Four Philosophers Drawn as Blobby Icons in a 2x2 Grid

2x2 grid, 16:9, do this for 4 famous philosophers: INPUT: $ SUBJECT // If an image is supplied, treat the visible subject as $ SUBJECT.  // ------------------------------------------------------ // SEMANTIC REDUCTION // ------------------------------------------------------  S = analyze($ SUBJECT)  IDENTITY = {     silhouette     = S.minimum_recognizable_outline,     anchors        = top_3_identity_features(S),     expression     = simplest_readable_expression(S),     appendages     = simplify(S.appendages),     action_logic   = infer_characteristic_or_absurd_action(S) }  complexity_target:     semantic_information ≈ HIGH     drawing_information  ≈ VERY_LOW   // ------------------------------------------------------ // SHAPE COMPRESSION // ------------------------------------------------------  FORM($ SUBJECT) =     blob(silhouette)     + primitive(anchor_1)     + primitive(anchor_2)     + primitive(anchor_3)     + tiny_face_marks;  Rules:  - Convert the main body into ONE dominant flat irregular silhouette. - Remove anatomy that is not necessary for recognition. - Reduce eyes to dots, circles, slits, or deliberately mismatched primitive shapes. - Convert limbs / extensions into awkward sticks, hooks, wedges, loops, or noodles. - Preserve small irregularities rather than perfect geometry. - Slightly wrong proportions are desirable. - Make the subject look like someone understood it perfectly and then drew it in 6 seconds.   // ------------------------------------------------------ // DEADPAN EVENT GENERATOR // ------------------------------------------------------  PROP = infer_unexpected_but_semantically_interesting_prop($ SUBJECT)  interaction =     choose(         holding(PROP),         staring_at(PROP),         balancing(PROP),         wearing(PROP),         accidentally_becoming(PROP),         ignoring(PROP)     )  IMPORTANT: PROP should create a visual joke through contrast, not random clutter.   // ------------------------------------------------------ // PALETTE // ------------------------------------------------------  BASE = black_or_near_black GROUND = warm_white / dirty_white / paper_white  ACCENT_COUNT = 1  ACCENT =     choose_semantically(         red,         orange,         acid_yellow,         cobalt,         toxic_green     )  Use accent ONLY for:     one object     OR one body feature     OR one visual consequence;   // ------------------------------------------------------ // TYPOGRAPHY // ------------------------------------------------------  OPTIONAL_TEXT =     generate_1_to_3_word_deadpan_caption($ SUBJECT, interaction)  Typography:     crude bold uppercase     slightly uneven baseline     hand-cut / cheap screenprint feeling     no polished branding     no explanatory paragraph   // ------------------------------------------------------ // RENDER // ------------------------------------------------------  STYLE:     naive graphic icon     black-paper-cut silhouette     crude editorial cartoon     zine humor     imperfect ink edges     tiny registration errors     huge negative space  BACKGROUND:     nearly empty  COMPOSITION:         [ strange simple subject ]               [tiny prop]               CAPTION?  Mood:     confusing for 0.5 seconds     then immediately funny.  AVOID:     polished vector mascot     detailed illustration     realistic anatomy     gradients     glossy 3D     multiple accent colors     decorative background     kawaii overload  OUTPUT: A brutally simplified, oddly charming graphic interpretation of $ SUBJECT — recognizable through silhouette and 2–3 semantic cues, with one unexpected action or object creating deadpan visual humor.