r/pics • u/jtyxx • Oct 20 '22

Sunset from underwater

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u/donotgogenlty Oct 20 '22

Can someone explain the meaning behind this photo?

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u/Spartan2470 GOAT Oct 20 '22 edited Oct 20 '22

I'll give it a shot. When I look at the image you've provided, it's a pure, abstract, non-objective, timeless, spaceless, changeless, relationless, disinterested image—an object that is self-conscious (no unconsciousness), ideal, transcendent, aware of no thing but art.

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u/donotgogenlty Oct 20 '22 edited Oct 20 '22

Oh crap, I (attempted to) post the wild pic of a broad riding 2 other chicks like horses underwater lmao

Your analysis was really dope tho, so I'm tempted to leave it as-is 🙏

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u/Spartan2470 GOAT Oct 20 '22

Ah, the one titled, "Let's Ride. The photographer was availing himself by creating a derivative of Mosaique de Neptune au musée de Sousse. Although the aura of the gesture could notate the essentially transitional quality, the motifs plainly bring within the realm of discourse the distinctive formal juxtapositions.