Für das neue Jahr sei den Lesern von Tatar und Theorie (ein exklusiver Club von 3-4 sind es derzeit) viel Glück gewünscht. Viel Glück im Großbritannien des 19. Jahrhunderts, das war übrigens ein Gemälde von einer möglichst fetten Kuh – oder einem fetten Schwein, oder Schaf oder Stier. Gastro Obscura berichtet über die überraschend geometrischen Tiere, deren Abbildungen reiche Bürger sich damals als Statussymbol an ihre Wände hängten.
The early 1800s was the peak of livestock painting. Often the subject was racehorses, painted in slender lines denoting their speed and grace. But for farm animals, corpulence was key. In the paintings, the cow, sheep, and pigs are massive, yet oddly supported by only four spindly legs. Sometimes, their owner is painted in as well, proudly looking over their creation. Other times the animal stands alone, seemingly ready to eat a nearby village. The simple style is often referred to as rustic or “naive” art, even though the subjects were animals belonging to a wealthy elite. The resulting images were part advertisement and part spectacle.
In diesem Sinne also ein frohes Jahr voll fetter Viecher!
Tatar und Theorie 