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Tue, 06/30/2009 - 8:29pm — TessMcClellan
Vanitas is the first thing that came to mind when I saw the cover art for the first time. I took a number of Art History classes while in college and wrote a paper or two on the concept.
I looked up the definitions in one of my art books so as to be accurate."Vanitas-An image, especially popular in Europe in the 17th century, in which all the objects symbolize the transience of life. Vanitas paintings are usually of still lifes or genre subjects.
It is a theme that shows the transeince of life which allows the painter to comment on the ephemeral quality of material things."
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ok...
i do enjoy art for art's sake. my initial physical reaction was simply a smile, but with a background in art history i can't help but apply what i know about the subject. i guess my instructors in college did a pretty good job. my opinion/knowledge was shared for the simple fact that i thought it would help clear up some questions because the clear fact is people have questions when they look at art.
I will keep my wits about myself
Disregard directions sent from hell