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“For God and Country”Pencil on Acid Free Illustration Board
22” x 30”
This work is part of an on going series called “Neo-Fossil. Inspired by fossils, their shape, their texture and history.
In this work, I am reacting to man’s continuing preoccupation at killing and dying for God and Country. I do this by representing a synthesis of religious, social and anatomical images. I try to bear witness to that moment when the next tenant of this planet finds proof of our existence, in the form of fossils. This is not a fatalistic view, but a deep respect for the powers of nature (e.g. God) to reclaim and recreate.
Thanks Nimra
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Reminds me from H.R.Giger's works! (except there are no alien penises or anything like that in it! 
Great work!
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mmm... delicious! looks awesome nimra 
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That´s amazing. Both in handicraft and visually, this is really good. I especially like what´s going on in the bottom half of the picture, where it seems to be fading away almost into abstraction.
A 
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Ehem. I will fave it once I find the bottom. I´m currently at a iMac in school, and they mess up this page very badly...
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great use of pencil as always..
we have a lot to learn from you!
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Armin, You know I always love your work 
I feel so unartistic lately, just don't feel like drawing at all. Maybe be it'd the stress from school work , maybe I'm just lazy....
Have you experienced the same thing before?
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Hello Isabel is nice to hear from you.
I love your new drawing, its beautifully rendered, I am also a big football (soccer) fan, I played seriously in the states for fifteen years, till injury, and old age, closed that chapter.
Thank you for your nice comment on For God and Country, as you know, I like to alternate the straightforward portrait work with the more conceptual endeavors. And I an constantly working toward a combination the two.
I don’t usually have slumps like the one you mentioned, but I do have days when I don’t want to draw, usually I just go to the studio anyway drink five cups of my horribly strong self-brewed coffee and it starts to jell. (On the weekends that might be beer)
I finally have a website, please check it out, let me know what you think?
[link]
Thank you
Armin
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How long did this piece take? As usual, your work is second to none in DeviantArt.
kurvwerk
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Very interesting. its nice to see something different from you. This is very detailed which is great. i love the brusting out sand stuff 
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I missed seeing this sort of art from you. While I absolutely love your portraits, I loved your imagination and imagery and symbolism more. Breathtaking stuff, man. Breathtaking.
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Hi Buddy wow, jaw smacked again, but this is really an exceptinal piece of work, wonderful composion, and teriffic effects , truly a reflection of your talent , and also I like the thought behind it , shame a few more people dont think along these lines.
brilliant work buddy just damned brilliant , I admire you, your talent and dedication, and of course all your works of art.
take care , stay lucky, Gunny
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excellent conceptual art nimra, i admire your skill in putting together an idea onto paper - definately a fav.
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Very nice, very deep. I really love the way you made it seem like a photoshop edited photo. All this transparent layers. Great job.
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wow. i like the theme of the work and how you chose to get the message across. great execution.
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What can I say??? Awe-Awe-Awe-some!!! You are in inspiration as usual.
Beth
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Amazing job on the textures! I love your work so much, it's just so amazing. Keep up the good work.
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people do some crazy stuff for their religious beliefs. I'm excited to see the rest of the series
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Awesome as always, and you even got my religion in there, sorta. Excellent job.
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Holy...Brilliant again Armin, and what a story behind it
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incredible...do the horns represent the evil people can be driven to do or are they more heroic in a viking type of sense
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Another awesome piece of work, I must say. This really shows how can you be inventive and not only copy faces.
+Fav
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No words....
you got a lot of respect from me, for the quality of this, and also yes, your thoughts on it...
yea, that's what comes to my mind: respect. Your description is simple, brief, and I don't know if I interpret it the same way you were thinking when you were typing it, but one thing is sure is that I absolutely like this piece.
pierre
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Very moving and thought provoking, I like it. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
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Excellent job. But I don't need to tell you that.
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this is definately one of your more interesting pieces. your most creative i should say. no doubt all your works have skill and beauty but this one jsut suprasses all of them.
simply stellar
godspeed.
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I really like this peice. Before I read the description i tried to interpret it. Its interesting how the idea of God and the Antichrist are present in this picture... it is like the mark of the beast on the forhead, as well as the horns on the head and the lack of anything in his eyes, and yet he is hung on the cross with the crown of thorns... the fact that the spine is showing near the bottom is important as well, because it exposes the central nervous system that is vital for functioning, and it is almost like there is no heart. He is inhuman. This is really interesting. You put alot of thought into your work, and it produces a masterpiece each and every time. Very well done. Sorry for being so long-winded, and i really admire your work.
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incredible work, i have no clue how the hell you can do stuff like this with just a pencil, it's quite amazing
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oh my sweet fucking christ. .... .have i mentioned how much i love your work?
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awesome. i love the face. especially the texture youve created. i wish i knew how to texturize like that. any tips???
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Beautiful.. reminds me works of Wojtek Siudmak.. [link] He is called 'new Dali' .. Well new.. He paints over 30 years..
Just amazing pic!
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not only is the execution amazing but the composition is great...though it's basically symmetrical i think it's nice how it's top heavy...also the textures are awesome...very nice work
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That looks really awesome! Great detail and shading, and I like the idea alot
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The Detail is amazing as usual, wouldn't expect anything less coming from you
The idea is amazing, all the symbolism you put into it. Poor kid the one that finds this fossil and has to analyse it!! hehe
Great work
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Wow. Simply stunning.
The amount of detail you put into the concept and the manifestation of your ideas really reflects your talent and dedication as an artist.
This is amazing.
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the old lie, Dulce et doecorum est pro patria mori
what hubris, to think they'd somehoe survive
or be remembered.
Liam
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excellent work.. such deatil shows lots of work and passion for the art.. great job
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Beautiful work as is everything you do. The textures are so lifelike. INcredible!
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*shew* you prove that it can be done without the power of machines. Amazing.
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wow! A very beautiful a powerful drawing! It's good to see some new works from you! Lovely sketch!
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You work wonders with a pencil man.
It's impossible to deny you respect. Hah...and that's the truth.
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great work! did u get parts of it from photos or sculptures, or was it all from ur mind?
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