Just thought I'd share a neat drawing I found earlier!
Some neat Washer artwork
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jasonl
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Washer in a Tool video
Whoa. Maybe in a nightmare.
I wonder what's the psychology behind some people portraying a washing machine as evil?
I mean unless you're Count Olaf or someone like that, washer's are harmless. They are our friends.
Whoa. Maybe in a nightmare.
I wonder what's the psychology behind some people portraying a washing machine as evil?
I mean unless you're Count Olaf or someone like that, washer's are harmless. They are our friends.
She must have eaten out of the fridge I saw on TV the other
Did any of you look at the rest of her pictures. She must have drawn them after having major food poisoning.
Did any of you look at the rest of her pictures. She must have drawn them after having major food poisoning.
To me, the artwork didn't look like it portrayed a washer as being partidularly evil, maybe chaotic, but not evil. Washing machines have all sorts of wires and hoses coming from them, and they hum, vibrate and are very animated in their operation. I can see how the artist could view a washer as being chaotic in it's operation. The artist to me, I imagine could also see the washing machine maybe as a more daunting piece of machinery, filled with interesting looking mechanical parts, lots of knobs and switches, and mysterious hoses coming out the back. To someone who's not mechanically (or laundry) inclined the machine could be a little daunting. I could especially imagine this view coming from a young child too, whom are usually afraid of large objects, especially ones that make strange or loud noises. I am still trying to place the significance of the lizard in the right corner of the image. Perhaps this is what the washing machine looks like though his eyes and ears...less than an inch off the floor!
To me, I see appliances, or any machinery, as being very animated and intriguing. I love watching the parts in something like gears, rollers, belts and all sorts of stuff do their thing to perform a task. I guess it has been going on for quite a while, but it always seems to me that manufacturers always try to "hide" the inner workings of their creations for some reason. Manufacturers try and design minimalist control panels too. I'd rather operate something with the cover off so I can watch it work, and give me plenty of meters, indicator lamps and all sorts of stuff so I can see it working and know what's going on. It always puzzled my mom why I liked to run the old Fisher stereo with the cover off, when it has such a nice mahogany cabinet! It's one of the reasons why I love the current crop of front loaders out there! I can watch all the clothes tumble and splash through the sudzy water
I always feel that one should "celebrate" the creation, and viewing the inner workings to me is a great way to honor the brilliant minds of the engineers that went into creating whatever the machine may be! For some people, a washer (or any appliance) is a magical white box that you throw clothes in and it removes dirt. To me, it's not magical, but a marvelous creation many brilliant minds have created!
To me, I see appliances, or any machinery, as being very animated and intriguing. I love watching the parts in something like gears, rollers, belts and all sorts of stuff do their thing to perform a task. I guess it has been going on for quite a while, but it always seems to me that manufacturers always try to "hide" the inner workings of their creations for some reason. Manufacturers try and design minimalist control panels too. I'd rather operate something with the cover off so I can watch it work, and give me plenty of meters, indicator lamps and all sorts of stuff so I can see it working and know what's going on. It always puzzled my mom why I liked to run the old Fisher stereo with the cover off, when it has such a nice mahogany cabinet! It's one of the reasons why I love the current crop of front loaders out there! I can watch all the clothes tumble and splash through the sudzy water
I always feel that one should "celebrate" the creation, and viewing the inner workings to me is a great way to honor the brilliant minds of the engineers that went into creating whatever the machine may be! For some people, a washer (or any appliance) is a magical white box that you throw clothes in and it removes dirt. To me, it's not magical, but a marvelous creation many brilliant minds have created!
Freud would have a field day with that agitator.
Is it me or does the lizard in the sink appear to be looking at a baby's feet (head down baby) that is actually the wall of the sink?
Nice knobs switches and valves. Esp the double-tap water intlet to the machine. Not sure I have seen those in real-life.
Is it me or does the lizard in the sink appear to be looking at a baby's feet (head down baby) that is actually the wall of the sink?
Nice knobs switches and valves. Esp the double-tap water intlet to the machine. Not sure I have seen those in real-life.
Very interesting...and ever so slightly hallucinogenic, to boot!
I like it!
retromom--- Something tells me you might have been a naughty, naughty girl at some point in time.....
arrrooohhh
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I think I recognise the washer
It looks like and old Fisher and Paykel too me, the old hotpoint based models.
It looks like and old Fisher and Paykel too me, the old hotpoint based models.
jasonl
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Yes, I did notice the hotpoint-esque agitator. The image is from 1977 so this piece of art is a capture of a now vintage washing machine.
spiralactivator
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Check out the other pieces, like "Dirty Oven" and "Vacuum Cleaner with Delusions of Grandeur."
reminds me of Page-a-Day calendar quote
An actual English label on a Japanese product (according to the calendar)
"Push Button. Foam coming plenty. Big noise. Finish."
An actual English label on a Japanese product (according to the calendar)
"Push Button. Foam coming plenty. Big noise. Finish."
On no.. you didn't
TE HE HE HE HE
-are we there yet?
<grin>
TE HE HE HE HE
-are we there yet?
<grin>
Designgeek
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This may be unpopular to say, but...
Something I've noticed over the last few years: "grownup" art tends to depict the world as a vaguely disturbed and twisted place, where innocuous common objects look distorted and sinister or at least off-putting or disturbing.
I tend to think this is because most grownups have gotten "broken" in so many ways that what they are depicting is what their emotional landscapes look like.
There's much to be said for the style of illustration used in childrens' books after all. If nothing else, perhaps that's what the world looks like to people who haven't been broken yet.
Something I've noticed over the last few years: "grownup" art tends to depict the world as a vaguely disturbed and twisted place, where innocuous common objects look distorted and sinister or at least off-putting or disturbing.
I tend to think this is because most grownups have gotten "broken" in so many ways that what they are depicting is what their emotional landscapes look like.
There's much to be said for the style of illustration used in childrens' books after all. If nothing else, perhaps that's what the world looks like to people who haven't been broken yet.
Ain't it the truth!
Designgeek:
How right you are! It's not just the art that's warped and depressing. I really hate those *futuristic* movies that show life on earth as dark and oppressive with population of nothing but "survivalists" who would cut your throat for a gallon of gas.
I may be "grownup", but my vision of life is far from those "artsy-fartsy" types. Thank God for my inner child!
Venus
Designgeek:
How right you are! It's not just the art that's warped and depressing. I really hate those *futuristic* movies that show life on earth as dark and oppressive with population of nothing but "survivalists" who would cut your throat for a gallon of gas.
I may be "grownup", but my vision of life is far from those "artsy-fartsy" types. Thank God for my inner child!
Venus
