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Published: 2008-10-08 19:30:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 789; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 0
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acrylic on canvas 30"x48"2008
This is copied from, and titled after, one of my favorite paintings by Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte. The original is a giant champagne glass with a cloud resting on it. I decided to put in it's place my favorite instrument the Jew's Harp, an instrument that I play fanatically.
Even though this was painted for the shear fun of it, I would not hesitate to use the image for a Jew's Harp festival or something.
©Jimmy McCullough 2008
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F yeah. Magritte is one of my favorites. I think that's why I perhaps find your style in a weird way similar to my own...
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I prefer the name Ozark Harp instead 'Jew's Harp'. Jew's Harp's a little derogatory I think. Very good painting nonetheless.
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Cool idea. You definitely captured the Magritte feel. Very well done.
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Looks somewhat like a bizarre nuclear explosion, nice and weird 
Jew's harps really sound amazingly cool, i'd love to learn play that and didgeridoo
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i love to play my j-harps. they do have a great sound.
there is a band you may be interested in. they are called airtist, and they're a dance band but they use didgeridoo, jew's harp, and human beat box. great stuff.
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aw, thank you
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Jew's harp looks amazing here! very surreal work!
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I have seen the original painting (the actual painting) and though you're presenting this as a riff on Magritte's idea I think this is conceptually stronger. The Jew's Harp is simply a stronger and more intriguing shape to build a cloud on.
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aw, that's awesome! thank you.
where did you see the painting at?
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It was a looong time ago in Brussels.
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Great work! It's very much in the spirit of Magritte!
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oh, i doubt that. his is pretty amazing. but thank you for saying it
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