The Vinegar Tasters.

Confucius, Mencius and Laozi taste vinegar from the same pot. Their perception of its quality is determined by their philosophy, and shown in their facial expressions: One sour, one bitter, one sweet. So it is with life – even in the same situation, different people will react differently based on their outlook on life.

To me, the painting is a reminder not to fill myself with bitter or angry thoughts. There are many things wrong with the world, but these can simply be stored as facts, rather than dwelled upon and thereby passed on to others in anger.

Consider the story of the vinegar pot as an allegory for social media, perhaps.

This ranks high: Dorothy & The Lion from the 1902 live production of The Wizard of Oz:

Given how rare it is to see people smiling in old photos it’s almost jarring/anachronistic to see such a display of emotion.

For something that isn’t too obvious (e.g. not hanged in a museum or anything), I often come back to that picture and it always move me, for some reason :

stole this idea from a tiktok, it’s a dog thinking the parade for the pope in Mexico, 2012, was for him

One of my favourites is Max Ernst, Two Children are Threatened by a Nightingale.

https://uploads2.wikiart.org/images/max-ernst/two-children-are-threatened-by-a-nightingale-1924.jpg

I don’t know why exactly, but it’s many years since I first saw it and I still find it intriguing.

I don’t like picking a favorite piece of art, but I am a big fan of “Eton schoolboy jumping a motorbike”. It contains a lot of concepts that I love: Youth, rebellion, freedom, excitement, the UK, the sixties, fashion, and classic motorcycles.

Source on Reddit

I think it’s Spiderman #1 cover by Todd McFarlane. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61uRXFwZzAL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg

This gif of a puppy going from “snoozing” to " face-deep in food" in 0.1 seconds.