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Don't know of any painters, but some sculpters go on to make sculptures in death...

It is called sokushinbutsu...though there are probably other terms as well.

There are others who make other types of art in death. Those who self-immolate for political reasons are IMHO devout artists of the most serious kind.

"There are others who make other types of art in death. Those who self-immolate for political reasons are IMHO devout artists of the most serious kind."

Not to belittle their message, devotion or sacrifice, but as performance art it begs the question, "...but what do you do for an encore?"

Belittle away for these morons message, devotion or sacrifice

As far as your comment performance artists of...

..but what do you do for an encore?"

Their legacy is their encore.

Grill some hot dogs? ROFLMAO!

Suicide is another permanent solution to some temporary problem. No sympathy from me, whatsoever.

"The living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun." "There is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6, 10

Bottom line - the dead gain nothing, and have no memory while they sleep, until The Great Resurrection and the Day of Judgment.

Often, but not always.

Otis Reddiing, The Doors, Sublime, Tu Pac, Selena, Sublime, Joy Division, Alice in Chains and AC/DC all had success after death.

However, in all those cases, it is not the DECEASED, but the SURVIVORS who benefit from the death.

Some survivors certainly benefit.

I'm not sure about the deceased. Would be difficult to know for certain that they don't...though that is a reasonable expectation.

[^{"oy vey"... it is "almost embarrassing to admit this", but}]:

I have a son who (together with his beautiful wife) works at a Buffalo Wild Wings.

My last visit with them, I met them at work. And... he proceeded to show me his fidget spinner that he uses to keep his hands busy behind his back, helping him to maintain his focus while he takes an entire table's order, without writing anything down.

He always was supercalifragilistically ADHD... clear through finishing college. I'm not sure whether the fidget-spinner or the wife and two children, now, have the more pronounced effect on him. But, they are doing well.....(!)

"And... he proceeded to show me his fidget spinner that he uses to keep his hands busy behind his back, helping him to maintain his focus while he takes an entire table's order, without writing anything down."

Now that is impressive, fidget spinner or no. I would WANT to write everything down, simply from the 'Confucian Wisdom' of "Short pencil better than long memory."

....and broken pencil with no memory, is short gig.

Some people just have great short-term memory, and clear heads.

I know of a few restaurants where they don't allow the server to write down orders... probably from a study that makes the server pay attention to the customer....

Initially I was amazed when I first experienced this about 10-15 years ago. My experience with this practice as of late,... whether they write it down or not,... they still hose up the order. If I was to ask why,... I'd say its the culture of the generation.

And the insurance I pay, after the first time or two,... is reduced.