META → PATA
From Meta to Pata
by an Anonymous Party @ the College Of Pataphysics Under Brooklyn Underground (website)
meta.
The etymology of meta, from the Greek μετά,…
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Surrealism Vs. ‘Pataphysics
Surrealism Vs. ‘Pataphysics
There’s a (somewhat) fine line between surrealism and ‘pataphysics.
In French, surreal simply means “super-real,” and the idea behind surreal-ism was — and is…
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Closet ‘Pataphysics
Closet ‘Pataphysics
by P.A. Lopez
The stranger leaned forward.
“You’re back.”
Gold-rimmed spectacles caught the light here and there, like butterflies trapped in nets. Walsh could make…
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Tara Strickstein’s “Pataphor” at Next Art Fair/Art Chicago
Tara Strickstein’s “Pataphor” at Next Art Fair/Art Chicago
“Pataphor” is a an extension of “metaphor,” referring to an analogy taken one step farther, so that the metaphorical…
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Play “Patanoir” – Interactive Fiction
"Change the simile, change real world. Some similes are gateways that allow you to plunge into entirely separate worlds." | Creator Website
Pataphor (Book by Dutch artist Hidde van Schie)
Submission: Portrait of Monsieur Ubu by Nuncio Casanova
