installation: room full of art reproductions accompanied with Arnold’s comment on each.
@Mxwell uet #102382
That’s what immigrants from former socialist countries knew all along but were scolded, spat on and ignored by the commentators of the “democratic West”, aka “people in the know”.
This one too, will be scrolled by with that thin-lip grin and shifting eyes.“I would rather accept a boot on the face than be with HIM and fight for the cause.”
sumac.carol
Yin & Yang
During the siege of Sarajevo in early 90’s, first defenders were the city’s thugs and criminals since they were the only one who had weapons.Lost LinkedIn profile makes one’s life not worth living.
And Tweeter. And ….
Cry of a narcissist if ever was the one.@Arnold
This is at least third time that Caillebotte is greeting us at the top of the daily Rattle.
You, as I recall, had commented the painting before.@ Oroboros
Tito’s partisans, initially barely armed, kept busy 26 German divisions while fighting domestic collaborators too.
Essentially they fought liberation and the civil war and – prevailed.
Current narrative in the West has no problem equating them with the today’s “left” or “antifa”, which is beyond comedy.Tsk, tsk….TAE.
I rather remember bi-polar lunatic’s image with sock-mask from the last year.
So fitting.
“Enlightened TAE community”, with a few exceptions, apparently can’t have enough of him.
Encouraged WES is probably half way into his dream novel writing.@V. Arnold
Could not resist.
Your comment from the previous blog.
You had so many (disquiet) mornings as depicted on the painting.
Do tell.
Thank you.@ John Day
Why my posts did appear as pointing at you (duh kinda?), my inquiries are aimed to the medical community in general. After a full year of this Covid craze it is safe that it nothing but the craze? By no means that I am expecting you to go point by point in answering, this is the partial basket of questions that any sane and thinking person has in mind and, yet, we still have train of “statistics”, “recommendations”, “vaccines” as if skepticism about it is a lunacy and thrown aside. We have non medical people digging into the field that have no business in or hardly understand, just to uncover the truth, and are vocal on internet in clumsy amateurish way, while medically educated are silent, except for some voices from the other side of the globe. You (meaning entire med profession) DO UNDERSTAND that we have nobody else to ask?
– Are we in pandemic or “pandemic”?
– How pandemic can be declared if the PCR tests are not reliable?
– Isn’t it already proven that masks are useless, yet we can not run daily life without?
– Vaccines are already referred to as an experiment and without known side effects are administered forcefully on
population and without guarantee of “anything” including maker’s responsibility.
– I see you’re busy, and I tip a hat for that to you. Busy with what? Covid patients? If so why the facilities are overflowing
with Covid cases (which are questionable due to PCR testing) and others are not?
– Last but not the least, a major bomb: “Class action lawsuit” video of which was posted by me and other poster too on this blog. In that l-suit, (which BTW will have extremely hard time if any chance, but shows that some are not buying into BS) lawyer is clear that even medical practitioners will be held responsible and “I just followed the orders” will be no defense. And, yet, no peek from the meds, except for the few brave ones assisting the lawyers, and mentioned above?Non-medical defender on the blog who stepped out of the barn to defend you as “being busy” and not owing ME any answers, as if I was asking it for myself and not puzzled by the silence.
During 911 I was a busy engineer, overworked by dealing with tight tolerances, responsibility for the field assessments and installation. Basically in the profession that does not go away after hours and over the week end. That did not prevent me to see through the narrative BS of that event and delighted (if that is the right word, given the gravity of the deceit) to see my skepticism confirmed by “Loose change” documentary and others to follow than cherry topped by A&E for the 911 truth movement
Again, my apology if I stepped bit hard on you while I really meant on entire med field.@ Boogaloo
“I am curious to hear if our resident doctors agree.”
Another poster asking very simple question, since whom else to ask?
At this point it is irrelevant if the drum roll waiting for that answer will continue forever.Quite an interesting episode of mine in “our pot of democratic thinking” that looking back I can summarize.
Aside from profanity laced reply by self elected comment traffic controller that I have no intention to return in kind, some expressed that they (somewhat?) “share my frustration” in asking the same question, others were quiet and at last some claim that they got all the answers that they needed.
Well that’s that.madamski wrote, “btw, this is not a covid site although covid has become the predominant topic.”
So, self elected council, which one is?
Or shall I check A&E for 911 truth to tell us is it pandemic or “pandemic” which so far I did not get?
I may went bit too hard on the site’s Dr. Had to use “the garden” as a metaphor of utter silence from the medical profession when it comes to explaining “all the things Covid related” that does not add up.@madamsky
Right phrasing would have been: Doctors have POSTED A LOT OF LINKS that could have been done by any commentator on this blog. Not A PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL OPINION like of I have to listen to, or read, from doctors from other side of the globe. You are right – nobody owes me jack squat and I am OK with that. But reading how’s doctor’s garden doing during the major “pandemic”? At least conceal the “Dr”.@phoenixvoice
And I thought that I have it bad. My wife eager to “get it” in a few days told me: You get vaccinated or else”, in her maniacal belief that there is “a pill for everything”. Wish you luck, what ever that means.
