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[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 120 points 1 month ago (4 children)

This is based on Goya's famous painting "Saturn Devouring His Son", if anyone was wondering.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 40 points 1 month ago (3 children)

One of my favorites. I wish we knew if that's really what he intended to depict - people just guessed.

[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I dunno, I think that's part of the magic of the Black Paintings. To me, what makes them truly unsettling (in the best way) is the fact that he painted them exclusively for his own desire and that we're limited to guessing the subject matter (which, although ambiguous, was undoubtedly dark).

[–] oeverbloem@feddit.nl 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

kolpeshtheyardstick made a pretty great video essay about the work and its historical context and cultural impact. (01:04:19)

I never heard about how it was made before and that really changed how I view the work.

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[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Insanity created some of the most definitely gothic images ever. Goya is so slept on. I'm especially partial to his etchings

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

True, I just always want to know the facts about everything, no matter how insignificant, for historical posterity and my own curiosity.

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[–] vala@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Imo in this original painting Saturn is horrified either to be doing this at all, or to be seen doing it.

So I don't think the poetry transfers to trump here.

I know this is shit posts but we're also discussing high art so...

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's hard to say for sure. I always interpreted his expression as maniacal rather than horrified.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago (4 children)

He certainly wasn't horrified about doing it in the original myth, as far as I remember.

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[–] GenitalHurricane@lemmy.world 50 points 1 month ago
[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is a really good reference to classical Roman mythology. Something that the US government usually appreciates.

[–] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 1 month ago (3 children)

It's a reference to Goya a Spanish painter.we don't really know if this painting was about chronos, that's a theory.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

they were roommates

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[–] FuckFascism@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Prove it. It's not mine.

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 month ago
[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

art is lies that reveal the truth

-some artist

[–] adj16@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe you’re thinking Alan Moore in V for Vendetta?

Artists use lies to tell the truth, while politicians use them to cover the truth up.

[–] JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Definitely didn't originate with Alan Moore. I've seen it attributed to Pablo Picasso but I think the first is probably Aristotle.

[–] adj16@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was actually expecting it wasn’t him and was hoping that I would find the original when I searched it but he was the only one that showed up - for my query at least. Thanks for the extra info!

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[–] Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Trump wouldn't eat the flag, he'd use it to wipe his shit

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

why do you think he's eating it?

h̸̤̻͐͆ȩ̷̃̕ ̶͙̎l̵̈̾͜i̸̥̥̾k̷̡̝̀̈́ë̶̬͕́ṡ̴̩͖ ̶̡̰̊̀t̴̮̎̈́ḩ̶̿ê̵͈̻ ̶͇͌t̸̨̘͒a̷̙͉͐s̶̗̄̈t̷̻̻̔é̴͓̼̕

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 7 points 1 month ago

Nah, he uses the constitution for that.

[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Only if it’s a gilded flag.

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[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

Damn don't do Cronos like that

[–] DrSoap@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Who painted this? I want to buy this painting.

[–] huppakee@feddit.nl 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Quite likely their initials are A.I.

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[–] DemandtheOxfordComma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm sure there are quite a few people that would love to see him choke on a flag.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think a lot of alcohol poisonings will happen on the day he dies.

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[–] humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 weeks ago

Fuck AI. Fuck Trump. Fucking love Fransisco de Goya.

[–] nthavoc@lemmy.today 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Good one. Not that I can do any better, but would it make more sense to put the statue of liberty there to better reflect the original inspiration?

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I would have Trump raping the Statue of Liberty for both the truth and shock value.

[–] parody 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Liberty and Justice being assaulted. Apropos. What really sucks is that these were made during his first term, which was nothing compared to the full-on fascist assault he's doing now.

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[–] kurwa@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is there an artist or is this AI?

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Ai, it's a parody of a famous painting "Saturn devouring his son".

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Devouring_His_Son

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago

I'm actually grateful that it is. I'd hate to think a human spent time on this. Imagine the psychological damage.

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[–] Kirk@startrek.website 11 points 1 month ago (4 children)
[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'll let it slide. This time...

[–] Kirk@startrek.website 5 points 1 month ago

I am a happy /c/fuckai subscriber and I am still comfortable admitting that image generators can be great for memes and quick jokes.

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[–] n1ck_n4m3@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If we ever have another elected president, I hope that one of their first acts after undoing literally everything that the orange menace has done is to replace every picture of trump in any government building with this.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 6 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Gonna need fundamental change to make the president less powerful and make it so that no one party ever holds a majority in Congress ever again. The first would follow the second, so we should be pushing for something like Sequential Proportional Approval Voting for every legislature we got.

[–] Xande@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Start with reforming the ways your elections are held. To the rest of the world it seems like a 250 years old system to keep those with money in power. I thought the american revolution was held to get lost of a king and his henchmen?

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[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 4 weeks ago

he pratices deepthroating putin alot.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Might print this out for my next protest sign. Who made this? Doesn't look like AI to me.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago
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