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[–] 30 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I dunno, I think that's part of the magic of the Black Paintings. To me, what makes them truly unsettling (in the best way) is the fact that he painted them exclusively for his own desire and that we're limited to guessing the subject matter (which, although ambiguous, was undoubtedly dark).

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    True, I just always want to know the facts about everything, no matter how insignificant, for historical posterity and my own curiosity.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Part of this art is that there really are no "facts". It was painted on the wall of his home some time before his death but wasn't found before he died. He never gave it a name or said anything about it.

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