## [D,Q] Rationalist art or artists?

* Author: u/traverseda  *With dread but cautious optimism**
* URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/2xy4l7/dq_rationalist_art_or_artists/
* Score: 7

* Created: 2015-03-04T20:58:50

### Post:

Obviously I don't want art that is rationalist. But I've recently acquired an item that is in clear need of something to be painted on it. Being generally uncreative, I wouldn't mind some links to art that has rationalist/transhumanist/computery themes.

When in doubt, I'll probably just try and get something dresden codak-ey.

### Comments:

> **u/buckykat** [+5]  (an hour later)
> 
> in strong female protagonist (a webcomic), lisa's lab is full of transhumanist-themed artwork. examples [here](http://strongfemaleprotagonist.com/issue-5/page-55/), [here](http://strongfemaleprotagonist.com/issue-5/page-56-2/), [here](http://strongfemaleprotagonist.com/issue-5/page-59-2/), and [here](http://strongfemaleprotagonist.com/issue-5/page-61-2/)
> 
> and dresden codak-y sounds good, hob especially is beautiful.

>> **u/traverseda** [+3]  *With dread but cautious optimism* (an hour later)
>> 
>> >Punch the sun baby
>> 
>> Thanks, that's a great example.

>>> **u/buckykat** [+3]  (2 hours later)
>>> 
>>> And Turing and Lovelace collecting apples from the tree of knowledge and John Henry and the steam robot joined in friendship.

>>>> **u/traverseda** [+4]  *With dread but cautious optimism* (2 hours later)
>>>> 
>>>> >Turing and Lovelace collecting apples from the tree of knowledge
>>>> 
>>>> I already get accused of being a satanist every few years. Although I'm not sure those people would get the reference...

>>>>> **u/buckykat** [+5]  (2 hours later)
>>>>> 
>>>>> The serpent is the abrahamic Prometheus.

>>> **u/None** [+1]  (3 days later)
>>> 
>>> [Wow.](http://strongfemaleprotagonist.com/issue-5/page-73-2/)  That women is almost kinda reasonable.  But not *quite*.  But I love the attitude.

> **u/Nighzmarquls** [+5]  (an hour later)
> 
> Beware of transhumanist art that has it's roots in groups from the 90s... for some reason I've noticed there is a massive bias of 'OMG WE HAVE ANY ART AT ALL?! IT MUST BE GOOD' and it really is not.
> 
> like on the actual scales of evaluating art and aesthetic it's mediocre and occasionally clever at best (Orion's arm I am glaring judgmentally at you)

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