He Made Masterpieces with Manure: Traces of Vermeer

It is worth commenting that we aren't talking about the mussel appreciated in kitchens that everybody knows today. Those are shells from a different and freshwater species called 'painter's palette'. A dull brown, medium sized shell with a glossy and pure white inner face. Being common and easily available in most european rivers was a cheap and perfect solution for mixing oil colors in the, plastics-free, XVII siecle.

It is decreasing currently and even critically endangered in some european countries, but still remains relatively common in Holland. Can be found from Iberia to Russia and also in UK.

Re: He Made Masterpieces with Manure: Traces of Vermeer

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Post by reysc » Thu, Dec 07, 2017, 7:41 PM UTC

mauritzio wrote: post #4

the-dude wrote: post #2

Not in the article, but I really enjoyed "Tim's Vermeer". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3089388/

Well imho Vermeer was a real painter not a human printer, maybe that is why Tim is not mentioned in the article ;)

I feel that Vermeer and Tim are pretty much the same, although after watching that film Tim seems more romantic and poetic about picture making than Vermeer would have been given the time he was living in...

Re: He Made Masterpieces with Manure: Traces of Vermeer

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Post by mauritzio » Sat, Dec 09, 2017, 3:53 PM UTC

reysc wrote: post #6

mauritzio wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well imho Vermeer was a real painter not a human printer, maybe that is why Tim is not mentioned in the article ;)

I feel that Vermeer and Tim are pretty much the same, although after watching that film Tim seems more romantic and poetic about picture making than Vermeer would have been given the time he was living in...

I feel you are right. Tim is a romantic typewriter given the time he is living in and Vermeer a conceptual poet :o)