The Painter Goblin: Becoming Corporeal

by @beet_keeper

When you move country you have to be prepared to change quite a lot about your life. Back at the end of 2020, apart from literally everything else going on my partner and I also moved from Canada to Germany.

For me, this was my fifth or so international move (including shorter temporary stays) in as many years.

Being able to pick up sticks and move like that means living a drastically minimized life. Most of the things you have fit in a suitcase. Most of the things you have are small, and largely not overly whimsical. Sure, you can fit a few treasures into your bag, but you learn to value small ones, not things you might otherwise use to decorate an entire apartment!! 

So, what do you do when you do have an apartment to decorate?

You ask the best known painter in your family to conjure some magic, The Painter Goblin!

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Medium and Message: Glazes and optical effects

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://eclecticlight.co/2025/11/18/medium-and-message-glazes-and-optical-effects/

Bis Honoré Daumier auf die Bühne trat, war die Kunst der Karikatur hauptsächlich eine englische Domäne. Eine seiner Karikaturen brachten ihm sogar sechs Monate Gefängnis ein: er zeichnete den König als verfressenen Gargantua

Honoré Daumier, Gargantua, 16 December 1831, Gazette Drouot

#Gargantua #Karikatur #Caricature #Daumier #PoliticalSatire #Satire

Daumier's "Soldaat van de Nationale Garde patrouilleert door de regen" captures the solitude and duty amidst a storm, reflecting the resilience of the human spirit. How does this piece move you in today’s context?

#Rijksmuseum #Daumier #ArtInRain
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/RP-P-1945-71