@ luckybucky, Kimo and Doly
Yesterday my brother-in-law and wife stopped by our home sine vac place was nearby. Nothing short of, what I gathered. a one of the highest points in their life. I had to excuse myself being busy in the backyard since my talk to them week before landed on deaf ears.
Oddly, despite my posted links related to major skepticism when it comes to Covid, no doctors on this site would give us their OWN OPINION what is going on. All we have the linked posts, not different than by any other commentators. All we have are the update how tomatoes and squash are doing in the garden, bike ride to the work but but God forbid a honest professional assessment of the Fu***ing thing.
When fu^^ing kultsommer makes comment on art it is not that I want to throw my 12″ art d**k on the table but to give educated insight of a different angle to view the art to those interested. Nothing else I expect from the doctors.So many contradictions from so many sources and main one being personal observation vs “horror narrative” served to us on the daily basis when it come s to Corona. Instead of being humored by the PAM DEMIC I would rather listen to decisive opinion about it by the medical professional, and we happen to have a few on the board here in this blog (I am not sure what is Dr D doctor of). So far we have only the preventive measures information from them, which is fine, but not a hint of dismantling (or confirming) the skepticism which is fueled by listening to non medical commentators like in this Orlov’s link.
Hardly my favorite painting by Renoir. Since I am on it, bit of art conundrum: why is it that the two beautifully rendered PAM DEMICS above are illustration only (presence of text has nothing to do with that) and, say, Hopper’s chicks are an art?
Aesthetics, branch of philosophy dedicated to art, is trying to explain that without much of a success but understood, alas, only after one already knows through personal effort.Here is the first hand talk about “The class action lawsuit” that I heard about, told by the lawyer himself and who is working in Germany and California.
Video title is appropriate and translates: “Crime against humanity”. Talk is in plain English.
Spring weather and walk in nearby cemetery, Huge and occupying two city blocks, established in mid XIX century still operating. Sidewalk trotting and breathing of car fumes replaced by pleasant setting of centennial trees, squirrels and birds. Solemn dignity of an old grave markers is slowly being replaced by the new graves with acid etched stone and questionable alloy plaques, set below the grass level for easy lawn mover rumble over it. Very few fellow walkers, heavily masked and approaching, would make a visible jerk-arc to avoid me, unmasked. Then I would ask them, since there the is a pandemic why is it that we are not witnessing at least 50 funerals, right at this moment? Wide eyed, puzzled they would reply that “Actually, they they just saw a few.”. Thus convinced.
Naomi Wolf. While “some folks” were anxiously watching through the front window at any sign of Mao, Stalin, hammer and sickle marked anything, Solzhenitsyn and gulags corporate fascism slipped in through the back porch door and is already helping itself with the cappuccino machine in the kitchen. “Some folks”, again and still hope that the bulge in the pocket of intruder is abridged version of “Das Capital”.
Daily commercial sound and visual pollution, especially when the unremarkable owner of the Factory, Injury Law firm or the Used Cars Lot wants to be on the TV to charm us, spilled over into the center of national election and still continue. And we think that Escher is weird.
One think that I find remarkable is how Germany had found strength from within to go from Weimar to industrial power hose in no time. Text book sample that other countries can adopt if found themselves in financial vortex and sanctioned from the rest of the world. Sans Nazis, of course.If you want to play in Texas you gotta have fiddle in the band.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/18/opinions/ted-cruz-weather-cancun-embarrassment-to-texas-moore/?hpt=ob_blogfooteroldPreceded by this in the plain sight for all to see:
And he still got elected.
@ phoenixvoice
Good summary, in line what I think all along but clumsily express in my writing which may not be my forte.
I may only add that corporations in their early start are like contestants on the talent show before the Simon, all nice and docile until they gain the traction and become stars. That is when wild Harley rides through the lobbies and trashing of hotel rooms start. Big part of their growth includes line of non-ethical moves, and any criticism of it is labeled “socialist” or”commie” (thus the relentless use of those long gone terms, from my yesterday’s post).
Local regulating facility has no chance in offering incentives for their employees compared to golden package flaunted by the corporations, now swimming in cash, before their noses if they do the “right thing”. An idea that Marx is conductor of all of that, his long hair and beard wildly shaking before the orchestra described, I find not only insane but labels me as “soc-commie”.That doctor-patient exchange could have been posted on the very top, in lieu of the ceiling painting, like, you know, performance art.
RT’s article, and then some if one clicks on it, telling what people refuse to see. There is your “Russian collusion”.@ phoenixvoice
I think most of your points I addressed myself on my previous posts, so no need for the lecture class.
