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Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 17, 2018
Category: Art | Avant Garde | 1940s | Russia

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I am starting to think Khrushchev was a keen eye for visually appealing artwork. This one would not be on the "keep" list.
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Posted by agent j on 08/17/18 at 08:29 AM

I'm thinking of some of the monster scenes from the 1982 film "The Thing."

Posted by KDP on 08/17/18 at 10:48 AM

Look like it is part of the new Venom movie.

Posted by jlw on 08/17/18 at 03:00 PM

Looking at just the top half of the image, I kinda like it. The bottom half futzes it all up.

Posted by Phideaux on 08/17/18 at 11:39 PM

There's your problem – the title is bad. It should be "Woman Watching TV." The artist was ahead of her time.

Posted by Virtual on 08/18/18 at 09:27 AM

It took me a while, but I finally interpreted why I find it appealing -- it's the pathos of a mother (left figure) being proud her little one (uppermost part of right figure) is striking out on its own while concerned/disappointed her baby doesn't seem to fully understand the concept behind why their species is called 'facehuggers' rather than 'scalphuggers.'

Posted by Phideaux on 08/18/18 at 11:19 AM

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