I tell you Leaguers, it’s tough being the sole guardian of high culture, but someone’s gotta do it.
[image_with_animation image_url=”6039″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Trouble reading the tiny text? Here’s the script:
Calvin – “How unoriginal! How jejune! Stupid kid. If you don’t have anything to say, just keep quiet! Well, this is certainly shocking! Face it, kid, provoking a reaction isn’t the same thing as saying something significant! Look, pal, there’s no point expressing ideas if you can’t make them understood! You’re just babbling to yourself! And aren’t we all bored with the irony by now? You just THINK you’re above it all, kid! I tell you Hobbes, it’s tough being the sole guardian of high culture.”
Hobbes – “Talent like ours carries such enormous responsibility.”
Think you know about sumi ink and brush painting? Below is some basic history about this ancient art form, as well as some facts you might not know! History of Sumi Ink wash painting appeared in China during the Tang dynasty (618–907). That’s 1400 years ago, and 700 years before the Renaissance! In ancient China, ink and brush …
If you haven’t seen Wayne Thiebaud’s cakes, his gumball jars, the ice cream cones in rows, you simply MUST check them out. They are what made Thiebaud famous, and with good reason. But don’t look here for gumballs and meringues. They are not here. This post has a few of his sketches, and less common …
Today my art buddy Lendy and I took some photos to practice for our “Draw like Diebenkorn” workshop this weekend. We set up some still lifes, and I took some selfies. I don’t have a camera with a tripod in my apartment so I used my laptop’s Photo Booth feature. For anyone who has used …
[image_with_animation image_url=”6062″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] The Met: 1,600 Free Art Books Online With an art historical focus, this comprehensive collection of over 1,600 full-text titles features everything from African to American art. Like traditional print editions, nearly every online art book features a table of contents and information about the author. Unlike hardcopies, however, the Met’s free online book also …
The sole guardian of high culture
I tell you Leaguers, it’s tough being the sole guardian of high culture, but someone’s gotta do it.
[image_with_animation image_url=”6039″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Trouble reading the tiny text? Here’s the script:
Calvin – “How unoriginal! How jejune! Stupid kid. If you don’t have anything to say, just keep quiet! Well, this is certainly shocking! Face it, kid, provoking a reaction isn’t the same thing as saying something significant! Look, pal, there’s no point expressing ideas if you can’t make them understood! You’re just babbling to yourself! And aren’t we all bored with the irony by now? You just THINK you’re above it all, kid! I tell you Hobbes, it’s tough being the sole guardian of high culture.”
Hobbes – “Talent like ours carries such enormous responsibility.”
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[image_with_animation image_url=”6062″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] The Met: 1,600 Free Art Books Online With an art historical focus, this comprehensive collection of over 1,600 full-text titles features everything from African to American art. Like traditional print editions, nearly every online art book features a table of contents and information about the author. Unlike hardcopies, however, the Met’s free online book also …