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Cool paintings that depict hedonism? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey 🙂

i'm trying to find a painting that'd look cool on the wall above the head of my bed.

I like art, but don't know much about it.

Goya, Caravaggio, Blake, ... love that kinda stuff.

But i'd like to find an image that somehow depicts hedonism (preference hedonism / desire satisfaction theory) in a not so creepy way. Don't wanna scare away my potential companions 😅

Do you have an idea?

Thx!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

omg, what an incredible answer!

Some of these are amazing.

I feel like i need to hang more than the one i planned; turning my little flat into a tiny gallery ^^

No seriously. Great suggestions!

I especially like "The Broken Eggs", "Hip, Hip, Hurrah!" and "Gin Lane" 🙂

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Hip, Hip, Hurrah! comes from a Norwegian-Dutch painter that makes fantastic captures of life "as it is" in my opinion. Not what you've asked but this is a favorite of mine: https://www.wikiart.org/en/peder-severin-kroyer/in-the-store-during-a-pause-from-fishing-1882

Plus anything on the beach is fantastic from this author.

Jan Steen (the author from The Broken Eggs) has a deep repertoire of people just "cooked", having great fun, with lots of color.

If you enjoyed Gin Lane, you could also pair it with "Beer Street", from the same author: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/beer-street-1

Basically this author thought that Beer is great, but Gin is rubbish, and his depiction of both are fantastic. Plus, as any interior designer worth their salt would say, "it's a conversation piece". ;)