I think I want to make what I'm calling "colour block art"
This is my. .. guys... I think I found my calling.
I know what you're thinking (?)
g, that's already been done!
By some guy... uhh... like, Mondrian, or... is there another guy? I dunno.
Are you impressed I know the name of at least one visual artist? I am. Lol.
Yea, yea. Everything ever has been done already. Progress is a myth. Humanity is on its 89th rotation of going around the merry-go-round of everything, or something. Idfk. I think that's what Nietzsche's eternal recurrence of Twin Flames was about. Big N. cribbed his famous idea from the stoics but I don't think he's a hack, no! Sacrilege! Nietzsche gets a pass for plagiarism. He went crazy. Probably the stoics visited him in visions. Or--everything had been done by then also. Originality is donkeyshit. That's surely been said! Stop trying so hard, you slime sandwich. Gahh!!! Do you understand the meaning of EVERYTHING?
Ok, Ok... I've never read Wilde, but he and big N. sound like my soul brothers too, based on that article. C'mon: “My life is like a work of art.” --Wilde, or me? “Body and soul, I am more of a battlefield than a human being” -- Nietzsche, or me? "Nietzsche and Wilde were great lovers of life"--NO WAY ME TOOo! Surely all creatures are soul brothers, but these guys are my top tier souls I'll be kickin' it with in the afterlife.
Did you know O. Wilde gave my blog a 5* rating? God told me--duh! It doesn't mean much since ratings are kinda bullshit--42% BS at least--and I haven't met Wilde to vet him. However, after reading about how he's awesome like me... I kinda can't wait! Sounds like I've got a BFF to discover in Wilde. Yea, yea, I'll wait for a natural death--don't worry. I'm kinda stoked, is all. I'll watch YouTube videos about Wilde's books until I get there. Reddit will pick my Wilde Adventures for me.
Umm.. At least it's not Yelp, OK?!! Ooops.. .. talking about Yelp carbon dates me back to the 80's?? SOOOO!? It's not a secret I'm *young at heart* AND hahahaa... I'm already trying to DATE CARBON!! I SAID I WANTED TO "SWIPE RIGHT" ON GRAPHENE, remember, oooommgggggg. Spitting gold, Dr. G!!! Alchemist level witchcraft on jokes, rn. Shite-->14 🥕 Au. Ha! How well do you know your periodic table? These newcomers need to catch up with my blog, eh?
"It's educational and kind of safe" --ME!!!
That reminds me... the film WILD TALES is brilliant and funny AF. Hard recommend. I've included a link to help you bozos find it but DON'T read about it first or you might spoil some stuff. You'll love it--trust Dr. G.
"Dr. g"... wtf are you on about?! Are we just gonna.. .. . ha... you genius. .. yea, why not? But shut up about films and some guy you've never met. C'mon, you don't believe in a soul, ya spoon! It's a figure of speech, at best. Pathetic nonsense at worst. Clinging to hope in the face of oblivion. Spiritual guru shite! Let's review: You're NOT going to become a shaman, OK?!!? Stick to your day job. Demons from Greece are bullshit. You don't need evil eye jewellery to ward them off and you have enough of those penis totems for protection. Omg, you hardly even drink beer anymore. What's your cover story for THIS?! Does that look like a reasonable number of bottle openers to have in our LiViNG RoOm?
We cancelled your subscription to Shaman School, you psychotic fruit bat!! There. is. no. soul. dum-dum! There's no 'you' that continues on into an 'afterlife'. You WON'T be haunting the cucumber building in London!! You're NOT going to Hogwarts!! It's not real, idiot. The dead do NOT speak through you or to you and you won't be "kickin' it" with anyone when you die, cos we're all just gone! While we're here: God doesn't prank you--you're pranking yourself!! You gave yourself 5* cos you're learning to validate yourself. That's the only thing you got right. FFS! Sorry... I hate to tell you so bluntly--but--your mind is full of deranged trash!!!
Oh yea?
How do you account for there being a forklift operator in the back of my skull?
Look, that guy's hourly!! He's not "a soul". He's you, in miniature. He's keeping an eye on things, is all. You space out a lot!
Soo... when I die, I assume he'll be clocking off too, rather than doing unpaid overtime?
Bet!
Fair enough.
...that's what I'd do.
Now, my understanding is that Mondrian was obsessed with primary colours, and he painted. I'm obsessed with... myself... and I'm learning how to use a computer. I'll write the placard of bullshit for this piece afterwards, as is customary in The Arts. I only need to have a vague mission for now. It's important to me that you understand this is my own original idea. This is my 1 x 1 = 2 moment.
We've established that Nietzsche borrowed from the stoics and other people believed 1 x 1 = 2 before Terrance Howard. Mainly people under 5 years old, but no matter. Howard was the only one to write a thesis and present it to the world, boldly swimming against the stream of common sense and mathematical discourse that predated him by approximately 4,469 years.
