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this is the church that van gough painted in auvers-sur-Oise near Paris. It was a lot different than expected tbr, but very surreal still.
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This was rec'd by someone on here and I got to make the tour. I thought it was pretty cool and accessible. it breaks down the main things of this wondrous monster of a painting and I plan on visiting this online interactive experience as long as it exists because this is one of my favorite pieces.
May 24, 2025
I have long been fascinated by Bosch’s body of work, and dream of one day visiting the Prado Museum in Madrid to see his renowned triptych, The Garden of Earthly Delights with my own eyes. But this resource I accidentally stumbled upon one day has satisfied the craving, and then some. This interactive portal is offered by Pieter van Huystee Film, a Dutch independent production company, within which you are free to explore every last nook and cranny of this 525 year old masterpiece, cracks on the surface and all! You can take the tour, wherein a guide with a very soothing and distinguished voice leads you though key images and the motifs within the painting, or you can embark on your own and discover details and secrets at your leisure. The resolution of this interactive is absolutely mind-boggling, accompanied by sound effects and medieval-inspired musical overtures, which evolve and transform with every subject and subtle tone of the work. It is a trip, to say the least. A quest, really. I highly recommend curling up with a cup of tea and diving in. I don’t want to say more than that because I don’t want to spoil it. The sights and sounds you will behold!
May 4, 2025
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like many of the other responses to this post, I think that having physical copies of media ensures that there is some enduring access. It’s archival.
I would also add that having the physical copies enhances engagement with the media. This is of course a privilege bc physical media is usually more expensive than digital, but I do think that consuming Digital media is often more passive. Idk. I love my phone too (and Spotify and the internet archive and Gutenberg project). But after I started collecting CDs and physical books I became very interested in getting as much as possible out of them. listening to the same album in its entirety for weeks at a time. rereading a book (Seriously, I would rarely reread a book before).
Also lending the copies to friends is the best thing in the world. Like being able to share and then discus- or even just the sharing. Whether or not you get it back it just becomes a gift. Which is nice.
Anyways to blabber on this last point: I don’t think that you always have to personally own and keep forever all of the physical media you accrue. just going to a library does a lot of the same good (supporting local archiving + engaging with stuff my tangibly + media becoming communal). learning that many libraries still have VHS, CDs, and DVDs available to check out changed my life. ya.
Mar 9, 2025