Sara Rice: 2/8/24 writing reflection- the tallest cloud (required text)

After reading a few excerpts from the tallest cloud, I wanted to reflect on some the ideas that I had while reading this interpretation of Anthropocene. The dichotomy between the two pictures used in figure 3 and figure 4 was something i found particularly interesting. Over time i would agree that society has changed, and not necessarily for the better in certain aspects. In this example in particular, I looked at this in the broader sense of how we perceive art. In the first figure depicting Atlas who is holding the world over his head, i noticed that this artwork looks much more simplistic than the other. in the second figure, the image feels more chaotic compared to the oversimplified statue. The meaning behind each figure is also quite interesting to think about. Throughout history it seems as if society has become overwhelmed with the consumerist lifestyle, we all tend to live. However, in the other picture it looks as if life is much simpler, and like people could carry the heavy problems of the world. This artwork in particular is interesting to also observe how our beauty standards have changed with the increasing societal pressures as well.