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Sounds Live Feels Live | Brisbane | 10/02/16 {credit} 

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So somebody on my Facebook posted this. And I’ve seen sooooo many memes like it. Images of a canvas with nothing but a slash cut into it, or a giant blurry square of color, or a black circle on a white canvas. There are always hundreds of comments about how anyone could do that and it isn’t really art, or stories of the time someone dropped a glove on the floor of a museum and people started discussing the meaning of the piece, assuming it was an abstract found-objects type of sculpture.

The painting on the left is a bay or lake or harbor with mountains in the background and some people going about their day in the foreground. It’s very pretty and it is skillfully painted. It’s a nice piece of art. It’s also just a landscape. I don’t recognize a signature style, the subject matter is far too common to narrow it down. I have no idea who painted that image.

The painting on the right I recognized immediately. When I was studying abstraction and non-representational art, I didn’t study this painter in depth, but I remember the day we learned about him and specifically about this series of paintings. His name was Ad Reinhart, and this is one painting from a series he called the ultimate paintings. (Not ultimate as in the best, but ultimate as in last.)

The day that my art history teacher showed us Ad Reinhart’s paintings, one guy in the class scoffed and made a comment that it was a scam, that Reinhart had slapped some black paint on the canvas and pretentious people who wanted to look smart gave him money for it. My teacher shut him down immediately. She told him that this is not a canvas that someone just painted black. It isn’t easy to tell from this photo, but there are groups of color, usually squares of very very very dark blue or red or green or brown. They are so dark that, if you saw them on their own, you would call each of them black. But when they are side by side their differences are apparent. Initially you stare at the piece thinking that THAT corner of the canvas is TRUE black. Then you begin to wonder if it is a deep green that only appears black because the area next to it is a deep, deep red. Or perhaps the “blue” is the true black and that red is actually brown. Or perhaps the blue is violet and the color next to it is the true black. The piece challenges the viewer’s perception. By the time you move on to the next painting, you’re left to wonder if maybe there have been other instances in which you believe something to be true but your perception is warped by some outside factor. And then you wonder if ANY of the colors were truly black. How can anything be cut and dry, black and white, when even black itself isn’t as absolute as you thought it was?

People need to understand that not all art is about portraying a realistic image, and that technical skills (like the ability to paint a scene that looks as though it may have been photographed) are not the only kind of artistic skills. Some art is meant to be pretty or look like something. Other art is meant to carry a message or an idea, to provoke thought.

Reinhart’s art is utterly genius.

“But anyone could have done that! It doesn’t take any special skill! I could have done that!”

Ok. Maybe you could have. But you didn’t.

Give abstract art some respect. It’s more important than you realize.

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YES YES YES

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Nebula!

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calumhood: Love these fellas. 93rd show. Last of the American leg. 8 left.

[randomthingsthatilike1]

Do you ever think about how when Ron’s wand broke 2nd year, just using spell-o-tape wasn’t enough to fix it. It kept backfiring in ways that were really bad, like making himself eat slugs, or kinda just. being defective in general.

Hagrid’s wand was snapped his 3rd year. But he still uses it, disguised as an umbrella. And it works.

Like we know Ollivander didn’t fix it, since he was surprised to hear Hagrid had the pieces. Not to mention since Hagrid was expelled, it would be extremely illegal to fix it. Hogwarts works as a groundskeeper, and lives in a one room wooden hut that he made himself. He’s not going to have the money to ribe someone to fix it, and then there’s also the fact that because of his heritage, even if he could bribe someone to fix it, they probably wouldn’t. And sure, Dumbledore probably knows that Hagrid fixed his wand, there’s a certain level of deniability there. He wouldn’t have actually gotten involved with the wand mending process. Especially when Hagrid was just accused of killing a student.

So that means Hagrid would have put his wand back together himself.

The 3rd year transfiguration examination was to turn a teapot into a tortoise. Only inanimate objects into animals. Part of the reason animagi are so rare is because they’re human to animal transformations. The first time we meet Hagrid, he gives Dudley a tail, and correctly animates the boat he and Harry are on. Silently.

Harry and co. didn’t even attempt to learn silent casting until 6th year. Anything Hagrid learned after 3rd year would have been self taught.

Hagrid is one powerful wizard and holy shit combined with his resistance to magic with his giant heritage forget McGonagall holy shit Hagrid is terrifying

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He’s helping me study

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I’m lonely like a castaway [x]  

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Halsey backstage at Blink 182′s show at the Forum | 9.30.16

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*✧ ♥ bisexual celebrities ♥ *✧

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5 Seconds of Summer: SLFL // MELBOURNE

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Being popular and going to a school dance or event with someone that has down syndrome or autism or any other disability is not “brave” it’s not an “inspiration” it’s being a fucking person. It shouldn’t be this this huge thing like “Wow. She’s attractive and took a kid in a wheelchair to Prom. She’s so amazing.” No. People with disabilities are not items. They are not charity cases. They are people. Treat them as such.

