Interesting. How much do you have to order to get free shipping with verkkokauppa? What was the last thing you ordered there?

how much is the delivery fee? wouldn't it be better to pay it instead of buying stuff you don't need?

 

I would never ever get anything from amazon because they break labour laws

~4€

The trick is to not buy stuff you don't need but to buy stuff that you will need at a later time. Or stuff where you don't know that you need it, yet.

you should get a reproduction of Balla's Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash or Monet's Magpie then

kys poor subhuman

I wouldn't hang either of those in my flat. What reproductions do you have?

what would you hang then?

 

I have the two I already mentioned (they're my favorite) and also these:

Planty o świcie, Stanisław Wyspiański

Christina's World, Andrew Wyeth

First Kiss of Summer, Nigel van Wieck

The Lovers II, Rene Magritte

Grey Lines with Black, Blue and Yellow, Georgia O’Keeffe

The Scapegoat, William Holman Hunt

The Lady of Shalott, John William Waterhouse

The Horse in Motion, Eadweard Muybridge (not really a painting but still)

Distinguished and intrigate as ever. From yours I would take the scapegoat and the lady of shalott.

As usual my tastes are way more crude. I have these four printed on canvas. Also something from dariusz zawadzki.

Am I a brainlet if I don't really get art that much? I see some of its appeal and everything, I mean I get how someone could get into it, but something like getting lost in a picture I don't really get. What's even the difference between someone that appreciates such types of art and just someone who likes a picture for example online?

I mean, for example, I like stuff like sculptures, I think they're neat, but I don't get into their names or the people who made them or anything, I don't spend too long thinking about those things. And then there's people who are deep into modern art and are all into the entire scene, that I don't get at all.

It is just like with music, or movies. If you spend enough time with it even you will eventually find a genre that you like. And you can spend loads of time researching techniques, history, how it is made, and everything around it. Or you can just enjoy to consume it. Or don't bother with it at all because you rather spend your time with other things.

It's just the entire idea about being cultured or whatever that means, like there's some people that put effort into getting into these things like they're important, I don't get it.

Anyone can appreciate art to an extent, there's nothing keeping a normal person from looking at a picture and appreciating it, but then there's appreciating art and there's getting deeper into it which is something I have a difficult time understanding the motives of. If it's really just the person that gets enjoyment from it or if the person is trying to be different in a way.

If it's something the person enjoys then that's something I understand, but it's not always just that it seems.

eh, I wouldn't say your tastes are crude, they're just different than mine and that's perfectly fine since art is meant to be enjoyed

 

Beksiński is cool but some of his works are downright scary

 

I think >>264823 summed up things pretty well

 

well, some people are giant snobs who think being well-versed in so-called higher culture makes them superior; but there are also people who are genuinely interested in art and that's why it's important to them; it doesn't differ much from any other hobby (although it's a completely unpractical one) - like we have the woodworking Bernd who was recently marveling at how much engineering goes into designing connectors - are you a brainlet if you don't get it? of course not

How did you even get into it to the point of caring enough about different artists and such? I'm not saying you're a snob or anything, but there are some who are. Maybe it's not the best representation of someone who just likes art, but it bothers me sometimes.

Were you exposed to it growing up and always found it interesting? Did you search for it yourself and eventually got deeper into it over time?

My interest in sculptures could be considered something different from what people who enjoy paintings, I'd say it's more straight-forward and doesn't always leave that much room for interpretation by the person. I'm not deep into it but I think that taking something like different types of stones and then shaping it into something that looks very human to me seems like a pretty big achievement. There could be some people that ask questions such as what the artist wanted the person to express with the sculpture but I don't think it's the main thing, I'd say that it would be more about being able to depict a person as accurately as possible with as many details as possible. It's not always just that, of course, they're different from eachother but I think that it's more approachable to anyone instead of like a painting. Anyone can walk up to a sculpture and be impressed without being explained anything, and I like that idea.

Amazon shipping from Sweden right?

Order to a Pickup Station like Amazon locker = no Minimum amount required

Do you really expect anybody to read that? Arrogant shithead

Interesting. I didn't know this.

I ended up ordering brotein powder. Originally I wanted to order some today anyway but I usually order it from myprotein.com. But it turns out that this is a british company and since brexit they got ~25% more expensive. So I would have ordered it from amazon anyway.

my post style is part of my personality

don't like it? you are welcome to not read it

Just go to a gallery or to a museum with paintings. Take your time to look at everyone of them and then try to decide if you like it or not and then try to come up with reasons what you like or dislike about them.

Is that what you did or had you always liked paintings?

This is what I did.

disclaimer: I'm no expert, I'm more of a "it looks pretty and I like the way it makes me feel" kind of art consumer

 

but to answer your question: my mom likes art so growing up there were always various painting hanging around the house; my parents also had a lot of art-related books, I especially remember those giant art history tomes that spanned from prehistoric to modern art and included reproductions or most famous pieces (I think it also had sculptures and architecture); I would go through those books as a kid and mark pages that struck my fancy; later on I just looked for more things by artists I liked and explored various styles and periods; but like I said, I wasn't really learning about art history or painting techniques and whatnot; well, I guess I do know some things about that too since for 3 years in high school I had a class literally called "cultural knowledge" but I don't really care about that, I'd rather treat art as something pretty to look at

 

and internet makes art easily accessible, so you don't even need books now

There are some people that haven't really been exposed to a lot of art growing up and really enjoy it after seeing it as adults, they look for it since it means a lot to them.

