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@violetta-mondarev

The catboy is me. Alexander. he/him. white. jewish. autistic. adhd. a minor. part of way too many fandoms. I have a Locked Tomb Trilogy sideblog @bicamillahect, and an Aphmau sideblog, @bi-travlyn (though tbh neither of those are super active). Fun fact: the oldest known lobster was estimnated to be around 140 years old, isn't that cool??

Keith Haring in 1989: “Unfinished Painting”. Haring died few months after and this is his last painting. This is supposed to be a self-portrait. Haring knew he wouldn’t have enough time to finish it. This is one of the saddest but certainly the most powerful thing I’ve ever seen.

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stunglikehell

to clarify: this is a finished self portrait. haring did know that he would be unable to continue to work; this “unfinished” painting refers to that self-consciously as a visualization of how the aids crisis and government neglect robbed him of his life and future career.

i feel like this distinction is important? there are many artists who died due to hiv/aids and left unfinished work, but haring made this specifically to comment on his impending death. i feel like stating that it’s actually unfinished takes away some of his agency as an artist/activist/pwa and the political power of the work. 

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thoughtsofanantiquechinadoll

I LITERALLY WROTE MY UNDERGRADUATE ART HISTORY THESIS ON THIS PAINTING. 

This was NOT Haring’s last painting, as he purposely left it unfinished. 

Look at the center of the work; there is black paint going across the work, which is not how paint drips. Haring PURPOSELY made it look like he just walked away from a wet painting because it was important to his message. This work represents the unfinished nature of his career and that of the fellow artists that did die of HIV/AIDS before and after him. He created work after this, but he wanted to leave the world with a reminder of what would be lost with his death. 

Parents Supporting Their LGBT Kids During Pride Month.

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i-deduce-skeletons

Fuck spreading hate like wildfire, spread this! Compassion, love and pride during pride month!!

Some poc parents showing their support because images like these are rarely shown and hard to find.

THIS IS IMPORTANT.

SPREAD THIS LIKE WILD FIRE.

YES time to post Abrazos Gratis de Mamá yes i did cry

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dress codes that arent ppe are stupid as fuck. as an adult human being with a (relatively) functioning brain i have never walked into a place and given a fuck what an employee was wearing. “professional” okay bitch i can make up adjectives too. “grundlous” see easy

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whats grundlous mean

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of or pertaining to grundle

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23/26

You’re a renowned portrait artist, painting portraits for politicians, celebrities, you name it. Late one night, there’s a knock on your door. A nervous young man stands outside, pale, with elongated canine teeth. He’d like a portrait. Hasn’t seen his own face in over a century.

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“They say it’s the silver backing but that’s bullshit.” He didn’t drink any of the tea they set out, but he held the warm mug as though it were a lifeline.

“Really?” They smile softly, sipping at their own mug. It wasn’t every night a vampire knocked at their door and politely requested a portrait, and this poor young man seemed in desperate need of someone to talk to.