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he was an indonesian painter who spent most of his life in france.
i fell in love with his paintings when i first saw them at toeti heraty museum in jakarta a few months ago.
the museum has over 50 paintings by salim, but since it's a small museum, they don't have much space to display the paintings in a proper way ā they put them all up in one room, so the walls are covered with paintings from top to bottom, with no space for artwork labels. and some of the paintings are not on eye-level, so you can't really enjoy the details.
there's not much stuff about him online, though. and no pictures of his paintings. i took this pic, it's my fave piece (but forgot what it's called, sorry). iphone camera doesn't do it any justice, but it's beautifully somber. all of his paintings are gloomy, but i love his style.
Mar 18, 2025
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all of mansourās works are gorgeous and so beautifully representative of the palestinian condition (pre and post-intifada) but thereās something about 1985ās āhopeā thatās always stuck with me, much like 1993ās āthe nazareneā (also attached). i cannot recommend looking further into mansourās works enough. follow him on instagram @/sliman.mansour šļø
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Just read this essay by Olivia Laing in her book "Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency"about the painter Sargy Mann. He progressively lost his sight towards the end of his life, and when he couldn't barely see anymore he produced these beautiful set of paintings of people in between leaving the pool and going inside this little sitting room. His debilitated sight made him focus a lot more on the blocks of colour, that are so vibrant they scream on the paintings, even when seeing them through a computer screen.
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it's nice. you can go wherever you want, do whatever you want, whenever you feel like it.
today i just felt like eating a big slice of peach earl grey cake and jasmine bergamot basque cheesecake all by myself on a sunday afternoon
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pi.fyi: a small, vibrant neighborhood filled with laid back people who acknowledge each other's presence and interact with one another
tumblr: a cold, deserted town where the very few people remaining avoid eye contact or stay in their houses
instagram: a big, gentrified, densely populated city full of billboards and noise pollution
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last night i had a heart-to-heart with a friend/co-worker about our strained friendship. weād been distancing ourselves from each other for the past year because of some misunderstandings. it made me sad for a while, especially since i was struggling with mental health, so losing a friend felt like a punch in the solar plexus. but then i came to terms with the possibility that we might never talk again, but this acceptance was not out of resentment, just the realization that some friends are not meant to be close friends.Ā
but it all changed yesterday. we didnāt even plan to have that talk, it just came out organically during a casual chat after a long period of no real conversations, just the occasional forced small talk since we see each other at work all the time. this time we talked for hours, like we used to before our falling out, and eventually addressed the elephant in the room. we both realized that we had unknowingly done things that made each other feel unseen and hurt in the past, so we apologized and forgave each other. iām really glad that we had a heart-to-heart where we could be honest about our feelings without being defensive or blaming each other. it was all about understanding one another, acknowledging our shortcomings, learning from our mistakes, and taking accountability for our actions.Ā Ā
having a heart-to-heart is special. navigating a conflict is uncomfortable, but itās an opportunity for growth and deeper connection.
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