Erin Hanson. Born (1981) American :: "Texan sky III” 2019 :: Oil Painting, :: Private collection. :: (The Other Side of Art)
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“I can look back and see that I’ve spent much of my life in a cloud of things that have tended to push “being kind” to the periphery. Things like: Anxiety. Fear. Insecurity. Ambition. The mistaken belief that enough accomplishment will rid me of all that anxiety, fear, insecurity, and ambition. The belief that if I can only accrue enough—enough accomplishment, money, fame—my neuroses will disappear. I’ve been in this fog certainly since, at least, my own graduation day. Over the years I’ve felt: Kindness, sure—but first let me finish this semester, this degree, this book; let me succeed at this job, and afford this house, and raise these kids, and then, finally, when all is accomplished, I’ll get started on the kindness. Except it never all gets accomplished. It’s a cycle that can go on … well, forever.”
― George Saunders, Congratulations, by the way: Some Thoughts on Kindness
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Amazing forced perspective mosaic siding.
Photo via Jamie's Garden Shop
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Artist: Oxana Lazari, born 1986, Moldova :: Title: Jellyfish :: Size: 50*80 cm / 20*32 in :: Medium: acrylic on canvas :: Technique: dot art
(The Other Side of Art)
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“The real world is in a much darker and deeper place than this, and most of it is occupied by jellyfish and things. We just happen to to forget all that. Don't you agree? Two-thirds of earth's surface is ocean, and all we can see with the naked eye is the surface: the skin.”
― Haruki Murakami, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
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