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[Hilarion @cheriofhilarion]

Inspired art!!

Poznan, Poland!

[𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 @Old_But_Gold50s]

For anyone interested, this is called "The Interstellar Experience" by Tony Ann.

[Hilarion @cheriofhilarion]

I think this is our story and why we were able to withstand the storm! Stay the course friends we are walking this baby home!! 🙏

[Tarana Hussain @taranahussain2]

A graceful study of #autumn #leaves brought to life through transparent washes, subtle color variations & natural details. The gentle layering of colors beautifully captures the organic character of the foliage.
#watercolor #painting #botanical #art #watercolour #artist #artwork

[Hilarion @cheriofhilarion]

What would a fallen song of creation look like? 🧐 🎶

What if the whole creation emitted finely tuned music instead of static in a void? Can you imagine the expansion of endless harmony? Restoration of our template is at hand!! 🙌

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

The reactions to this tweet are telling.

About a year ago, I spoke with someone who has worked in the high-end denim industry for a few decades. He's traveled the world to meet with some of the best indigo dyers, fabric weavers, and cut-and-sew factories. He lives and breathes denim.

We talked about whether the US could ever create a high-end denim industry that could rival Japan's. His answer, delivered to me without any sentimentality, was a straightforward "No."

According to him, the issue isn't just history.

To be sure, Japan has a long history of weaving textiles, which has led to a particularly robust denim industry in and around Okayama Prefecture. It was here, after all, that farmers found that the soil was too saline for rice cultivation sometime in the 17th century, so they switched to cotton. Over the next four hundred years, cotton cultivation here supported the development of yarn spinning, fabric weaving, and eventually a cut-and-sew industry that specialized in producing some of the world's best jeans. Economists call these "industrial clusters," which can be remarkably durable and particularly fruitful for innovation.

But according to my friend, history is not enough to explain why Japan excels at producing high-end denim. He believes culture also plays a role.

It can be uncomfortable to invoke culture as an explanatory variable, especially in today’s political climate. To be sure, sometimes "culture" is just used as a lazy variable to explain things when someone doesn't know enough about history, institutions, or laws. It's not the first variable I turn to when trying to understand social outcomes.

However, my friend feels strongly that differences between Japanese and American culture lead craftspeople in Japan to approach spinning, dyeing, and weaving more as an art than as an industrial processes. They are also more open to experimentation — tinkering with machines to get neppy weaves, using slubby yarns, dyeing hanks in unique ways.

In the US, he claims, people are much more focused on profit and efficiency. There's less appreciation for craft and therefore less incentive to produce the kinds of unusual, labor-intensive fabrics that distinguish high-end Japanese denim.

I still think some structural factors are involved. In a nation of 350 million people, I'm confident that there are tens of thousands of people interested in craft. However, they can't become artisans because few apprenticeship programs exist. Skyrocketing rents and car dependency make it hard to earn a living as an artist or craftsperson, as you have to forgo earning a lot of money for a long time. The US government also provides little support for apprenticeships and craft-based businesses.

Additionally, US fashion media focuses much more on trends and celebrities. In Japan, you can find hundreds of speciality publications that really get into the weeds about bourbon, woodworking, denim, tailoring, and any other hobby you can imagine. This creates an informed consumer base ready to purchase things from artisans.

This came to mind as I scrolled through the replies to this tweet — the incredulity of jeans costing $300 and confident claims that jeans are just jeans. Lots of people insisting that some brand's $100 jeans are the same as these that cost $300.

$300 for jeans is not even expensive in this corner of menswear. This Business Insider episode below gets into why a pair of Momotaro jeans can cost upwards of $2,000. It has much to do with how the material is dyed and the fabric is handwoven.

Is this ridiculous? Yes, on some level. But to my mind, no more ridiculous than a lot of stuff celebrated in the US, such as monster truck rallies, sports memorabilia culture, and the garages full of expensive recreational equipment that gets used once a decade.

Textiles are one of our earliest forms of art, so it's never a surprise to me to hear that some prosaic garment can be made in a more artisanal and thus expensive manner. Of course, whether you're willing to pay the price of these garments is another matter. But appreciating craftsmanship is always free.

[𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐘 @X_Bill_Gl]

Gentle people avoid strong, dominant personalities because their nervous system reads those personalities as unsafe, draining, and emotionally overwhelming. It’s not fear — it’s self‑protection. Gentle people aren’t weak. They’re sensitive, aware, and emotionally intelligent. Their nervous system is tuned to harmony, not force. So when they encounter a dominant personality, several things happen. 1/8

[最多情報局 @tyomateee]

猫がミルクを飲む音から曲を作るインターネットの人々、想像以上に完成度が高い。

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

Incredible! Listen to the sound of one of the lowest-pitched flutes in the world

Such a deep, lingering sound… it instantly makes you want to contemplate something truly important and eternal.

[Muse @xmuse_]

And this what a triple ceramic snake flute from the Aztec tradition of modern-day Mexico sounds like, played by danielhhand.

[Francisco Fonseca @_Francis_co_Art]

Painting light with Procreate

[RobLogic @RobLogic]

This holographic field viewer reveals the invisible dance of magnetic forces in stunning real-time detail

[𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 @Old_But_Gold50s]

Can you hear the difference between cheap and expensive pianos?

He started the video by playing in a cheap piano, and then in the more expensive ones. He played 5 different pianos. Can you hear any difference in sound?

Which one has the best sound?
📹Vinheteiro

[Dwayne @TheStevenDwayne]

This is what people at home want from people at the Met lol they want a production

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

One of the coolest painting techniques I’ve seen

[Kim Dotcom @KimDotcom]

The curse of awareness.

[Muse @xmuse_]

For the ancient Egyptians, life was merely a preparation for the most significant event: death.

One breath into this organic ceramic vessel from Kinfolk Ceramics and the haunting, earthy tones of the ancient Nile come alive.

[The Dr. Logos © @TheDoctorLogos]

Texture Drawing Challenge🍓🛋️🍃
by artroomoff