And it's not really entirely on Frazetta either, though the visual nature of his product is an easier target, but the Conan stories often lean super hard on the "this princess has been abducted by Bad Guys, and Conan rescues her partially because he'd like to have sex with her and then does have sex with her" trope. So those scenes often get painted by Frazetta, and whoops here's another maiden sans clothes.
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Metzger MeisterIt Gets Worsebefore it gets any better.Registered Userregular
Frazetta painted some bangin ladies though, on that we can all agree.
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Shortytouching the meatIntergalactic Cool CourtRegistered Userregular
The Painter of Light, Thomas Kinkade, and the Painter of Dinotopia, James Gurney, both worked as artists on Fire and Ice?
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Shortytouching the meatIntergalactic Cool CourtRegistered Userregular
I think it was Tim Kreider who asserted that the two most artistically bankrupt people currently alive are William Wegman and Anne Geddes but you could probably mount a pretty convincing case for Thomas Kinkade
I think it was Tim Kreider who asserted that the two most artistically bankrupt people currently alive are William Wegman and Anne Geddes but you could probably mount a pretty convincing case for Thomas Kinkade
The episode of The Dollop on Kinkade is fascinating.
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I think it was Tim Kreider who asserted that the two most artistically bankrupt people currently alive are William Wegman and Anne Geddes but you could probably mount a pretty convincing case for Thomas Kinkade
The episode of The Dollop on Kinkade is fascinating.
I will say this, I have looked at a cloud lit by the sunset and thought "that looks exactly like a Thomas Kincaid painting." I have never thought that about other artists.
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StraightziHere we may reign secure, and in my choice,To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered Userregular
I will say this, I have looked at a cloud lit by the sunset and thought "that looks exactly like a Thomas Kincaid painting." I have never thought that about other artists.
I hope I never see a sight that looks like it was painted by one of my favorite artists, personally.
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I'll never begrudge an artist making money off their art unless they're doing something super shady and fucked up to do it.
Except Gene Simmons. He can eat a whole bag of dicks.
And it's not really entirely on Frazetta either, though the visual nature of his product is an easier target, but the Conan stories often lean super hard on the "this princess has been abducted by Bad Guys, and Conan rescues her partially because he'd like to have sex with her and then does have sex with her" trope. So those scenes often get painted by Frazetta, and whoops here's another maiden sans clothes.
"and Conan rescued the woman, and she had been imprisoned by the bad guys for so long that... that her clothes had rotted off. And before she could try and cover herself, Conan saw everything. He saw it all."
Like, forget about his art (I dislike it but whatever), he was an alcoholic who drank himself to death. That sucks.
And shit, he grew up poor as dirt. Can't blame him for painting shit that sold and to hell with the critics.
It's sad but he was also an enormous Asshole to all his loved ones
Just depends on how much of that you think was the alcoholism I guess
Addiction makes people do terrible things. I'm not saying he wouldn't have been like that otherwise, but it's still pretty sad that he fell into that hole and one day never crawled out, and it destroyed his life long before that too.
I've known a few alcoholics in my time. It's a pitiable place to be, IMO.
I read this book today and I can only recommend it to anyone interested in the subject
The book is not much more than a summary of current historical research but it's presented from an angle which doesn't buy into the idea of European superiority over the natives (and also questions the extent to which spread of disease enabled European conquests)
It also highlights the numerous times European attempts at conquest failed
Maybe I just always suspected that the traditional accounts and all the popular explanations were bullshit
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I've been overall impressed with the Very Short Introduction series
I had one assigned as required reading for a class once (Soviet Union, I think - it was a course on 20th century Russian history), and have looked to them when I want to start learning about subjects pretty frequently since then
And even if they're not always exactly what I'm looking for (I'm not going to say bad, because I don't think I've encountered any that are expressly bad), they're fairly short and only like ten bucks a pop so I don't feel bad about the time and money wasted
That one mostly felt like a powerpoint presentation on how useful radioactivity can be (it was written by someone working for the IAEA)
There's an overlong section on how radioactive material can be used to disinfect drinking water
Which kinda ignores most reasons why communities might not have safe drinking water in the first place
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This is Chimney Rock. You may remember a pixelated version of this from childhood games of Oregon Trail. Being a very prominent rock formation in a rather flat land, it was a major landmark. White pioneers thought it looked like a grand chimney and named it such. The Native Americans of the region such as the Lakota of course didn't build chimneys; since time immemorial they'd been calling it the Elk Penis.
