A makeshift shelter made from a beachside banner. Who needs to be warned about the dangers of the sea anyway?

u/Mosquitoenail — 11 days ago

Does anyone have further information about how Giorgio de Chirico developed his metaphysical style?

I'm interested in the conjunction of forces that enabled him to invent such an influential style, but I can only find a short description of his epiphany

"In 1910, while sitting in Florence's Piazza Santa Croce following a long intestinal illness, Giorgio de Chirico experienced a profound "revelation" (epiphany) where the world—including the marble buildings and fountain—seemed to be "convalescing". This heightened,, morbid sensitivity prompted a new, intense way of seeing familiar scenes as strange, dreamlike, and enigmatic"

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u/Mosquitoenail — 28 days ago

Does anyone have further information about how Giorgio de Chirico developed his metaphysical style?

I'm interested in the conjunction of forces that enabled him to invent such an influential style, but I can only find a short description of his epiphany

"In 1910, while sitting in Florence's Piazza Santa Croce following a long intestinal illness, Giorgio de Chirico experienced a profound "revelation" (epiphany) where the world—including the marble buildings and fountain—seemed to be "convalescing". This heightened,, morbid sensitivity prompted a new, intense way of seeing familiar scenes as strange, dreamlike, and enigmatic"

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u/Mosquitoenail — 28 days ago
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If you used to go to big music festivals but don't any more, at what age did you give up on them, and what were your reasons?

There's a hardcore who keep going, but since the majority seem to be pretty young, it seems that most of us give up early on. A lot of us decide that smaller more intimate venues are far better instead.

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u/Mosquitoenail — 1 month ago