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[andrew_jorgensen]

Today, Google honors Joan Miro.

In 12th grade AP Art History, I wrote my term paper on Miro's Nocturne. The paper was pretentious bullshit, as I recall, tying together pretty much every pre-war, Continental, semi-existentialist book I had read, skimmed, or glanced at the cover of. All six of them.

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[cactuswatcher.livejournal.com]

The paper was pretentious bullshit, as I recall, tying together pretty much every pre-war European book I had read, skimmed, or glanced at the cover of.

BS or no, it did the trick didn't it? Dragging in BS from more than one other book per essay was more than my high school friends and I could imagine.

[dherblay.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I got an A++ or something ridiculous.

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

That is so awesome. I love Miro.

[dherblay.livejournal.com]

Yes, I remember. "That's not Rodin!"

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

Well, it *wasn't*. It was SOOO Expressionist.

[c-mantix.livejournal.com]

When I saw Miró had been googlified this morning, I knew someone on my flist would mention it;)

Courtesy of my almost-minor in Art History, I've learned to appreciate the value of well-written pretentious bullshit. However, I am a little sceptical about "the cylindrical shape looming on the horizon [suggesting] the barrel of a cannon". But perhaps my brain has been irreparably warped by literary studies and its tendency to perceive everything as a phallic symbol. Heh!

[dherblay.livejournal.com]

I really think that the CMA's reading of this work as being affected by the upcoming Civil War (which was my reading in my term paper -- you think they cribbed it from me?) is somewhat implausible, what with it being painted the year before and possibly (though I can't confirm this) in Paris and all.

[anneth.livejournal.com]

Ooo, just like grad school!

[dherblay.livejournal.com]

My professors in college weren't particularly impressed with my technique, but that may be because I kept referencing the wrong books. The books I chose weren't on anyone's reading list.

[buffyannotater.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure my term paper for AP Art History was on Jackson Pollack.

[dherblay.livejournal.com]

Bestest ever?

[deevalish.livejournal.com]

The paper was pretentious bullshit

But high school teachers seem to like that. That and citing many different sources whether the info actually comes from that source doesn't seem to matter. My art history papaer was on Francis Bacon. Good stuff.

[dherblay.livejournal.com]

I was always resentful of Francis Bacon for having such an unoriginal name. I once read a piece in McSweeney's (http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2001/01/29halftime.html) by my homeboy Tim Carvell and I was absolutely befuddled by his allusions to Bacon until I realized that he did not intend the father of modern scientific inquiry.