Do you think that if you didn't have parents who were into art that you'd still have liked it the way that you do right now? I'm wondering about what the difference might be between someone that could have it in them to enjoy it more than others and those that maybe don't as much, if it's part of who they are or if they have been influenced by things in their youth or maybe later.

that's more of a nature vs nurture kind of question; do you think the kind of person you become is dictated by hereditary or environmental factors? I'd say it's a mix of both, so even if I wasn't exposed to certain things growing up (e.g. art), I'd still find my way to realizing it's something I enjoy; but it is easier to find things you like if you're exposed to a variety of subjects

I just wonder what it means for someone like me that while I have been exposed to some art growing up I never really got that much into it like others may have and I'm thinking if it's just not part of me or something. Like, maybe I could decide to get into it and give it a chance, but I want it to be genuine and not doing it for other reasons.

I think it doesn't mean anything, it's just down to personal preference, nothing profound

what did you end up buying, OP?

I bought brotein powder and a surveillance camera.

My original need to order from amazon at once was because I needed bulbs that fit into an old fridge of mine. I want to sell it but wanted to fix the internal light first.

does it taste good?

It hasn't arrived, yet. Estimated delivery date is friday.

 

I like the blueberry cheesecake flavor from myprotein. But they got too expensive, so I have to buy somewhere else. What is your favorite brotein powder?

then I expect a thorough review on friday

 

does it actually taste like cheesecake?

 

I don't like protein powders, to me they almost always taste off (like an alien who's never eaten human food tried to emulate the flavor) and way too sweet and I just can't get used to it (and I've tried a lot); once a colleague gave me some to try and it was delicious, she said it was oatmeal or something similar but I never got around to ask her about specifics

The absolute chud order, my hymen almost regrew from looking at it

No it doesn't taste like cheesecake at all. But it tastes different than most protein powders in a pleasant way. But still artificial and off. Most protein powder flavors I've tried just taste like mixtures of chocolate and vanilla with maybe some other very artificial tasting ingredient.

When I make ans shake at home I usually add banan and nuts and maybe some frozen fruits and in this mixture the strong sweetness of protein powders is beneficial.

 

I don't understand your post. Is that ans good thing?

Where else would you buy stuff from?

Da streets

Why don't you have Amazon Prime? It's quite good value.

I get it sometimes, for example 2 months ago because I was making an order that would have costed me 5EUR in delivery so I just got the prime for 4EUR more instead. But I mean come on, no need to praise or advertise Amazon here and the practice of ordering some trash just for a little bit of anticipation and happiness

what are you going to surveil with your new camera?

Why are you instantly butthurt? For people who order frequently and also want to watch movies and listen to music etc, it's very good value in comparison to other subscriptions. You don't know what advertisement is.

calm down Jeff

You didn't even look in my butt

It's the other guy who ordered it, I'm the normal one

as opposed to him being the not-normal one? don't be mean or I will fight you

I don't have it for the sole reason that whenever I order from amerzon they aggressively shove advertisements for prime including dark patterns into my face. I find this a bullshit move to be forced to look at ads when I already give them money. If it was a good product they wouldn't have to aggressively advertise it. Also I prefer to have few large orders in contrast to ordering often. I dislike it to constantly wait for packets. I'd rather have a small time frame were I get a lot and in this case it is free anyway.

 

I want to do more woodworking against. But I only can do it when the pensioners that live below me are not at home because of the noise. So my plan is to film their car which I can see from my window. So when it is not there I can look at the footage to see if both of them got into it. In this case they are both not at home and I can be as loud as I want to. I hope this works out.

Why does nobody here understand my subtle socio-critical bitchy dry humour? I wish there were more art hoes on this board

You can't call it humor if it is not funny. Saying it is dry is not enough.

why not write a program that does the checking for you?

I originally wanted to do this with my raspberry pi since I already have a camera for it but I never got around doing so. From my previous experiences fiddling around with motion detection libraries is just a pain in the ass anyway and it will go off all the time since I have to film the street. Also afaik I can configure this camera that it only films when there is motion anyway so it is not that much different.

Also I will most probably only do this between friday and saturday, since they usually don't leave the house on sunday but are often away at satruday in the morning. It is just something I want to try and see if it works. I won't put huge amounts of effort into this.

You are German, the only thing that Germans think is funny are jokes about stereotypical road behaviour of people who drive a certain car brand or racist jokes that make it look like you were only ironically talking like a Nazi to remind people how bad and le evil the Nazis were but really it was exactly what you think and wish for

Not funny against. You are just being rude for the sake of it and act like this was humor to not feel that much of an asshole yourself.

I don't even know what you are talking about, I was replying to the Polish guy because saying "I'm the normal one" was me being sarcastic, you can be sure I was serious about being rude to you. You think I'm some kind of clown? You are being rude and I'm being rude back, that's how it works

By now I can agree with the "bitchy" part of your self-assessment.

I'd be having more fun talking to AI than to you

that's because you can't handle him