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A fascinating example of women using textile art as a revolutionary tool.
Side note:
I feel like a LOT lately the sentiment that āart is revolutionaryā has been pretty wide sweeping and all encompassing, but I feel like the over generalization has lead to some lazy art that relies too heavy on identity politics (speaking more specifically about what Iāve seen in white dominated queer spaces) to carry the weight of what the work (and the process behind the work) is supposed to be rebelling against. I agree that art can be a tool to revolution if it is used with direct intent and inventive methods.
Apr 9, 2025
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Interesting video essay on the nature of art today and what is/ isn't subversive - while I don't necessarily agree with every point made, its certainly something to think about and a great way to spend 45 minutes
Jan 18, 2025
May 8, 2024
Even fucking time is gendered, I hate it here so much!!! aaaaaaaa
But art good ā§(..āį“ā..)
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PS: I don't often vibe with this kind of work (it's more fun to make than to watch or engage with usually, if that makes sense?) but this really hit me at the right time! So make of that what you will
Feb 23, 2025
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Why not go through the process of blending those images yourself? Why not use process as an experiment? Why AI? What part are you playing? What makes it yours?
I think AI is impersonal. I think it is unethical when it has relied on the theft of actual peopleās actual physical (and because of the nature of art, often time emotional) labor. I also think it is unnecessary in creating art. I also think the environmental impacts are atrocious. I also think AIās biggest supporters are being maliciously ignorant because itās a fun new toy.
Is it ease? Is it efficiency? People talk about accessibility as if children donāt use crayons and stickers! As if graffiti artists donāt use postal labels as sticker, as if sand mandalas donāt exist, as if cardboard and tape arenāt in over abundance.
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Mar 1, 2025
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Maybe this isnāt so much a fix for staff, but I feel like the reposting of things has gotten a bit lame. I donāt want the āEveryoneā feed to be the same post 20 times with nothing added, especially when the thing being re-recād isnāt even a real reccomendation in the first place. I like this app because it is different than Instagram and Twitter and tumblr and the like. I feel like people are trying to interact similarly to those other apps here. I feel like we are all drifting back into creating the same social media AGAIN.
My vote would be to remove the feature entirely, but I see how it can be used thoughtfully
Mar 3, 2025