[hotdamn5sos]

October 01, 2016 - Brisbane [HQ] [Gallery]

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🎃 5sos + halloweentown 🎃

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I’m ok thanks for asking :-)

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SLFL Dallas

Saturday night was honestly one of the best nights I’ve have in a really long time and it’s hands down been the best day of 2016. If Michael were to ask us on New Year’s Eve this year to think about the best thing that happened in 2016 and say it out loud like he did last year, without hesitation I would shout, “SOUNDS LIVE FEELS LIVE DALLAS!”

Part of what made Saturday so special was being able to attend soundcheck and ask the boys a question I’ve had on my mind since last October when Sounds Good Feels Good dropped. I kid you not about the question. The chances of me being selected to ask my question was slim. And when the person who was pre-screening questions told me I could ask them my question, I was internally screaming “holy fucking shit!” But I managed to keep myself in one piece and not drop the microphone or stumble over my own words when it was my turn to ask my question. That was a massive accomplishment for the day. And the question I asked them was:

What inspired you to add strings on this album and when in the writing process did that happen?

I swear their faces lit up and I’d barely finished asking my question before Michael jumped right in to answer. That made me smile so big. He said adding the strings to the specific tracks happened toward the end of the writing process when they were recording the album. He also talked about how amazing it was that they got to work with the London Symphony Orchestra. I can still picture his reaction to my reaction when he mentioned working with LSO. I won’t lie, I’ve gotten teary eyed every time I think about it. It was like he knew based on my reaction, I knew how incredible an opportunity it was to work with such incredible musicians. And having seen LSO live, it makes me so happy and proud that they had the opportunity to collaborate with them on SGFG.

Luke talked about how there are various computer programs that would allow them to create the strings arrangements for the tracks, but they wanted to have music that was live and not a computer simulated string arrangement. He also talked about how awesome it was to be in the studio when LSO was recording for their tracks. The songs on the album that have strings in them sound amazing as they are, but I can’t even imagine how incredible it was to watch and hear the musicians record live. I get chills thinking about it.

And Ashton talked about a band from the late 70s or 80s - I can’t for the life of me remember the name now - and how they incorporated other elements like strings into their music. He mentioned a specific album of theirs as well - which I also can’t remember the name of - and how it was a big influence on them incorporating strings into their own music. He also said that particular album was one of the best albums around musically, and I wish I could remember the name of the band and the album because I want go find their music. Ashton, if you ever see this … would you mind refreshing my memory on the name of the band, and the name of the album you mentioned??

I know they talked in more detail than what I just summarized, and I’m pretty sure Calum said a few things as well, but that’s all I can remember at this point. And they said my question was a great/good question (or at least two of them said something at the same time), and Michael thanked me for asking it (I was internally high-key fangirling). I nearly cried after I sat back down because I couldn’t believe that had just happened. It’s been a little less than 72-hours and I still can’t believe it happened. It was so surreal to have them answer my question. And while they were talking to the crowd as a whole, they were looking at me and speaking to me while answering my question. It was almost like we were just sitting down and having a conversation about music and their writing process, and where they draw inspiration from. It was truly one of the most special moments and I can’t thank my lucky stars enough for the opportunity to have asked them my question and for them to respond the way they did. I wish I could spend an entire day with them talking about music.

Thank you Michael, Luke, Ashton, and Calum for an unbelievable day and night on Saturday. And thank you for answering my question at soundcheck. I am completely fascinated by the entire song writing and recording process, and that question has been on my mind since SGFG dropped last year. The few minutes that you guys took to answer my question, and in the detail you did, means so much to me. I still can’t believe I actually had the opportunity to ask you guys that question. That is a moment I will never forget.

Thank you for sharing your passion, your music, your songs, and your talent with us. Thank you for giving 110% every night you’re out on that stage. Thank you for making every concert a special night for fans. The four of you have given me so much through your music and I don’t know that I’ll ever be able to properly thank you for that.

Photos taken by me at SLFL Dallas || Please do not remove watermark || Photos can be seen individually within photo sets in previous posts || @5sos

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UPDATE: I think I found the band that Ashton mentioned when he was answering my question at soundcheck thanks to his Spotify playlists! If the band I found is in fact the band he mentioned, they are a band from the early 90s - clearly I had my decades mixed up, lol - and they’re called Silverchair. And the album he mentioned is called Diorama. I’m about 97% sure I’m correct in this, but if Ashton wanted to confirm I wouldn’t complain. :) @5sos 

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If anyone attended the slfl Melbourne concert and knows this women, please turn her in, she assaulted a girl and deserves to be arrested and for any one going to the next couple of concerts please be careful in the mosh pit and seating areas, if there is trouble call security and make sure something is done xx

Get Justice for Mardie and Stay Safe

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ashtonirwin E N C O R E TIME MOTHER F ER’s 😂