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[–] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is she dead? Also, the proportions of some of the fruit is unsettling.

[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No the artist just lay down with fruit, took a photo and painted results. There's another version with her sister.

[–] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No, not literally. The color balance of the skin tones does not imply life. Also, there is absolutely no fucking way they "just la[id] down with fruit, took a photo and painted results". Ain't no citrus on that scale my friend.

[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You got me, she died, likely from Vitamin C overdose.

[–] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why are you so personally offended by and hostile towards some Internet stranger's genuine reaction to a painting they actually liked enough to inquire about?

[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I mean that in jest - the fruit. The artist pictured is already quite pale, perhaps she painted herself paler to look dead or spoiled like the fruit.

[–] shockwave@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They look about the right size for grapefruits, so it's possible.

[–] Bolt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do you mean? The one at her feet is twice the size of her head!

[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah, I think it's a mixture of different melons. She does paint cross section of different fruits and makes them large and small. Maybe it's intentional.