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| THE KEY - MARK TANSEY |
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| THE INNOCENT EYE - MARK TANSEY |
In this painting, “a cow stands in front of Paulus Potter’s The young Bull,1647, now at the Mauritshuis, the Hague, while the human experts wonder if the cow can distinguish artifice from reality.” (Metropolitan Museum) The painting is monochromatic, which is his unique and primary painting style. It seems that Tansey used realism in describing an experiment about whether the bull could tell the reality, but actually it is not realism. The audiences themselves are also in the experiment, and the experts want to see our reactions about the painting, which is what we think the cow will do: respond to the Bull or to Monet's Haystack on the right.
(blue my change and addition)
Actually the painting is in response to the very old story told by Baudrillard for one:
There was/is a contest for the best
Trompe l'oeil
illusion painting.
The two finalist artists revealed their paintings to the judges. In one the berries were so realistic that birds came through the windows to eat them. Who could top that!
The other artist was told to move the curtain aside so the judges could observe the painting.
The curtain was the painting.
One painting could fool birds (innocent eyes), but the other could fool judges.
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| Kristen Stewart and Rupert Sanders Fabricated Photoshopped Photos |
They fooled "Innocent Eyes" - Dumb Animal Eyes - EYES OF HATRED - Jealous Eyes - BUT NOT THE EYES OF LOVE
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| STILL LIFE - MARK TANSEY |
Trash reality and honor the Simulacrum. Trash their real life and treasure the walking Papz Pics.
FOR THE HATERS
Toss the originals and love the fake WITH YOUR DUMB ANIMAL EYES
The Defense Rests
The Jury is in
The Ruling has been given
Hater Fans Prefer the Simulacra Every Time
