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A Million Times Smarter Than The Smartest Human. Runner-Up in Painted Prose Challenge.
This all started on one of those blazing hot New York days when the heat reflecting off the concrete and blacktop landscape turns the whole city into a convection oven full of disgruntled, sweaty people all rushing to get back inside. On days like that you can feel the parks breathing, exhaling their shade-cooled breath into the surrounding air. Yet, those verdant oases offer only a hint of the relief found from walking past some store with its huge glass doors open to the sidewalk on an avenue. One can’t help but feel a pang of guilt for enjoying a moment within untold cubic feet of ice-cold air-conditioned breeze blasting out onto the sidewalk.
By J. Otis Haas3 years ago in Art
To Make Money, Or To Make Happiness?
To make money, or to make happiness, that is the question. Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the mundane that leads to outrageous fortune, or to take arms by pen to fill the emptiness. I felt the best way to introduce the central idea of today’s post would be with an appropriately mutilated excerpt from Shakespeare’s vault. I know I’m not the only one who’s looked at life like this. If you made it this far, that’s probably why you’re here too. Why is it so impossible to feel like you’re doing something that’s not only worthwhile, but at its most selfish, base level of existence…FUN? And why can’t you make money doing it?
By Nicky Lazos3 years ago in Art
Isle of the Dead. Runner-Up in Painted Prose Challenge.
“Papa?” Ada’s voice broke through a shallow and dreamless sleep. Mattias opened his eyes to a room no less dark than the space behind his eyelids. He reached for either the bedside lamp or for Miriam, before remembering he was sleeping on the couch.
By Steve Hanson3 years ago in Art
The Time Traveler's Dilemma
Once upon a time, in the quaint town of Porthaven, nestled amidst rolling green hills, a peculiar event unfolded that would leave an indelible mark on history. It began with a fortuitous mishap, as a humble time traveler named Eliza found herself inexplicably transported to the past, specifically to the workshop of the renowned Flemish artist, Quentin Matsys.
By Ammar Asmat Virk3 years ago in Art
Mona Lisa: The Story Behind the Enigmatic Smile- Leonardo da Vinci
Introduction: In the bustling city of Florence during the Italian Renaissance, a young woman named Lisa Gherardini lived a humble life. Little did she know that her existence would be forever immortalized through the brushstrokes of a genius artist named Leonardo da Vinci. This is the story of Mona Lisa, a woman whose enigmatic smile and mysterious gaze would capture the hearts and imaginations of people for centuries to come.
By Eric Bassey3 years ago in Art
The Canvas of Dreams
In the domain of craftsmanship, painting remains as a demonstration of the endless imagination of the human brain. It catches the pith of feelings, stories, and thoughts on a two-layered material, rising above existence. Through strokes of variety and surface, specialists weave complex stories, welcoming watchers to leave on a visual excursion like no other. This investigation of the universe of painting takes us on an extraordinary experience, revealing the tales that exist in each brushstroke and the significant effect they have on both craftsman and crowd.
By Avtar Singh3 years ago in Art