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This is Chimney Rock. You may remember a pixelated version of this from childhood games of Oregon Trail. Being a very prominent rock formation in a rather flat land, it was a major landmark. White pioneers thought it looked like a grand chimney and named it such. The Native Americans of the region such as the Lakota of course didn't build chimneys; since time immemorial they'd been calling it the Elk Penis.
I just came uncomfortable close to gising Elk Penis at work.
Gah, I haven't properly read The History Blog in ages and need to catch up, and so does everyone else in this thread. I'll never get tired of the author's policy of not writing about something unless he can pull out some large, clear images of whatever's being discussed. (This is especially fun for archaeological digs where nifty craftsmanship is unearthed.)
Gah, I haven't properly read The History Blog in ages and need to catch up, and so does everyone else in this thread. I'll never get tired of the author's policy of not writing about something unless he can pull out some large, clear images of whatever's being discussed. (This is especially fun for archaeological digs where nifty craftsmanship is unearthed.)
Wow there's a lot of those bronze bands stuck in that big boulde.....oh...that's not a rock!
Today's Google Doodle introduced me to Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman and the first woman of Native American descent to hold a pilot's license.
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I think you mean Vallejo, who popularized the chainmail bikini. Frazetta was much more about his shirtless and pantless men.
Like, there's no chainmail bikini, no, but there's no anything else
see: poster for the film Fire and Ice
The Painter of Light, Thomas Kinkade, and the Painter of Dinotopia, James Gurney, both worked as artists on Fire and Ice?
The episode of The Dollop on Kinkade is fascinating.
I will listen to this right now
how did I miss hearing about that?
same as it ever was
Also some swole barely clothed dudes too
Dude knew what good looking naked people looked like
Like, forget about his art (I dislike it but whatever), he was an alcoholic who drank himself to death. That sucks.
And shit, he grew up poor as dirt. Can't blame him for painting shit that sold and to hell with the critics.
I hope I never see a sight that looks like it was painted by one of my favorite artists, personally.
Except Gene Simmons. He can eat a whole bag of dicks.
And Warhol. I fuckin hate Andy Warhol.
"and Conan rescued the woman, and she had been imprisoned by the bad guys for so long that... that her clothes had rotted off. And before she could try and cover herself, Conan saw everything. He saw it all."
It's sad but he was also an enormous Asshole to all his loved ones
Just depends on how much of that you think was the alcoholism I guess
Only exception was Fred Rogers. I will fight anyone who badmouths him. He would be disappointed in me I tell you what.
I kind of want a page-a-day calendar of Mr. Rogers quotes. That feels like a really healthy way to start out your day.
Addiction makes people do terrible things. I'm not saying he wouldn't have been like that otherwise, but it's still pretty sad that he fell into that hole and one day never crawled out, and it destroyed his life long before that too.
I've known a few alcoholics in my time. It's a pitiable place to be, IMO.
The book is not much more than a summary of current historical research but it's presented from an angle which doesn't buy into the idea of European superiority over the natives (and also questions the extent to which spread of disease enabled European conquests)
It also highlights the numerous times European attempts at conquest failed
Maybe I just always suspected that the traditional accounts and all the popular explanations were bullshit
I had one assigned as required reading for a class once (Soviet Union, I think - it was a course on 20th century Russian history), and have looked to them when I want to start learning about subjects pretty frequently since then
And even if they're not always exactly what I'm looking for (I'm not going to say bad, because I don't think I've encountered any that are expressly bad), they're fairly short and only like ten bucks a pop so I don't feel bad about the time and money wasted
That one mostly felt like a powerpoint presentation on how useful radioactivity can be (it was written by someone working for the IAEA)
I was kinda hoping it would delve more into the underlying physics
Anyway, overall they're very enjoyable and informative
There's an overlong section on how radioactive material can be used to disinfect drinking water
Which kinda ignores most reasons why communities might not have safe drinking water in the first place
This is Chimney Rock. You may remember a pixelated version of this from childhood games of Oregon Trail. Being a very prominent rock formation in a rather flat land, it was a major landmark. White pioneers thought it looked like a grand chimney and named it such. The Native Americans of the region such as the Lakota of course didn't build chimneys; since time immemorial they'd been calling it the Elk Penis.
Okay, Catherine
I just came uncomfortable close to gising Elk Penis at work.
Please stop trying to get me fired
Gah, I haven't properly read The History Blog in ages and need to catch up, and so does everyone else in this thread. I'll never get tired of the author's policy of not writing about something unless he can pull out some large, clear images of whatever's being discussed. (This is especially fun for archaeological digs where nifty craftsmanship is unearthed.)
Wow there's a lot of those bronze bands stuck in that big boulde.....oh...that's not a rock!