this post was submitted on 10 Apr 2026
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Traditional Art

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[–] preludeofme@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I knew immediately this was Mark's work. He's one of my favorites and I hope some day I can afford to get an original

[–] mbp@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago

You're so right. You can appreciate it from every angle. Masterpieces.

[–] foxwolf@pawb.social 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hey why do cowboys have those shaggy pants sometimes?

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Those are wooly chaps. They do what normal chaps do- protect the rider from dust, rain, and injury - while being warmer.

[–] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 3 points 1 week ago

This is excellent. I had to sit with this for a few minutes. I'd love to see this in person.

[–] o1011o@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

The artistic talent here is remarkable but the title 'Symbiosis' (as defined as a mutually beneficial relationship between different species) does not accurately describe the relationship between man and horse. Man enslaves and exploits Horse for labor. Given that Horse must be 'broken' to be ridden and caged to prevent him from finding his freedom we should assume that he does not desire to be so used because it does not bring him a pleasure greater than freedom.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

That pose says "hey nice ass my friend, nice ass"... But also...

I have a coworker who's legs are bent around like he just rode a horse to get to the meeting. I mean, he's city folk from Europe. So its hard to tell if he's a cowboy or maybe has a vitamin deficiency. Anyway, this Just reminded me.