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The Paintings of Abstinence.

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by galaxim, Jun 4, 2014.

  1. galaxim

    galaxim Fapstronaut

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    Great as usual.

    A little more on this:
    Breaking Bad, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU-PXfzsj4o

    In antiquity, Ozymandias was an alternative name for the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II.
    Shelley chose a passage from the Greek Historian Diodorus Siculus, which described a massive Egyptian statue and quoted its inscription: "King of Kings Ozymandias am I. If any want to know how great I am and where I lie, let him outdo me in my work." In the poem Diodorus becomes "a traveller from an antique land".



     
  2. galaxim

    galaxim Fapstronaut

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    So this is about how we're feeling?
    It's about paintings that you like and that you wish to share or paintings that you think are relevant in some way.
    So yes to your question.

    The first is by Mark Chadwick. I'm afraid it's not accurate though - I'm way happier than that. The other two are from Vasarely - probably amongst my favourite artists ever. It's how I feel right now. Colourful, excited, focused, constructed.
    I didn't know them. Thank you very much.
     
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    Le Radeau de la Méduse (The Raft of the Medusa) by the French Romantic Painter Théodore Géricault (1791–1824)
    gericault theodore balsa medusa2.jpg

    About the painting:
    It is an over-life-size painting that depicts a moment from the aftermath of the wreck of the French naval frigate Méduse, which ran aground off the coast of today's Mauritania on July 5, 1816. At least 147 people were set adrift on a hurriedly constructed raft; all but 15 died in the 13 days before their rescue, and those who survived endured starvation and dehydration and practiced cannibalism. The event became an international scandal, in part because its cause was widely attributed to the incompetence of the French captain perceived to be acting under the authority of the recently restored French monarchy. In reality, King Louis XVIII had no say in the captain's appointment, since monarchs were not directly involved in appointments made to vessels like a naval frigate. The appointment of the vicomte de Chaumareys as captain of the Méduse would have been a routine naval appointment, made within the Ministry of the Navy.

    Why did I choose it?
    Because to overcome addiction you'll have to face withdrawal. Luckily, in your case, withdrawal doesn't involve cannibalism, but you'll have to face starvation from masturbation.
    The raft can be seen as your daily routine: if you leave it, you'll drown yourself in the dark waters of addiction.
     
  4. whiskeysa

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    Mirror_Hall.jpg

    after quitting pmo for several days i feel like i'm living in this mirrors hall.

    (painter:Kamal-ol-molk - Iranian painter)
     
  5. nononanisteren

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    guernica.jpg
    Pablo Picasso painted Guernica as a sort of statement about Hitler's choice to thoroughly bomb the Basque town of Guernica. Although German and Italian planes carried out the bombing it was actually requested by Spanish nationalist troops. The painting is known for it somber colors and immense size. It is almost 8 meters wide and 3.5 meters tall. The size is only truly apparent when you stand in front of it. The picture expresses the horror of war, but also uses a number of symbols to do so. Take a look at the wikipedia entry as a beginner if you want to recognize some of them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guernica_(painting)

    I do not want to trivialize the actual bombing of Guernica, which the painting so starkly represents, but I do feel that in the depths of a PMO addiction my soul felt very much alike the emotions this painting expresses. And I think Picasso wanted it to have a universality that can apply to each of our souls.

    The painting is also famous for Christian symbols in some of the animals in the piece. Some have argued that Picasso is saying God is dead as the animals are also being destroyed by the bombs. I interpret it that the act is destroying the values of Christianity. When I have been burdened by addiction and continued failure, I feel distanced from my values and numb spiritually—bombed.
    Guernica in room.jpg
    Some artists have recreated the piece in color, which to me trivializes the message of the painting. I think this is in effect what we do when we have left the black pit of PMO and then as we are walking away from it our head turns and glances back. We miss it. We long for it. Suddenly that awful war scene of twisted death looks oh so appealing and delightful. Just once more, we tell ourselves. It will calm my nerves. It will feel perfect. When we succumb to that temptation, the colors vanish in an instant and we again find ourselves in the black and white horror that is Guernica. Tormented. Remember Guernica. Remember the horror of PMO. Leave the pit.
     
  6. NotALoserAnymore

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    I love berserk
     

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