Comments on: Anatomical paintings on vanity and fading beauty http://boingboing.net/2009/04/19/anatomical-paintings.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 12:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: apoxia http://boingboing.net/2009/04/19/anatomical-paintings.html#comment-468752 apoxia Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-468752 I agree with Mermaid - these paintings are all the more beautiful for their incorporation or our intricate construction. So much more interesting than smooth skin. I agree with Mermaid – these paintings are all the more beautiful for their incorporation or our intricate construction. So much more interesting than smooth skin.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/04/19/anatomical-paintings.html#comment-887882 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-887882 This is an extremely beautiful painitng, and I have chosen this for my ART home learning. (HOMEWORK) I have chosen this because of it's ELEGANT yet SUTTLE beauty. AND, also, the way that this womnly charecter is holding her neck; NOT FORGETTING the other half of her. Her brain! This is an extremely beautiful painitng, and I have chosen this for my ART home learning. (HOMEWORK)
I have chosen this because of it’s ELEGANT yet SUTTLE beauty. AND, also, the way that this womnly charecter is holding her neck; NOT FORGETTING the other half of her. Her brain!

]]> By: Halloween Jack http://boingboing.net/2009/04/19/anatomical-paintings.html#comment-469073 Halloween Jack Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-469073 Reminds me of <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/10/video-profile-of-car.html">Phoebe Gloeckner</a>. Reminds me of Phoebe Gloeckner.

]]> By: Javier Candeira http://boingboing.net/2009/04/19/anatomical-paintings.html#comment-468889 Javier Candeira Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-468889 It's "<a href="http://www.fernandovicente.es/">Fernando Vicente</a>", not "Vincente". This is not just nitpicking: you are getting the googlejuice all wrong by mispelling his name. There-fixed-it-for-you-aside, he used to work at the Madrid Comics bookstore, and he was one of the artists for our first run of postcards. He was awesome then, and he has only gotten beter since. It’s “Fernando Vicente“, not “Vincente”. This is not just nitpicking: you are getting the googlejuice all wrong by mispelling his name.

There-fixed-it-for-you-aside, he used to work at the Madrid Comics bookstore, and he was one of the artists for our first run of postcards. He was awesome then, and he has only gotten beter since.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/04/19/anatomical-paintings.html#comment-468921 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-468921 as a woman i find the whole "fading beauty" thing harsh--its geared towards women like this painting is--another poke in a way and not one that really is that supportive. any way vicente could paint some men too? or does he assume that there is no need for them to be reminded of their brain stem? as a woman i find the whole “fading beauty” thing harsh–its geared towards women like this painting is–another poke in a way and not one that really is that supportive.
any way vicente could paint some men too? or does he assume that there is no need for them to be reminded of their brain stem?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/04/19/anatomical-paintings.html#comment-469456 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-469456 Actually, if you'd go to the link and LOOK at the paintings, there in fact IS one of a man in the collection. It's second to last picture at the link. Actually, if you’d go to the link and LOOK at the paintings, there in fact IS one of a man in the collection. It’s second to last picture at the link.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/04/19/anatomical-paintings.html#comment-956886 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-956886 I'd disagree with fading beauty, whether it was his true intention or not. I believe it is implying that true beauty lies within what we are comprised of, that we love people for what lies 'on the inside' rather than beauty on the outside. Although I don't totally understand what's going on here, to me it reflects the beauty of the biology of humans, & I am looking everywhere to see if there are prints for this! I’d disagree with fading beauty, whether it was his true intention or not. I believe it is implying that true beauty lies within what we are comprised of, that we love people for what lies ‘on the inside’ rather than beauty on the outside. Although I don’t totally understand what’s going on here, to me it reflects the beauty of the biology of humans, & I am looking everywhere to see if there are prints for this!

]]> By: bjacques http://boingboing.net/2009/04/19/anatomical-paintings.html#comment-468953 bjacques Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-468953 Appropriately Ballardian. Appropriately Ballardian.

]]> By: mermaid http://boingboing.net/2009/04/19/anatomical-paintings.html#comment-468707 mermaid Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-468707 Fading beauty? Anatomy is cool! It makes me more vain to know that's what I look like. Fading beauty? Anatomy is cool! It makes me more vain to know that’s what I look like.

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