Salamendacious@lemmy.world to artporn@lemm.ee · 9 months agoFumée d'ambre gris (Smoke of Ambergris)media.clarkart.eduimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1121arrow-down1imageFumée d'ambre gris (Smoke of Ambergris)media.clarkart.eduSalamendacious@lemmy.world to artporn@lemm.ee · 9 months agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareerogenouswarzoneMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoIs this from the Vandermeer book?
minus-squareJizzmasterD@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoYeah. « City of Saints and Madmen » Reminded me of the pic on a few levels
minus-squareerogenouswarzoneMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-29 months agoDefinitely. I didn’t even know ambergris was a thing outside the book. Gross word, ok book tho. I wish there would a been more about the mushroom-people cult. And this painting definitely gives me mushroom-people vibes.
minus-squareoddspinnaker@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoIt’s also a really gross substance! Gross all around. Apparently very important and expensive, but gross.
Is this from the Vandermeer book?
Yeah. « City of Saints and Madmen » Reminded me of the pic on a few levels
Definitely. I didn’t even know ambergris was a thing outside the book. Gross word, ok book tho. I wish there would a been more about the mushroom-people cult. And this painting definitely gives me mushroom-people vibes.
It’s also a really gross substance! Gross all around. Apparently very important and expensive, but gross.