In this disturbing cri de Weltanschauung by the ever insightful Unknown, the staid, Doric classicism of the superego topples as it becomes impossible to find purchase on the vomitings of the id. (We will ignore, perhaps conveniently, the fact that the Doric order was in fact not fluted.) Is the…
Category: L.09.2
L.09.2: The American Dream
I know this seems an obvious interpretation of this complex painting. It is saying  with an education (the pencil) and hard work (ARGH) one can achieve happiness (heart), money(dollar sign) and good health (cross). The manner in which the artist chose to portray these things leaves it open to many interpretations, some very…
Assignment L.09.2: Art interpretation
In our never-ending quest to answer the question, “What is Art?”, we cannot overlook the contributions of the Museum of Bad Art (surely founded by fellow Lichtenbergians-in-spirit). Please head over and waste an hour or so looking at the extremely bad art housed in the virtual wings of this highly…