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July 24, 2020 at 6:33 am
Death has been one of the steadiest subjects of all western art since the beginning of recorded history.
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RE: Speaking of
July 24, 2020 at 6:43 am
(July 24, 2020 at 6:33 am)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Death has been one of the steadiest subjects of all western art since the beginning of recorded history.
And Eastern art. And African art. And pre-Colombian art. And Oceanic art. For a thunderingly obvious reason.
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July 24, 2020 at 7:16 am
Right? Goes even further back than the written word. Either that, or it's a sign of western moral rot. 50/50
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RE: Speaking of
July 24, 2020 at 7:25 am
I suppose the case could be made that death is disproportionately represented in Western art because Western civilization is centered around a death cult.
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RE: Speaking of
July 24, 2020 at 7:58 am
(July 24, 2020 at 5:13 am)SUNGULA Wrote: Hey the bad guys killed Johns dog . And you just don't do that
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RE: Speaking of
July 24, 2020 at 8:06 am
(July 24, 2020 at 7:25 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I suppose the case could be made that death is disproportionately represented in Western art because Western civilization is centered around a death cult.
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July 25, 2020 at 3:15 am
Finished chapter four. Was thinking, once I get some momentum going that I would share the novel on Wattpad.
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July 26, 2020 at 3:14 am
About halfway done with chapter five. A slow night for writing.
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August 1, 2020 at 12:02 pm
Finally finished chapter five. Had a bit of writer’s block until this morning.
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RE: Speaking of
August 3, 2020 at 9:25 am
Finished chapter six last night, still waiting to see what chapter seven entails.
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