Thursday, August 04, 2005
Anyway, I just realised I could draw my own pictures for my MSN pics using Paint.
The MSN pic I drew for myself was...
Then I decided to do what I'm best at...
This is my specialty drawing, ever since secondary school...
My cow.
Notice that the cow is shitting.
No, I am not obsessed with shit.
I call this painting "The Cow". I imagine this to be a famous painting in 100 years, where it will be hung in the Lourve and it will have a small passage explaining my painting to the public...
"This is one of Mingmong's most famous paintings. His trademark cow appears in this idyllic setting of nature where the cow seems to be enjoying the marvels of its lush habitat. A pink flower lies to the left of the cow, symbolising the goodness and beauty of Mother nature. However, a pile of shit lies to the right of the cow in a bed of mud, a blotch in this otherwise perfect scene, symbolising that the imperfections in this world. A butterfly flies around the flower, while flies can be seen around the shit. This signifies that in this world of good and evil, there are always those who are attracted to the good and those who thrive on evil. Also evident in his painting, Mingmong tells us that there is more good in this world than evil as shown by the proportion of the painting that the shit occupies.
However, neo-mingmongian aficionados have a different perspective of this painting. They feel that this painting signifies that evil will exist in this world despite the majority of it being good. That evil exists as a balance to the otherwise perfect world. Also, they feel that flies were chosen because they thrive on the shit and they spread the bacteria to people when they land on their food, signifying that the evil ones will always try to spread their evil and the ease with which people are led astray. In contrast, the butterfly does not spread the goodness of the flower to people, signifying how it is more difficult for goodness to be passed on to one another.
In stark contrast to the above mentioned interpretations of Mingmong's famous painting, extreme perspectives have also been offered. For example, Scatologist say that Mingmong's painting depicts the fundamentals of Scatology: You shit what you eat. The cow eats the grass, and it shits it out. Also, it relates the interesting cyclical relationship of shit and food. The cow eats the grass and shits it out. The shit fertilises the ground and grass will grow. The cow then eats the grass and the vicious cycle continues. Simply put, you eat shit and you shit what you eat.
Another extreme viewpoint was offered by the International Cooking Council. They felt that Mingmong painted the cow as his trademark because he loved eating beef stew.
Finally, the most absurd interpretation ever heard was by the Mingmong Fan Club, founded in 2005. They claim that when Mingmong first put his famous painting up for public viewing, he had told them on his personal webspace, the Mingmongster, that this painting is was painted because he wanted to help his Shitology students remember his theories of making shit better. The message of this painting to his students was simple...
When you think of shit, think beef stew.
Thus the shit and the cow together in the picture.
The musuem strongly denounces such an absurd interpretation and firmly believes in the first interpretation."
I wonder, do those arty people actually know what they are talking about when they try and interpret art? The Mona Lisa could just be a courtesy campaign painting that Leonardo drew in the past, to remind people to "SMILE more".
Cow.
Kaoz.
