
How a Volcano changed the course of Art
The Blindboy Podcast
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What Is Romanticism?
In 18 16, in the world of painting, the kondof dominant style of painting ar the coldest of painting, was known as romanticism. The sky all over the world in 18 16 had this blood red tinge, and the sunlight couldn't penetrate this wall of volcanic particles. This is what was causing the crop failure. And i'm always looking for the memetic mutation that changes the course of art, you know. But romanticism would have been smack bang in the middle of the industrial revolution and past enlightenment.
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