I think that I do understand the reason for the relentless drum beat about the system that is pretty much dead since 90’s.Common topic during the lunch break of employees for those multi nationals operating in poor but resource rich countries must be about some “Commie POS leader who does not want THEM work and operate in his country. Does not matter, Texas’ oil , Appalachian coal or riches anywhere in the world, all extracted to benefit just a few “owners”.
How one makes “dirty colors” to shine like gold. Picasso is one of them who can make it work.
“Herd immunity by April”.
Why not? They know Corona working hours within a minute – aka from 10 PM to 6 AM Corona is all perked up and ready to go.
“…municipal socialism…”
Only over my frozen body. I don’t want some Marx (but not Ricardo or Henry George, mind you) telling us what to do around our neck of the woods.What makes this painting great is the fact that entire bottom half was left blank, despite being in foreground and asking for a “details”.
Today’s art. It was long time ago when I heard it: Japanese artist was puzzled as why the Western painters paint human faces with the dark spots (shadows), since flesh has a pretty uniform color..
Airport frisks from almost two decades ago were just rough ground clearing for the paved road that “story” about NY waitress is about, or better yet this entire “Covid story”. There was a reason that note that she was give did not explicitly demand that vaccine was mandatory. “They” want us to come to that “conclusion” by ourselves.
Invoking declaration 217A – article 5 (from 12-10-1948) that prohibits anyone to even touch another person without that person’s consent is useless to memorize. Dr Mengele is is rolling in his grave with: “What the f**k I was prosecuted for?”.Food for thought for the lovers of “isms” (that they have no say or control about):
No young woman in the poorest corners of the world, clearly not being able to buy decent clothes or make up, would have had that mental construct in her head like in Twitter caption above.Likeness and enormous size aside, which is given, Mount Rushmore heads are great piece of sculpture. Clean simplified, yet realistic surfaces of the face reveal talented sculptor in full command of the skill.
Now, there was one of his assistants on this huge project, Korczak Ziolkowski, furniture maker turned amateur sculptor.
Work on that project somehow got in his head a great idea that he can do something as grand too.
Thus Crazy Horse Memorial.
World largest “sculpture”, still in the making, is about to depict, what one can tell from the small study model, stiff and anatomically incorrect figure on equally sorry rendered horse. Other than NY Post article “Who speaks for the Crazy Horse?” ,which I could not read without subscription, I could not find any other record of anybody warning Lakota tribe that it may not be such a good idea.@ Farmer McGregor
It is almost a kult movie. Clips are available for free. Enjoy.
https://www.google.com/search?q=the+office+space+movie+clips&rlz=1CAHXUG_enUS617US619&oq=the+office+space+movie+clips&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.8671j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8@ Arnold
So, your experience too. Isn’t that something, when it comes to “efficiency pie in the sky”, imagined?WES had a “random thoughts” yesterday, alas so easy to dismantle.
Work in Siberia, not as a great life experience, but view through condescending “Discovery channel” glasses. I do not have a horse in the race, but Soviets not capable of thinking “out of the box”? Have anybody checked history of the space exploration lately? Even AK-47, to be blunt, is a product of inquisitive mind. You may rage on the system, which is fine, but don’t crush a human spirit, which I have personal interest and admiration in, regardless in which system people live.
My personal observation by working for about dozen companies in the US is that they are staffed by the C.Y.A. manager tyrants, which was followed a dozen two-week notices on my part before I finally went on my own. Before I get colored as ideologically blind, do not listen to me, watch “The office space” movie. It is not a comedy, it is a real life portrayal of millions of Companies throughout the country. Where ere the geniuses that you claim should be in there?
David Graeber in his “Bullshit jobs” is himself puzzled how enormous amount of waste is happening in the midst of the economy where “mighty hand of market” rewards or punishes ones work effort, based on output.Kunstler mentioning “Unity”, or frequent references by the TV hosts to “our community”.
At the beginning at the part 1 of the brilliant BBC serial, linked few days ago on this blog, there was a tale how “rugged individualism” is jammed down the throats of an ordinary Joe, spiced by the Ayn Rand’s tripe. Post war economic boom only fueled that assumption, something that in the eyes of the power entity it was never meant to last looking from today’s perspective, isn’t it? It served as a mighty tool for ideological battle with the Soviets that was needed at the time. Pain of having to pay workers a decent salary was subdued and beautifully rewarded by inviting officials from Eastern block countries to tour production plants. The main reason of those tours was not to show production equipment, which just about anybody can assume was top of the line, but the PARKING LOT, full of WORKER’S cars. That alone made an instant conversion, albeit private and kept for themselves, of those officials. In another words, US generation as a whole, born in (cca) mid 20’s to 30’s became the inadvertently luckiest in entire human history but rather as a result of a social experiment and urgent need of the ruling class to make it happen, then from the goodness of the system. It is obvious by now that riches that ordinary Joe accumulated in those golden years somebody would LOVE to harvest and kick “rugged individual” in the ditch.Today’s painting: Take this “Starry night” or “Sunflowers”.
