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Published: 2013-01-08 05:01:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 1412; Favourites: 49; Downloads: 0
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Description This is my visual interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus. If you don't know the story then feel free to read the paragraph about him at the bottom of this description...

Tools:
5B - 9B graphite pencils
paper stumps
knead-able eraser
mechanical eraser
A4 paper

Any comments, critiques, helpful tips or hints would be greatly appreciated



Dionysus is the god of fertility and wine, later considered a patron of the arts. He invented wine and spread the art of tending grapes. He has a dual nature. On the one hand bringing joy and divine ecstasy. On the other brutal, unthinking, rage. Thus, reflecting both sides of wines nature.
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Comments: 12

chibichiquita [2013-02-13 13:10:31 +0000 UTC]

Love his expression, he seems to have one mother of a hangover!

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ArtIsLife88 In reply to chibichiquita [2013-02-14 00:16:03 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha I bet he does Thanks

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Onesapiensart [2013-01-12 02:07:44 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome very much!

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Onesapiensart [2013-01-10 00:33:51 +0000 UTC]

Now I want grapes! Great piece. Beautiful as always my friend. I can't take my eyes off this one. Thank you very much for sharing this!

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ArtIsLife88 In reply to Onesapiensart [2013-01-10 23:37:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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J-Styles75 [2013-01-08 05:26:59 +0000 UTC]

didn't he also create the lyre or am i mistaken? great work btw

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ArtIsLife88 In reply to J-Styles75 [2013-01-08 06:33:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you No... It is true that Dionysus played the lyre but Hermes made the first lyre from a turtle's shell. (I'm fairly certain anyway, correct me if I'm wrong )

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J-Styles75 In reply to ArtIsLife88 [2013-01-08 06:57:52 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome and correct. According to ancient Greek mythology, the young god Hermes stole a herd of sacred cows from Apollo. In order not to be followed, he made shoes for the cows which forced them to walk backwards. Apollo, following the trails, could not follow where the cows were going. Along the way, Hermes slaughtered one of the cows and offered all but the entrails to the gods. From the entrails he created the Lyre. Apollo, figuring out it was Hermes who had his cows, confronted the young god. Apollo was furious, but after hearing the sound of the lyre, his anger faded. Apollo offered to trade the herd of cattle for the lyre. Hence, the creation of the lyre is attributed to Hermes.

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ArtIsLife88 In reply to J-Styles75 [2013-01-08 07:01:05 +0000 UTC]

Haha well then... I've got no idea where the turtle shell thing came from

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J-Styles75 In reply to ArtIsLife88 [2013-01-08 07:12:03 +0000 UTC]

lol, i had to look it up. the turtle shell is what they were commonly made from by regular people.

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ArtIsLife88 In reply to J-Styles75 [2013-01-08 09:09:32 +0000 UTC]

Oh well there you go... I'm not going insane, there is a link to it

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J-Styles75 In reply to ArtIsLife88 [2013-01-08 17:01:17 +0000 UTC]

yep,

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