No I didn't make that figure up. I googled "when did maths start" and then added 2500BC + 1969, the year of Howard's birth. Of course, this measurement feels unsatisfactory for too many reasons to name. For one, I am now curious at what age Terry first encountered the one times table. Furthermore, I am digging into this 2500BC figure and wondering about the 'origins' of mathematics. Like, was there ever a time with humans without maths?! Doubt it. AAAAHHH. STOP! I am a scientist in recovery, and if I let myself go down the rabbit hole, then... I'll write another 10 pg blog post. [[Edit: had a relapse guys, send thoughts n prayers]]
Today... I am reinventing DIGITAL colour block art. End of.
You're about to see my thesis!
I don't know what came before me, and I assume nothing will follow me, because I'll be the closer on the artform. I'm feeling as brave as Terrance Howard and I'm drawing inspiration from ROBERT WYATT - END OF AN EAR to create today's piece. It was an oversight that I left E.o.E off my "music for fucking everything" list yesterday.
End of an Ear feels pretty 'zany jazz' to me. I dunno wtf Wyatt was up to, but I am a fan. Funnily enough, I didn't feel I needed to hear anything else from Wyatt after I heard this album, but I'll maybe try his other stuff someday. Is that odd? That's the kind of album this is. E.o.e. was the closer on Robert Wyatt for me, before any other contenders had a chance. [Edit: I like Soft Machine, obviously, because I'm not a total philistine...their records are fun played at the wrong speed--pro tip]
My memory of the first time I met E.o.E. is of a late night smoking blunts in a record label guy's living room in Philadelphia, on tour with a friend's band. Record dude put on Wyatt's album and my mind melted into a puddle that started reflecting the ceiling back to me. Conversations swirled around me, but I wasn't in them anymore. I was the ceiling. All I could do was abruptly excuse myself to lie flat next to the speakers. That kinda behaviour has never been unusual from me, and it's widely tolerated by other weirdos//stoners. Love you guys.
The album is aptly named. I live for albums like this one--the ones that instantly changed my life. There was a me before End of an Ear, and there was a me afterwards, and we were NOT the same guy. I guess that's true from every instant to the next, isn't it? But you know what I mean. I was suspicious of the furniture afterwards. I saw a portal in every reflective surface. My hands looked too small. You know what it's like, or you will soon. Hopefully I've not talked it up too much now. This blog post is my love letter to E.o.E.
I'd advise you to listen to Wyatt with headphones on, close your eyes, and let yourself be transported. E.o.E. puts me in a trance. I only want to lie still, drink in the sounds, and feel like stardust floating in the universe. If you've got some weed, it won't hurt. Because I was thinking about Philly, I'm also including this sledgehammer of an album from a Philly band I love: BARDO POND - LAPSED. Hope you enjoy :)
Here is my 1st 2nd masterpiece. Almost forgot about the one I spit out 24 hours ago. At this rate I'll need an agent soon but I'm DIY til I die so I made a professional email account and I'll do my best to manage enquiries myself. I'd love to hear from you if you're interested in my art. Turns out the honorary doctorate won't be necessary since I'm pulling an Anna Delvey.
Pound sand, GSA.
Dr.FantasticArt.GSA@gmail.com
((yes, I have now pissed on it first))
(((Edit: I forgot decided it was unnecessary to put the "g" in my new email address since I'm GSA's preeminent scholar of "Fantastic Art")))
Thank you. ::bows::
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"The artist's use of space in this piece looks like they got distracted and didn't finish captures the desolation of the Icelandic tundra they astral travelled to in 2023 to probe the relationship between physical geography, faith, and our inner mental landscapes. The use of dots to represent each week of the average human's lifespan reveals the stunning brevity of our time on earth and raises questions about global inequality. The artist also dares us to ask: Can we survive our own death? Are genius and madness inextricably linked? In the same vein as Mondrian and Klein, colour choice here is deliberate and symbolic, expressing the artist's desire to touch the divine essence of the sea, earth, and sky. Digital technology was used to reproduce quantum entangled shades of the visible light spectrum between 530--420 nanometers, signifying how humanity is linked as soul brothers united by invisible forces through our appreciation of beauty in the natural world."
Idk guys. I tried. Only got my doctorate today. I recognise that I need some help here. Idk what kind. Open to advice. Maybe digital colour block art isn't my calling, after all. I'm such a dabbler. All I can say for sure is that I'm currently pretty into blogging my silly thoughts and sharing stuff I like with you.
-Dr. g
PS- The global average lifespan was higher than I expected. Were you surprised too? Note to self to slag statistics soon. Jk, I love stats. Our world in data (link above) is a cool website to check out.
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