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SIX HUNDRED! Wow, I feel absolutely honoured to be at the wheel of this feature as the odometer clicks over the century mark once again. If I had a sweet animated gif I'd throw it up here in celebration. If I recall correctly, 100 posts ago I went on an internet mission regarding the numeral system of ancient Rome. Well, today's post had me testing my memory of long-past 20th century art history classes, which in turn led to an interesting and unexpected internet discovery.
It all started when I caught a glimpse of Pavel Boiko's photograph today. There was a couple of things that interested me about it - for starters, I have no idea where this is (although the BC Ferries vessel in the background is a serious clue). But ultimately I do want to know, because I want to go there. It looks like a beautiful place to be.
But I was also getting a familiar feeling about the composition, and so on a hunch I googled Edward Hopper and there it was - 'Rooms by the Sea' (1951). I have no idea if the compositional similarity is coincidence or homage or exclusively inside my head, but what excited me was the revelation that there is a website called WikiPaintings. Because I think that is awesome - they are even on twitter. Why did it take so long and how did we ever get by without it? Here is DSC_1393.
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