The Anatomically Quirky Side of Tumblr
Tumblr is like a modern Salon where conversations are replaced by Photoshop layers. It's here where conversations about reality are disguised by slightly modifying the real. It's here where the body and the knife are welcomed as creative commodities. It's here where a saturation of irony in art is appreciated and not shunned. It's here where you can find Mrs. Doubtfire and Adele as one.
The closest thing to cheap visual tricks I consume lies in single-topic Tumblr sites wittily crafted with amateur Photoshop skills. I say witty because it’s a form of pop surrealism that is rather ingenious.
“Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.” —Salvador Dali
The Exquisite Corpse
There was an old parlor game that the surrealists invented called Consequences. They would start with some written words on a piece of paper, fold it to hide the content, and pass it to the next participant to add to.
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