That fat cat spying behind that thin tree

Telling a story takes skill. Telling a funny story that makes people laugh, that’s an art. We’re actually pretty boring people with an ordinary dog, so you will understand if sometimes a post may just sink like a stone. :P

Anyway, I am terrible at reading long form, even if some of the posts here are pretty wordy, so I do try to put in at least a picture or two to liven things up. And then sometimes, when the mood strikes, I give my dog her “imagined” voice.

It could go like this:

Human: “Hey Donna, do you see a movement over there?”

Dog: “What? What movement?”

Human: “Behind you….
…No, no! Don’t turn your head around. It’s obvious you are looking!”

Dog: “Oops, sorry… … but what’s that behind me?”

Human: “I don’t know.”

*puts on night goggles*

Human: “I think it’s that cat from the other day.”

Human: “OMG, I think its winking at us.”

Dog: “That means it’s friendly isn’t it? Can I turn around and look now”

Human: You think?”

Dog: “I think it’s creeping me out.”

Cat: “…”

Storytelling on this blog I hope is an art that will continue to be polished with each post and show that I am getting better at both the words and the pictures used. And I do hope that you will take something of value away with you from here when you click on to the next blog, otherwise I fear I may be wasting your time. :P

With regards to art-art, Mr P recently showed me the painting Beijing 2008 with its accompanying analysis.

Art I find, throughout the ages, almost always take on a greater significance for me when I know the story behind it – the artist, his history, his influences, and the political/cultural climate which caused him to draw what he drew. Of course, a lot of art was not significant at the time they were produced simply because they were commissioned by clients and produced for pleasure. Time was necessary to show them up as representative of an age and more than a thing of beauty or a drunkard or mad man’s creation. But I am rambling.

What I was trying to say was that I probably would not appreciate Beijing 2008, without the text it came with it to explain the context. Much the same as this blog cannot function with text or photos working by themselves. But who am I to compare to an artist :P So I’II spare you the ramblings of an abysmal student of art for now.

Here you go to see the artwork (some nudity) and the analysis, if you are interested.

Note: I tried to find who wrote the analysis originally but failed. But I did learn – both the painting and the interpretation were [said to be] published in 2005. So that’s 6-years worth of hindsight for you. The painting sold for over $3.14m in 2012 which is within the normal range for works by artists of the same generation.

References
– http://econintersect.com/b2evolution/blog2.php/2011/11/11/an-erotic-oil-painting-with-a-profound-worldview
– http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/748644.shtml
– http://www.zonaeuropa.com/culture/c20060507_1.htm