Wednesday, February 10, 2010

CUPID, n.


CUPID, n. The so-called god of love. This bastard creation of a barbarous fancy was no doubt inflicted upon mythology for the sins of its deities. Of all unbeautiful and inappropriate conceptions this is the most reasonless and offensive. The notion of symbolizing sexual love by a semisexless babe, and comparing the pains of passion to the wounds of an arrow — of introducing this pudgy homunculus into art grossly to materialize the subtle spirit and suggestion of the work — this is eminently worthy of the age that, giving it birth, laid it on the doorstep of prosperity.

3 comments:

  1. I love this picture.
    I have been trying to get some good unfocused shots lately, but really, to no avail!

    <3 see you soon for birthday things.

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  2. =)
    we had an assignment in theory class to turn our d300's into pinhole camera, and this was one of my favorites that came out

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  3. hey months later i changed the photo of this post, and just noticed your comment applies to a different picture. i'll always remember the lampshade. don't worry.

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