It’s Raining Men

It's Raining Men

42 responses to “It’s Raining Men”

  1. Zettl Fine Arts Avatar

    The associations range from Magritte to Black Friday on the Stock Exchange in 1929. But of course that’s just my thoughts before I take it for what it is: an expressive work with a skillful dash of surrealism.

  2. Dirk Avatar

    Doet me ook direct denken aan de Wallstreet crash eind jaren 20.
    Maar de paraplu’s beneden vertellen me een totaal ander én surrealischtisch verhaal 👍🙃

    1. Zettl Fine Arts Avatar

      Ha! So I am not the only one associating this crash 🙂

      1. rabirius Avatar

        It is really interesting that there are so many possible ways to read my picture. Thank you for that.

        1. Zettl Fine Arts Avatar

          😃 I guess some of the people looking at my paintings come up with interpretations I would better not know 😁 But that’s what art is for….

          1. rabirius Avatar

            Yes. To everyone their own interpretation.

  3. Timothy Price Avatar
    Timothy Price

    And they fell.

    1. rabirius Avatar

      They did. Thank you.

  4. pattimoed Avatar

    I love this, Rabirius.

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you, Patti.

  5. Americaoncoffee Avatar
    Americaoncoffee

    Ha ha. An excellent portrayal.

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you. I’m glad you like it.

  6. oneowner Avatar

    Absolutely stunning!

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you. I’m glad you like it.

  7. marylou Avatar

    Hopelijkvallen die niet te pletter want er zijn mannen te weinig beweerd men

    1. rabirius Avatar

      We zullen zien waar het toe leidt.
      Dank je wel, Marylou.

  8. macalder02 Avatar

    Una composición bien lograda. Despierta sensaciones encontradas. Buen domingo amigo.

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Muchas gracias, Manuel.

      1. macalder02 Avatar

        Por nada Rabirius.

  9. Deepak Singh Avatar

    It’s imminent. Just a matter of time. In a word- Truth

  10. willyfotoblog Avatar

    een heel knap surrealistisch werk Rabirius

    prettige dag

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Dank je wel, Willy.

  11. Jan K. alias Afanja Avatar

    As so often a fascinating image, Rabirius.
    It reminded me of an absurdist total theater show by the Dutch group ‘Hauser Orkater’. The show was titled ‘Watch the men fall.’ After reading your blog post, I looked it up on YouTube, and I still thought it was a beautiful performance after more than 40 years: https://youtu.be/4sMZCsHMnQE
    So thank you very much!

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you Jan.
      I’d never heard of Hauser Orkater. Thanks for sharing their video as well.

  12. susupetal Avatar

    I came to think of Russian oligarchs etc, who’ve been lately “falling” out of windows. Stunning picture.

    1. rabirius Avatar

      I’m glad you like it.

  13. Kim in Fiji Avatar

    I was all ready to write HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA until I looked through the other comments to get to the “Leave a Reply” box. Everybody
    else is taking this picture a lot more seriously. Oh my. Oh well, me and Monty Python. We laugh at the absurd. Ha ha ha ha ha.

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you Kim.
      Well, your initial reaction was correct. I was just toying with a certain song when I thought I should rework that to a picture. 🙂

      1. Kim in Fiji Avatar

        That makes me happy. Thanks! And may you keep on toying!

        1. rabirius Avatar

          I will always keep on toying. 🙂

  14. naomisilverart Avatar

    Reminds me of Bandaloop. Saw them perform years ago. 😊

  15. Dalo 2013 Avatar

    My first thought of ‘this must be a day at the office at the Kremlin these days…” very creative piece, although now I have a certain song echoing in my head that I want to stop 🙂

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you.
      Well, when I cannot hear a certain tune anymore, I usually put on some things like a hoover or a mixer. That noise burns it right out.

  16. denisebushphoto Avatar

    Literally! Love it!

  17. kioratash Avatar

    My Dad always said that this was the collapse of Wall Street; the sky darkened by their loss. I did not understand. I still don’t. To me the result might be hunger in the belly, it is only hunger in the heart that would move me so.

  18. kutukamus Avatar

    I pity those umbrellas, really. 🙂

    1. rabirius Avatar

      Thank you.
      And I’m glad that someone is thinking about the umbrellas as well.

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