No one noticed what this woman was staring at when they chose her for their label
The art history behind this pasta label is jarring.
An intense look for an intense pasta?
This article originally appeared on 08.16.18
Lately, art history majors have become something of a pop culture punching bag. Not only has the phrase become short-hand for "unemployable in today's economy," they've also been ridiculed by President Barack Obama on national television.
But will the gentle art of aesthetic study finally get the last laugh?
Middle Earth Organics is known for their organic pasta sauces, each label featuring a famous Italian painting.
While this would normally be an NBD, the painting they chose for their tomato and porcini mushroom sauce has been stirring up controversy online.
What you looking at?
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The woman in the painting above is not staring with intense concentration at a pot of delicious, simmering sugo.
Good evening. Hungry?
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The image is "Judith Beheading Holofernes," a painting by Caravaggio. Judith, seen above, is not making an al dente delight. Judith is cutting off some dude's head.
As 11points.com noted, "That unfortunate painting selection could've been avoided if they'd just hired an art history major." You heard it here folks. Pasta sauce companies: the future of global arts employment.
Take a look at the art inspired lineup of sauces.
The historical, tomato sauce line up.
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Werner Herzog motivational posters are the best thing on the internet
The director with a cult following gets a tribute fit for guidance counselor office walls.
Werner Herzog inspirational art, FRIENDSHIP.
Werner Herzog Inspirationals/TumblrThis article originally appeared on 09.18.17
Looking for a little inspiration this afternoon, but don't actually want to be uplifted?
Well, then get a boost from the solemn Teutonic prose of legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog via the genius Tumblr project Herzog Inspirationals.
Take comfort and advice from the man for whom getting shot in the gut was NBD as you learn about the humble simplicity of the chicken or the inner life of birds.
ADVENTURE
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Universe is not harmony.
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HAPPINESS.
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HARMONY.
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Human life is...
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GRATEFUL.
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FRIENDSHIP.
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MISERY.
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CIVILIZATION.
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Eyes of a chicken.
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