copying the past to be original in the present

so i saw this picture of a new yorker cover from 1930

it reminded me very much of that painting of dogs that ping zhu did



i wonder if it was intentional

if so it opens up a potential to take ideas from the past that most have long since forgotten and use their framework to quickly make work thats impressive to a current audience because its different to other work being made. because its from the past. but developed and finely tuned to be suitable in the current market, which the old image probably wouldnt be.

somat to ponder.



all hail ping zhu.