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Gérard DuBois' giant whale-eye Moby Dick painting goes viral on Bluesky

Other commenters debate the painting's realism and craft

3 Sep 20 12:37 PM · 3d ago · 13 comments · 1 source · development 3 of 4

Several replies focused on the artwork itself, noting the disproportionate scale of the whale's eye relative to Ahab and praising the technique, while one commenter argued no real whale is that large.

Other commenters debate the painting's realism and craft
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“The funny thing is, whale eyes don’t scale up like other parts of their bodies, they top out at about 5 inches So Ahab’s shoulders are roughly a hand span wide in this pic, assuming no foreshortening”

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Gérard DuBois French artistpmamtraveller.bsky.social Bluesky user who shared the painting

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