Sunday, December 15, 2024

Ali Bati, the ad that became a meme. 

The original drawing was about progress as it gradually became more skillful from left to right.
art vs illustration, intent vs reception, reading images, and time, left to right, in the West. I always liked the meme. I saw it today used to describe the Biden administration and decided to look for the source.(the first image) That's when I learned that the one move was to flip the drawing. A simple transformation, and brilliant.

Jokes are popular art. Duchamp was a joker. There are a few cases where Bati could sue, but he seems to take in it stride.

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