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Roland Maurice

@rolandmau.bsky.social

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Art, food, farming, climate, localism, collapse aware, spiritual curiosity, all wrapped up in one aging queer package.

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Roland Maurice @rolandmau.bsky.social · 17h

HAPPY THANKSGIVING WEEKEND, CANADA!
#thanksgiving #patriarchy #gallowshumor #metacrisis

"My favorite season is the Fall of the Patriarchy"

Roland Maurice @rolandmau.bsky.social · 17h

The loss causes us surprise, from Wrecks Along The Way by Herbert Pföstl, 2000 (mixed media on wood panel)

The image is a vertical painting with two distinct sections. The top half is a dark, mottled brown-gray with several black, irregularly shaped marks. The bottom half is a lighter, off-white or pale gray color, covered in a network of fine scratches.

Roland Maurice @rolandmau.bsky.social · 17h

Today's mantra: "What do I love more than my fear?"
#artofliving #metacrisis #mentalhealth #climategrief #societalcollapse

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The Lifeboat Academy @lifeboatacademy.bsky.social · 2d

#pirvilayatinayatkhan #vilayatinayatkhan #metacrisis #mentalhealth #climategrief #artofliving

A social post from @lifeboatacademy which says: "Don't be concerned about being disloyal to your pain by being joyous." — Vilayat Inayat Khan

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Roland Maurice @rolandmau.bsky.social · 1d

Study of Greenland Iceberg by Robert Longo, 2020 (ink and charcoal on vellum)
#robertlongo #art #contemporaryart #drawing #climatechange

The image is a black and white, hyperrealistic charcoal drawing. The artwork depicts a massive, jagged iceberg rising from the dark water, with deep shadows and bright white areas creating a dramatic contrast.
Longo's work often addresses the human impact on nature.

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The Lifeboat Academy @lifeboatacademy.bsky.social · 3d

#debhaaland #metacrisis #nextgeneration #climatecrisis #societalcollapse #wereallinthistogether

A social post from @lifeboatacademy which says: "We must shift our thinking away from short-term gain toward long-term investment and sustainability, and always have the next generations in mind with every decision we make." — Deb Haaland

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The Lifeboat Academy @lifeboatacademy.bsky.social · 4d

#lifeboatacademy #privilege #metacrisis #wereallinthistogether #polycrisis

A social post from @lifeboatacademy which says: “The harm of privilege is how easily it makes illusion and separation feel like truth.” ― The Lifeboat Academy

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Roland Maurice @rolandmau.bsky.social · 2d

Window in the workshop by Jacques Truphémus, 1973 (oil on canvas)
#JacquesTruphémus #painting #art #postimpressionism

The painting is characterized by a muted color palette of whites, grays, and subtle blues, with a focus on light and atmosphere. The scene is viewed through a large window, which is divided into a grid by thick, visible window frames.

Roland Maurice @rolandmau.bsky.social · 3d

Vessel by Tom Climent, 2014 (oil on board)
#tomcliment #art #abstractart #painting

The painting uses a variety of red, orange, and white hues to create geometric and interlocking shapes.

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The Lifeboat Academy @lifeboatacademy.bsky.social · 5d

#benkadel #metacrisis #wereallinthistogether #artofliving #bethechange

A social post from @lifeboatacademy which says: "So much is just attitudes that are holding you back."
― Ben Kadel

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Roland Maurice @rolandmau.bsky.social · 4d

From the Microcosm series by Tommy Nease, 2019-20 (photography)
#tommynease #photography #contemporaryart #photomanipulation #art

The image depicts a solitary figure, likely a woman, standing on a dark, rocky or hilly terrain under a dramatically clouded, overcast sky. A prominent, dark vertical line extends from the upper part of the sky down towards the figure, creating a striking visual element that emphasizes the verticality within the frame and draws attention to the central subject. The overall mood is somber and mysterious, conveyed by the monochromatic black and white palette and the heavy cloud cover. The landscape appears barren with sparse, dark vegetation, further enhancing the sense of isolation and starkness.

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The Lifeboat Academy @lifeboatacademy.bsky.social · 6d

#ElinorOstrom #sociocracy #metacrisis #societalcollapse #CommunityOrganizing #decolonization

A social post from @lifeboatacademy which says: "There is no reason to believe that bureaucrats and politicians, no matter how well meaning, are better at solving problems than the people on the spot, who have the strongest incentive to get the solution right." — Elinor Ostrom

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Roland Maurice @rolandmau.bsky.social · 5d

#terrypratchett #metacrisis #socialjustice #climatejustice

"Thematically speaking, the most important thing Terry Pratchett taught me was the concept of militant decency. The idea that you can look at the world and its flaws and its injustices and its cruelties and get deeply, intensely angry, and that you can turn that into energy for doing the right thing and making the world a better place. He taught me that the anger itself is not the part I should be fighting. Nobody in my life ever said that before." - @serialephemera

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Roland Maurice @rolandmau.bsky.social · 5d

The Academy by Kent Monkman, 2008 (acrylic on canvas)
#kentmonkman #decolonization #contemporaryart #firstnationsart #queerart #art

Five idealized European men are depicted at the center, struggling with serpents, echoing the classical sculpture "Laocoön and His Sons". The artist, Kent Monkman's, gender-fluid alter ego, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, often appears in his works, including this one, to subvert colonial narratives. The scene takes place within a setting that blends elements of an Indigenous lodge with a classical academy, addressing themes of colonization, sexuality, and the complexities of historical and contemporary Indigenous experiences. The painting draws on and subverts conventions of history painting, a genre traditionally used for large-scale works with historical, mythological, or biblical subjects.

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The Lifeboat Academy @lifeboatacademy.bsky.social · 7d

#JaneGoodall #metacrisis #wereallinthistogether #artofliving #ClimateAction #socialjustice

A social post from @lifeboatacademy which says:
"We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place - or not to bother." ― Jane Goodall

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Roland Maurice @rolandmau.bsky.social · 6d

Utopia by Victo Ngai, 2013 (digital illustration)
#victongai #art #digitalart #drawing

"Utopia" by Victo Ngai, often referred to as "Frogfolio Utopia," is a surreal and fantastical digital illustration from 2013 that depicts a dreamlike world centered around a giant frog.

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The Lifeboat Academy @lifeboatacademy.bsky.social · 8d

#robinwallkimmerer #reciprocity #metacrisis #extractivecapitalism #gifteconomy

A social post from @lifeboatacademy which says: "If all the world is a commodity, how poor we grow. When all the world is a gift in motion, how wealthy we become." — Robin Wall Kimmerer

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Roland Maurice @rolandmau.bsky.social · 7d

Passage by Oscar Santillán, circa 2010 (approx 20 x 25 x 9 cm paper made from ayahuasca in a glass and wood display case)
#oscarsantillan #art #installationart #conceptualart #contemporaryart

Speckled paper with rough edges hand made from ayahuasca.

Paper made from ayahuasca, arranged in layers within a glass and wood case hung on a white wall.

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The Lifeboat Academy @lifeboatacademy.bsky.social · 10d

#carolinemiquel #metacrisis #gifteconomy #WereAllInThisTogether #reciprocity

A social post from @lifeboatacademy which says: “Nature is, by its very condition, completely anticapitalist.” (transl.)
— Caroline Miquel

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Roland Maurice @rolandmau.bsky.social · 8d

The Hope of the Polka Dots Buried in Infinity will Eternally Cover the Universe by Yayoi Kusama, 2019 (installation view, Fosun Foundation, Shanghai)
#yayoikusama #installationart #installation #art #contemporaryart