Take a break with a cup of hot tea. #creamtherabbit

Photography wasn't considered art for a long time. Renowned as "the father of art criticism", Charles Baudelaire wrote in The Salon of 1859: "As the photographic industry was the refuge of every would-be painter, every painter too ill-endowed or too lazy to complete his studies, this universal infatuation bore not only the mark of blindness, an IMBECILITY, but had also the air of a VENGEANCE." There used to be a large market for portrait art, as it was the best way to get images of the self and family. Those portrait artists were upset by the invention of the daguerrotype (early photography). The definition of 'art' has also shifted so drastically since its roots (Latin, "ars") that its impossible to even talk about it without first confirming definitions. Even photographers themselves were conflicted (just as AI creators are now). John Moran, an early photographer said in 1865: "Of course Photography can never claim the homage of the higher forms of art; for in the actual production of the work, the artist ceases and laws of nature take his place." He tried to argue that the function of an artist is partaking "the creative process to know what is most beautiful", but also defended photography in the same vein: "The exercise of the artistic faculties are undoubtedly necessary in the production of pictures from nature, for any given scene offers so many different points of view; but if there is not the perceiving mind to note and feel the relative degrees of importance in the various aspects which nature presents, nothing worthy of the name of pictures can be produced." Now as to my own commentary on the matter: I think the issue lies in the definition and I don't believe 'art' itself is a binary in every step. Although the pieces of a collage themselves are not an artistic expression of the creator of a final collage... most people would consider a collage to be art due to the artistic "direction" that is placed upon it. An accidental capture of an ant in a picture of a leaf, later discovered through development, is not an art. But if the photographer later decides to put that picture into a specific frame to focus specifically on the element of that ant... then the whole thing becomes art regardless of if the individual elements are artistic in nature or not. The "art" lies in the "intention and expression" and isn't a binary. An art piece can be comprised of both artistic and non-artistic things. To make an example in a common application—Most modern people would consider an illustration made in Photoshop to be art, but wouldn't consider the brushes (and things like fonts) themselves to be art. The artist usually doesn't make them. In conclusion: Art resides not in individual elements but intent and expression. We know this intuitively as we would consider a movie director to be an artist due to the vision of the scene rather than the individual elements. This is an obvious fact that people blind themselves to for whatever their ideology is (or perhaps the answer is much more simple and they're just retarded). (Photo by John Moran)

It’s actually unbelievable how much aura Kingdom Hearts has given to Mickey Mouse

this needs to be done in every country

since this is relevant again

A family lost their livelihood..I now have zero respect for the RCMP CFIA Liberals CPC and the general public who ignored the Ostriches..I hold my head Down in shame as a Canadian right now..

Somber Update from Universal Ostrich Farms: The gunshot stopped late last night, the sun came up this morning and all the birds are now dead. One chapter is over here but this story is far from over. It is now my singular mission to expose every one of the evil people involved in this torture and slaughter... I will show the world what you have done!

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Man...

My first attempt at animation. Cream is flying! #creamtherabbit

Happi Sylv !! 🩷🩵 [Fanart of @/couldbecheese Sylveon]

When was the last time you called it "Twitter"??

LinkedIn will use your data to train its AI models unless you manually opt out before the change takes effect next week

This is a grave indictment on the trust people used to have and have lost ever since what happened during covid. The fact that people were even using this to begin with to get medical and legal advice shows you how much institutions have failed people. If it wasn't then why would this tool be being used so frequently for a big pharma and legal apparatuses to try to shut it down. Big pharmaceutical companies in Big law firms may need to be careful. Anyone can be bought you just have to find the right person to buy so you can be let in.

Asmongold explains why he thinks hate speech laws are bs “They’re completely against the 1st amendment..if someone wants to be a racist pos I think they should be able to..not harassing somebody..not being violent..just simply expressing freedom of speech”

Shantae Riders ~ ✨

Finally people are seeing the vision

I honestly kinda like the idea of Pokemon attacking and strategizing on their own in animation as opposed to a kid yelling out moves constantly. I don’t know why, just seems cooler to me. They’re intelligent creatures and not robots after all.

Sonic fans once again blaming the wrong people for shit that isn’t their fault.