the tv easel. and speidi

the coolest breakthrough in the constant search for cooler and more expensive ways to show off your plasma/led/lcd 12132421 watt and 123123 resolution HDTV---yeah, that exists---has to be the tv easel. i mean, we watch tv so much, why not treat it as a work of art? it's a pretty understated statement about our culture, as well as just a cool way to place a tv in a room.

the above image is from restoration hardware, a testament to how expensive and apparently in-style this mode of tv display is. if restoration hardware sells it, you know it'll be at least four thousand dollars and out of stock.

but anyway, the tv easel perfectly captures our modern obsession with tv entertainment and all the distraction it gives us. for most people, looking at a tv these days is the equivalent of what looking at art was back in the days (you know, the days, or the days): an escape. renaissance-goers had no tv (sucks to be them), and as long as they weren't dying from the plague or being run out of town by rival ruling family powerhouses, italian aristocrats would admire art for its beauty and, and everything else art has to offer. nowadays, thanks to the industrial revolution, the technological revolution, the medical revolution, and now the hdtv revolution/craze, people can just watch tv to escape without even leaving their comfortable abode. for the average modern-day-goer, the tv really is "art." the artist's canvas on the easel has been replaced by the tv on the easel. and this innovation definitely requires less work on the "artist's" part. just a lot of sitting at a comfortable desk, indoors, entering weird programming codes, or writing a great script that will sell, or filming some engrossing reality trash tv.

not that i'm criticizing. the tv is a great invention. i'm no hater, and i like to watch it. i'm just observing. and judging a little. just a little.

luckily, this new canvas has provided us with great art. exhibit a:

yes. speidi. although now i guess it's just spencer and heidi, individually. which is a bummer. but it made for a great last season of the hills, let me tell you. thanks, mtv. and thanks, whoever invented the tv. and thanks, whoever invented the tv easel. although it was already an invention, so thanks really to whoever copied the idea and applied it to the television.

art is not dead, it just alive in tons of frames per second now. but really, go to a museum. they have couches there sometimes. at least hard benches you could sit on. oh, and speaking of art, invest in some the hills dvd's. and steer clear of restoration hardware. every visit just makes you feel like your life is inadequate and like you live in a shack with dumpster treasures. happy sunday! and remember to work hard on labo(u)r day.




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