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Also a part of my Studio Arts folio on animal cruelty.And I wrote this on it for the Top Arts application:
"This artwork was produced to address my feelings towards the unsuccessful relationship between animals and humans. To achieve this, I affiliated animal cruelty with child abuse, using a toy rather than a real elephant. The elephant is smiling when obviously it shouldn't be, and its clown-like clothing was added for a sinister feeling."
Another couple of important parts of this work:
- the chains go far off into the distance, creating a feeling of the elephant being isolated and insignificant
- the round area of light on the elephant was used to represent the spotlights you'd see at a circus
- the horizon was curved to represent the Earth, symbolising how we are hurting and disrespecting something that belongs here as much as we do.
This would have to be my favourite out of all my final pieces... it took me about 2-3 weeks to complete.
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hey i see you are against animal cruelty. do you mind reading a poem of mine?? its to raise awareness of animal cruelty. its called "im sure they'll be home soon"
although im an AWFUL poet. but that's me, an awful poet who is still a poet. hehehe. please comment
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I love this drawing. The style and techniques you used kind of remind me of my style. I love it
The way you have chosen to represent your concept is original and really cool.
that's all
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A respectful greeting Hello, my name is Raul Chacon (Chaka) I am the creator of Propaganda Magazine, a virtual magazine whose epicenter is in Bogota and get participation from people from 20 countries, through this post I intend to invite you to join our 6th edition, which is dedicated to animal abuse, we want to protest in an artistic way and put on record our position.
I saw your work and believe it fits perfectly in our online graphics and also are sensitive to the problems of our fellow animals.
specifications are:
Double-page size: 848 x 600 px
Simple page: 424 x 600 px
A 100 DPI, the file must have your name or nickname and the email you send must include a link where you can get your job, this is part of the appropriations, which function as a button to access the portfolios of creators.
We are a nonprofit organization, we simply want to contribute to what we do.
Send the work and concerns to:
propagandalarevista@gmail.com
In advance thank you for your interest and collaboration
A big hug from Bogotรก
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"When I was a kid, what I liked most from the circus were the animals, but the elephant was my favourite. They showed great weight and size and fantastic strength...but after the show and until a few minutes before going bck to the scene, the elephant was tied by only a chain to one of its legs to a tiny stake buried only a few centimetres in the ground. And despite that the chain looked thick and powerful it looked clear that an elephant capable of destroying a tree in one movement could pull out the stake and run away. The mistery was evident. What keeps him there? Why doesnt he escape?
When I was little I asked my father who answered that he didnt escape because he was trained.
Then I asked the obvious question: if its trianed, ๏ฟฝwhy do they chain him?
I dont remeber someone giving me a coherent answer to that.
Time passed and I forgot the mistery about the elephant and the stake, and I only remembered when I heard of some circus coming. With some more years I found out that someone was wise enough to find the answer:
"The circus elephant doesnt escape because he has been tied by a stake since he was very little, very little..."
I closed my eyes and imagined the little elephant just born, tied to a stake. Im sure that in that moment he pushed, pulled, pushed and sweat trying to free himself. And despite all effort he couldnt. The stake was certainly to strong for him. Im sure he slept tired and next day he tried again, and the next day, and the next day....
Until one day, terrible for his history, he stopped trying, and accepted his impotence and resigned to his destiny.
That enourmous and poweful, that we see on the circus, doesnt escape because he believes, poor, that he cant.
He has some register and memories from the impotence he felt short after being born, and whats worse is that he has never asked or tried again if he could do it."
Jorge Bucay
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This is amazing!
And all the little things, like the circus spotlight, make it even more important for me...
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this picture really inspires me. at the moment i'm working my big end of year art work for year 12 and i've chosen to do animal cruelty. you've displayed it well. i like how you have alot of meaning in this as well.
i've only done 2 pictures so far:
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just wondering, what do you think?
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thank you so much for your comment. I appreciate it.
I really must commend you for choosing animal cruelty; it's a very interesting, difficult and emotional topic to explore. I'll definitely have a look at your work and give some constructive criticism. Best of luck with all your studies.
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well you deserve it. X3
yeah, i've always been against animal cruelty and i want to get some people to think about it. i like the saying 'one voice can be heard in a crowd'. thanks! i appreciate it. ^^ i'll do my best!
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