Art That Panders
February 7, 2013 10:12 AM   Subscribe

 
Scratch-bottom pans you make the rockin' world go 'round.
posted by griphus at 10:16 AM on February 7, 2013 [4 favorites]


My God, it's full of scars!
posted by mazola at 10:17 AM on February 7, 2013 [8 favorites]


All but one of the portraits are against a black background. They look like planets.
posted by IvoShandor at 10:18 AM on February 7, 2013 [7 favorites]


Neat. They look like planets.
posted by sweetkid at 10:18 AM on February 7, 2013 [2 favorites]


I showed these pictures to my friend, starting from the bottom. He guessed that they were bearings. They look like photos of objects from outer space to me.
posted by aniola at 10:19 AM on February 7, 2013 [2 favorites]


Unidentified frying objects
posted by Kabanos at 10:20 AM on February 7, 2013 [22 favorites]


Since I'm not at work, I clicked on this. I was wondering: Is this going to be some form of misshapen human buttocks I'm not familiar with? Is it some sort of geological or marine formation, like frying pan shoals? Maybe some kind of alluvial deposit left behind by a glacier?

When I clicked, I was like "Oh planets, is this some kind of crater?"

Then it dawned on me, they're pictures of frying pan bottoms. Duh.
posted by marxchivist at 10:20 AM on February 7, 2013 [2 favorites]


OK, Coruscant, Tatooine...
posted by Kid Charlemagne at 10:21 AM on February 7, 2013


A quick check of the bottom of my cast-iron reveals yes, it looks like an aerial photograph of Mars.

(I love you, Lodge cast-iron pan, you make everything so easy and wonderful and bright)
posted by The Whelk at 10:23 AM on February 7, 2013 [1 favorite]


That's no moon--it's a frying pan.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 10:25 AM on February 7, 2013 [4 favorites]


Are those photos filtered?
posted by shothotbot at 10:26 AM on February 7, 2013


This close they always look like planets. But, nope, you're looking at frying pans.
posted by griphus at 10:29 AM on February 7, 2013 [2 favorites]


Which one's Europa, and which one's a frying pan? Tonight on Qi!
posted by Chutzler at 10:39 AM on February 7, 2013 [6 favorites]


Yeah, I was reading the internet a couple of years ago too.
posted by humboldt32 at 10:41 AM on February 7, 2013


My favorite old cast iron pan, but the inside, with some olive oil.
posted by HuronBob at 10:42 AM on February 7, 2013 [2 favorites]


Neat!
posted by carter at 10:44 AM on February 7, 2013


Set coordinates for the planet Calphalon.
posted by orme at 10:49 AM on February 7, 2013 [4 favorites]


Proof that one can find beauty anywhere.
posted by one teak forest at 10:50 AM on February 7, 2013


They look like shields
posted by grobstein at 10:50 AM on February 7, 2013


Here's the images in the "Devour" collection on Christopher Jonassen's web, which has more of his galleries.
posted by filthy light thief at 10:53 AM on February 7, 2013


I love posts like this where everyone gets all excited and nerdy. Thanks grumblebee.
posted by sweetkid at 10:57 AM on February 7, 2013


Fabulous!
posted by OmieWise at 11:07 AM on February 7, 2013


Which one's Europa, and which one's a frying pan?

There's also the mystery of Callisto.
posted by IvoShandor at 11:11 AM on February 7, 2013 [1 favorite]


Which one's the moon landing sound stage?
posted by kmz at 11:19 AM on February 7, 2013


Beauty is where you find it... plus, what a wonderful rationale not to do dishes! I‘m not lazy, I‘m an artist!
posted by Jughead at 11:20 AM on February 7, 2013


What? Hasn't everyone taken pictures of the bottom of a skillet? Here's mine: One, Two [self-links]
posted by aubilenon at 11:45 AM on February 7, 2013 [1 favorite]


ALL THESE PANS ARE YOURS EXCEPT CIRCULON ATTEMPT NO FRYING THERE
posted by Ratio at 11:47 AM on February 7, 2013 [6 favorites]


They look like planets or moons.
I love things like this - the beauty of metal, of rust, of man-made objects scarred by use, of ripped posters and the underside of bridges.
posted by Charlemagne In Sweatpants at 4:48 PM on February 7, 2013 [1 favorite]


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