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[dherblay]

Today, Google honors Joan Miro.

In 12th grade AP Art History, I wrote my term paper on Miro's Nocturne. The paper was pretentious bullshit, as I recall, tying together pretty much every pre-war, Continental, semi-existentialist book I had read, skimmed, or glanced at the cover of. All six of them.

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[cactuswatcher]

The paper was pretentious bullshit, as I recall, tying together pretty much every pre-war European book I had read, skimmed, or glanced at the cover of.

BS or no, it did the trick didn't it? Dragging in BS from more than one other book per essay was more than my high school friends and I could imagine.

[dherblay]

Yeah, I got an A++ or something ridiculous.

[masqthephlsphr]

That is so awesome. I love Miro.

[dherblay]

Yes, I remember. "That's not Rodin!"

[masqthephlsphr]

Well, it *wasn't*. It was SOOO Expressionist.

[dherblay]

I really think that the CMA's reading of this work as being affected by the upcoming Civil War (which was my reading in my term paper -- you think they cribbed it from me?) is somewhat implausible, what with it being painted the year before and possibly (though I can't confirm this) in Paris and all.

[anneth]

Ooo, just like grad school!

[dherblay]

My professors in college weren't particularly impressed with my technique, but that may be because I kept referencing the wrong books. The books I chose weren't on anyone's reading list.

[buffyannotater]

I'm pretty sure my term paper for AP Art History was on Jackson Pollack.

[dherblay]

Bestest ever?