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## [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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