Not socialist in a “I won’t have to work” type of way but socialist in a “I’ll still be working but I won’t be worried I won’t make the rent” type of way. In a “billions won’t be hoarded by one person” type of way. In a “janitors, fast-food workers, child care workers, preschool teachers, hotel clerks, personal care and home health aides, and grocery store cashiers, will live comfortably” type of way. In a “the sick and elderly will be cared for” type of way. In a “no child should work” type of way.
Takuya Mitani aka 三谷拓也 aka Mitani Takuya (Japanese, b. 1985, Tohaku-gun, Tottori Prefecture, Japan, based Nerima, Tokyo, Japan) - Paintings: Watercolor, Pencil, Rock Paint on Japanese Paper
weaving an old lampshade for my studio room using scraps of wool and cotton yarns from past projects. i’ve been testing it as i go and the way the light filters through the woven sections and casts shadows is really fun, i’m excited to share the finished object :-)
forgot my night time garlic bread in the oven for the length of 2 mythbusters wpisodes and when i opened the oven door it was so thoroughly cremated that i was blinded not by smoke and ash but what surely must have been its Soul as well
i put on my greaves and hauberk and tabard and walk outside to the dusty, sun-dappled courtyard to my beautiful roan steed. i take the reins and swing myself up into the saddle and take one more deep fond whiff of the summer air, rich with the smell of ripening apples on the boughs and then im off. just another fresh morning on my noble quest to find women who grunt.
Jules Chéret (31 May 1836 – 23 September 1932) was a French painter and lithographer who became a master of Belle Époque poster art. He has been called the father of the modern poster.
He was awarded the Légion d'honneur by the French Government in 1890 for his outstanding contributions to the graphic arts. Although his paintings earned him a certain respect, it was his work creating advertising posters, taken on just to pay his bills but eventually his dedication, for which he is remembered today. The award was given to him for creating an art form that meets the needs of Commerce and industry. Edmond de Goncourt recognized Chéret as “the first painter of the Paris wall, the inventor of the art in the poster” when he toasted the artist at the banquet held in his honor.
In 1933 he was honoured with a posthumous exhibition of his work at the prestigious Salon d'Automne in Paris. Over the years, Chéret’s posters became much sought after by collectors from around the world.
