Tag: art
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house plants
George Gessert ornamental plants as a form of domestication. Under that framing, Gessert argues, humans have actually domesticated more species for aesthetic purposes than we have for eating… and “interesting” has been just as common an aesthetic aim as “beautiful” has been. Also: I have a hunch: kitsch discards “the interesting” as a desirable aesthetic…
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Who Crapped on Johnny Depp’s Bed?
“A wolf-man ironing a duck.” Amazing as always – Bobby Fingers is some kind of new art form and social critic-ing. 🔗 Who Crapped on Johnny Depp’s Bed?
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Prompt to rank paintings, but explain how
How would you explain the differences between a ‘pretty good’ work by Mondrian, and an excellent work, referring to the abstract paintings here. 🔗 Prompt to rank paintings, but explain how
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The backstory of named colors
One color a day, told as it ought to be told: with its provenance, its chemistry, and the people who paid for it in poison. 🔗 Storied Colors Related, I collect color palettes I like over on cote.pizza.
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“Untitled No. 23” from “The Yosemite Suite,” 2010, iPad drawing printed on paper, David Hockney.
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🤖 “descended into madness” – Backrooms
Original: A Backstory from My Backrooms by Paige K. Bradley. Summarized by AI on June 3, 2026. {I love backrooms. One of the first things I did with AI image generator was make endless empty malls and backrooms. So good. -Coté} A stray 2019 4chan post about a bland, fluorescent-lit interior sparked the viral myth…
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Related to your interests, Thursday
Harry Clarke’s Elixirs of Life 9 Terms That Helped Navigate a Confusing Year in Art – “It’s art that blends street art, Pop art, sneakerhead culture, merch-drop dynamics, and memes into a mix that is the opposite of reverential.” Nobody knows how large software products work – “It’s easier to write software than to explain…
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”Betty’s boyfriend-to-be is a dog-chef called Bimbo, who serenades her on a duck that transforms into a guitar, while the restaurant clientele and staff include a fantastical menagerie of animals.” It was a different time.
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“[N]ot everyone needs to like everything, which is the most important thing.” On art, but also life in general.
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