I've attached this decal to my MacBook, as I'm a fan of Magritte's work and thought it was witty. The designer has it laser-etched onto his machine - wish I had access to such technology.
Oh come on, Vole! That's not witty, especially not in the spectre Hogarth's Progress of a Harlot artwork is.
Talking of Hogarth, I was intrigued to discover the composition by Handel named ‘The Messiah’ that I found at Chester Cathedral last week upon my visit, (took a picture as well, Lauren deleted it as it was 'boring'!) was in fact created for the foundation Hogarth set up to help unprivileged youngsters. Amazing, I seem to actually care about things- I blame insightful nature.
Ah, I shall be applying for a position as ‘tutor’ for Aim2Achieve if you do not mind me enlisting you as reference.
Thank you very much. Oh I haven't a clue where I plucked Hogarth from but you are one of few people I can mention him to without getting a puzzled look in return.
If only I had my mother's artistry, a self-commission of the institution with various rouges shifting around in the background and lecturers on their knees with despair. Oh wait- that’s reality, not satire. What a damn shame.
Have a nice summer, Vole. Just make sure you return in September even if Norway comes calling!
fairly witty... and exactly the kind of thing I imagined you would hate. Whilst apple themselves weren't behind this particular idea, it stll smacks of the corporate appropriation of art; one feature of our post-modern society which makes me really sad.
Oh come on, Vole! That's not witty, especially not in the spectre Hogarth's Progress of a Harlot artwork is.
ReplyDeleteTalking of Hogarth, I was intrigued to discover the composition by Handel named ‘The Messiah’ that I found at Chester Cathedral last week upon my visit, (took a picture as well, Lauren deleted it as it was 'boring'!) was in fact created for the foundation Hogarth set up to help unprivileged youngsters. Amazing, I seem to actually care about things- I blame insightful nature.
Ah, I shall be applying for a position as ‘tutor’ for Aim2Achieve if you do not mind me enlisting you as reference.
Well, despite you writing off Magritte so dismissively - and how you compare him to Hogarth, I'm not sure - I'll still give you a reference!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much. Oh I haven't a clue where I plucked Hogarth from but you are one of few people I can mention him to without getting a puzzled look in return.
ReplyDeleteIf only I had my mother's artistry, a self-commission of the institution with various rouges shifting around in the background and lecturers on their knees with despair. Oh wait- that’s reality, not satire. What a damn shame.
Have a nice summer, Vole. Just make sure you return in September even if Norway comes calling!
fairly witty... and exactly the kind of thing I imagined you would hate. Whilst apple themselves weren't behind this particular idea, it stll smacks of the corporate appropriation of art; one feature of our post-modern society which makes me really sad.
ReplyDeleteInteresting - I thought it was a witty subversion of corporate identity. It's designed by some bloke off the internet.
ReplyDeleteI saw it as obscuring the corporate logo, and getting people to think about a particular piece of art, rather than about the machine.
yeah, i suppose so. I've probably just seen one too many car adverts inappropriately bolstered by a Nick Drake song.
ReplyDeleteyours, another bloke off the internet.