Since there's no ART thread, I invite you all to try and decipher this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9lmvX00TLY
01[01:27] <+atticx> she opens the can of spaghettios and it turns out to be dirt
01[01:27] <+atticx> and then you know
01[01:27] <+atticx> she basically says everything is meaningless
01[01:27] <+atticx> and puts actions to match the words
01[01:27] <+atticx> nihilism in art
01[01:27] <+atticx> theres your explanation tak
[01:29] <+Tak> hmm ok
[01:29] <+Tak> that explains the mud
[01:29] <+Tak> but the later parts
[01:29] <+Tak> ._.
[01:32] <+DJdekar> that was the most interesting take on life and the world around us
04[01:33] <+DJdekar> thanks atticus, i really did enjoy that video
[01:33] <+Tak> lmao
01[01:33] <+atticx> some of the comments seem to suggest
[01:33] <+Tak> i thought you would enjoy it
01[01:33] <+atticx> symbolism for the bp oil spill
01[01:33] <+atticx> which would also explain the later parts of the video
01[01:34] <+atticx> since bp is basically pissing on the world
01[01:34] <+atticx> thats the beauty of art
01[01:34] <+atticx> open interpretation
01[01:34] <+atticx> what was your take on it dekar
[01:34] <+Tak> i thought it may have had something to do with the bp oil spill
[01:34] <+DJdekar> well i think the inside of her pants represents the lower middle classes
[01:35] <+Tak> the mud was the oil
[01:35] <+DJdekar> its's obvious that the reason she take sso long to open the can )which ill get to) is about showing the everyday struggles of most people
[01:35] <+DJdekar> note the way she stands and struggles when trying to open the can
01[01:35] <+atticx> thats an excellent point
[01:35] <+DJdekar> and when she finally does get it open, she kneels down, showing that the lower-middle class must surrender to the can (which represents the government)
[01:36] <+DJdekar> but of course the can is full of empty, dirty promises
01[01:36] <+atticx> hmm i diverge with your perspective on this point
[01:36] <+DJdekar> wthe governent is a leading cause of depression, i think this is her opinion
01[01:36] <+atticx> i feel the government is too narrow an interpretation of the can
[01:36] <+DJdekar> then the promises and lies and smeared onto the people of the lower middle class, who bleed into space
[01:36] <+DJdekar> i agree, i can see how it could represent other things
01[01:37] <+atticx> the can is life, and all the effort you put in to get reward from it is wasted because all it gives you back is ****
[01:37] <+DJdekar> wow that is something i would never have picked up
01[01:37] <+atticx> perhaps the bp oil spill symbolism and class struggle themes are running in parallel to the underlying nihilism i mentioned initially
[01:38] <+DJdekar> i must have a second viewing, it will be totally different with these ideas in mind
[01:38] <+DJdekar> ahh i think the use of the scissors is intentional
[01:39] <+DJdekar> like a shark on her blu pants, representing the ocean perhaps? which also explains the lower middle class symbol idea i said earlier
[01:39] <+DJdekar> the ocean surrounds us, we are trapped
01[01:39] <+atticx> oh!
01[01:40] <+atticx> better yet
01[01:40] <+atticx> she represents mother nature
01[01:40] <+atticx> her ****** is the ocean
01[01:40] <+atticx> bp cuts through her pants and violates her with their filth
01[01:41] <+atticx> and then our pollution leads mother nature to piss on us via environmental reactions such as global warming
[01:41] <+DJdekar> oh my god
[01:41] <+DJdekar> wow
01[01:41] <+atticx> and we are forced to clean up the mess we have indirectly created
01[01:41] <+atticx> WITH OUR OWN TECHNOLOGY
[01:41] <+Tak> *mind explodes*
01[01:41] <+atticx> such as
01[01:41] <+atticx> her shirt, which she uses to wipe up the mess
[01:42] <+DJdekar> i bet the dirt was really warm and smelly too
[01:42] <+DJdekar> foreshadowing global warming
[01:42] <+DJdekar> the people in the room would have noticed
[01:42] <+DJdekar> i think we need to view this again in person to gett he full experience
[01:42] <+DJdekar> and appreciate this work of art as it was supposed to be viewed
01[01:43] <+atticx> i agree