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Description digital paint, Aug 2014
A speedpaint that became an obsessive slowpaint, and a tribute to the works of Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick.
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Comments: 21

UnusualCompass [2015-09-05 03:48:51 +0000 UTC]

"My God, it's full of stars." - Last transmission from David Bowman

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DaddyHoggy [2014-08-19 22:45:28 +0000 UTC]

Very "Monolithic" - great job.

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Wolflaz [2014-08-17 20:37:22 +0000 UTC]

Very impressive!
This artwork reminds me to a bit John Harris masterpieces.

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deure1 [2014-08-16 06:25:36 +0000 UTC]

Looks almost like the USB flash drive from Lucy haha.

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HannaEckert [2014-08-15 17:50:10 +0000 UTC]

Very nice

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LeeshaHannigan [2014-08-14 10:58:36 +0000 UTC]

Ominous!

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Balaskas In reply to LeeshaHannigan [2014-08-14 14:33:54 +0000 UTC]

"It's full of stars..."

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Mojo-Smileyface [2014-08-14 03:17:01 +0000 UTC]

Wooooooaaahhh! Love it!

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asari13 [2014-08-13 12:43:25 +0000 UTC]

io monolite nero

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Swietopelk [2014-08-13 09:04:08 +0000 UTC]

Also Sprach Zarathustra automatically played in my mind upon seeing this

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Balaskas In reply to Swietopelk [2014-08-14 14:31:52 +0000 UTC]

That's what was playing in my head while painting it!

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ErikShoemaker [2014-08-13 08:05:39 +0000 UTC]

very nice!

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jLundhArt [2014-08-13 07:07:30 +0000 UTC]

It's perfect!

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KTAJATBTB [2014-08-13 03:07:11 +0000 UTC]

Don't know how you were able to get such personality out of a rectangular slab of stone - even the final act of the film didn't quite capture the ominous and destructive qualities of the Monolith as an overseer of creation as you have done.  Very nice - I think both Kubrick and Clarke would be proud!

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Balaskas In reply to KTAJATBTB [2014-08-14 14:32:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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AriochIV In reply to KTAJATBTB [2014-08-13 04:24:59 +0000 UTC]

Agreed.

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sciencevsart [2014-08-13 03:05:10 +0000 UTC]

The Monolith...

It's epic, and I don't mean that lightly.

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TheSniper2 [2014-08-13 02:42:20 +0000 UTC]

Hello, ominous Monolith!

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Anastas2002 [2014-08-13 02:24:27 +0000 UTC]

BIG ASS SPOILER ALERT FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T READ THE BOOKS!
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Reminds me of the transformation of Jupiter as depicted in the 2010 novel.

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Arqueid [2014-08-13 01:36:21 +0000 UTC]

Even if you're just a monkey, you can't unsee it. And it'll revolve your brain evolution 10 times faster since now...

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MetalSnail [2014-08-13 01:27:10 +0000 UTC]

Very nice!!!

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