“…last year this photograph of children looking at their smartphones by Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam [went viral.] It was often accompanied by outraged, dispirited comments such as “a perfect metaphor for our age,” “the end of civilization” or “a sad picture of our society”.
…It turns out that the Rijksmuseum has an app that, among other things, contains guided tours and further information about the works on display. As part of their visit to the museum, the children, who minutes earlier had admired the art and listened attentively to explanations by expert adults, had been instructed to complete an assignment by their school teachers, using, among other things, the museum’s excellent smartphone app….
The tragic thing is that this — the truth — will never go viral. So, I wonder, what is more likely to bring about the death of civilization, children using smartphones to learn about art or the willful ignorance of adults who are too quick to make assumptions?” José Picardo, Medium
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Some sneak peeks from my upcoming artbook - the forest is from a detailed tutorial about taking speed painting techniques and translating them into digital paintings, by adding elements from the imagination. The sketches are some of the tips that I’ve written for the book - there’s a lot more in there :)
We have entered the final 48 hours of the campaign!! The Kickstarter is a unique opportunity to get the book together with the free bookmark, art stickers, card set and coloring book that are exclusive to the Kickstarter! So check it out: http://kck.st/2jlRiiC
#f42069 and #b4da55 are fantastic colors that go so well with each other
when u Dad com home and make hte spagheti because he doesn’t believe in patriarchal misogynistic gender norms which confer food preparation responsibilities solely on women
I've discovered the worst game in human history. I call it Dog Toy Or Sex Toy, who wants in
i hate the idea that heartbreak is exclusive to romantic relationships. some of my most serious heartbreaks have been about platonic friends, and at least in romantic relationships it’s expected to have a talk about breaking up, but with friends there’s no framework. i wish we valued friendships as highly as we do romantic partnerships because it’s serious emotional shit
If anybody knows more quotes like this, I’d like you to add them to this post; I want a collection.
“Mary and the Witch’s Flower” 1st movie by Studio Ponoc (former Ghibli artists). Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi (Arrietty, Marnie).
Fuck small talk. Let’s talk about how your day was, the weather, or the big game last night.
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