Kendric Tonn

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Professional oil painter; semi-professional brush cleaner. I mostly talk about making art. Sometimes also video games.

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Kendric Tonn @kendrictonn · Sep 18, 2023

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Good thread on a guy who is very much on my own mind at this present moment

Tweet Sep 18, 2023

Who was the greatest artist of the 20th century? People talk about Picasso and Dalí, but here's a name you probably haven't heard: Hasui Kawase, the last master of Japanese ukiyo-e. It sounds oddly specific, but no other artist in history was so go

by The Cultural Tutor

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Kendric Tonn @kendrictonn · Jun 6, 2023

From Twitter

Been reading John Dower's "Embracing Defeat" lately, which is a rather good history of Japan during the occupation. Bleak stuff, though.

Book Mar 1, 1999

Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II

by John W. Dower

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Kendric Tonn @kendrictonn · Jun 1, 2023

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I really enjoyed the book. Iirc, it's accessible but not dumb, and really did make me completely reevaluate my read of the latter part of Michelangelo's career/life

Book Oct 15, 2019

Michelangelo, God's Architect: The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece

by William E. Wallace

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Kendric Tonn @kendrictonn · Jun 1, 2023

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If you want a popularized & accessible, but quite good, account of one of these premodern projects, and the intersection of artistry, political maneuvering, practical creativity, and--yes--application & adaptation of cultural patterns, i recommend:

Book Oct 15, 2019

Michelangelo, God's Architect: The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece

by William E. Wallace