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Dahlieka — 'Forgive me, comrade'
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"[...] But now, for the first time, I see you are a man like me. I thought of your hand-grenades, of your bayonet, of your rifle; now I see your wife and your face and our fellowship. Forgive me, comrade. We always see it too late. Why do they never tell us that you are poor devils like us, that your mothers are just as anxious as ours, and that we have the same fear of death, and the same dying and the same agony ? Forgive me, comrade ; how could you be my enemy?"Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet On The Western Front, Ch. 9
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All Quiet On the Western Front is by far my favourite book ; it describes WWI from a german point of view, with a very strong style.
The characters of this drawing are two WWII men, american and german, while the book's scene relates a WWI german soldier trying to save the life of a french ennemy. This changing was just a graphic choice. Anyway this scene could happen during any war...
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Hello,
Your deviation was suggested by *psylab for The F Word #10!
Click The F Word #10 (for new news style) or here (for old style) of the news article to see and fave it!
Take care!
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Cette oeuvre représente la maturité réelle de la guerre ...,
est un tirage extraordinaire de la guerre ...
mais l'histoire très triste, qui est la réalité de la guerre ...
THIS ARTWORK represent the real mature of the war...,
is an amazing draw of the war...
but have very sad history, which is the reality of war...
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I'm really moved by your work, and lines you quoted, though I've never read the novel. I'll go bookshop and search it tomorrow!
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Wonderful art... But very sad.. and very right....
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C'est marrant, si on ne lit que le titre sans la description, il peut y avoir double interprétations:
"Forgive me, comrade. I'm leaving you alone"
"Forgive me, comrade, I couldn't save you"
En tout cas il est très émouvant ce dessin, c'est une parfait illustration de ta citation! À L'ouest rien de novueau, faudrait que je le relise un de ces quatre je ne m'en souviens plus. Je l'avais lu en troisième, à l'époque je m'en foutait un peu de la lecture et je n'avais sûrement pas bien apprécié le livre à sa juste valeur.
Juste une petite remarque, le bras gauche du soldat alongé me paraît un peu bas.
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Ben je ne peux que vivement te conseiller de le relire ! Les cours ont tendance à dégoûter de la lecture (c'est une L traumatisée qui te parle), on n'apprécie les livres que lorsque l'on décide de les lire par soi-même...
C'est vrai qu'il y a un souci avec ce bras, j'essaye de ne pas trop le regarder >.>
En tout cas merci beaucoup
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That part changed the entire feel of the book for me... so sad.
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Very good drawing.
"All Quiet On the Western Front" is one of my favourite books. I particullary like that part you're talking about. I remember that when I read it T cryed.
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Good stuff. Great expressions, great composition, great color usage. Perhaps if you were looking for a way to improve it, you could add some shape to the dying man's chin. It doesn't look *wrong* but it does look kind of simple. Same with the friend... there's a kind of intricacy that could be added to their faces to really make this painting shine. I'm loving the light style, too. Great work.
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Congratulations! Your entry has been level up to brilliant gallery at keep up the good work!
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Really beautiful and moving. You actually made me well up with tears, your picture is that powerful along with the exerpt. Powerful, beautiful and heart wrenching... You made me lost for words...
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This is very touching. I love the way it was colored and how the air seems to glow golden around them as they embrace this fleeting moment in time. Either that, or it could portray the flames of war that are closing in on them. Either way, this is a stunning piece of art.
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;n; This is so sad ohmyword. ♥ Beautiful painting.
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I loved that book ; ; Wonderful drawing, it's so beautiful...
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only by seeing the thumbnail i thought of the same wonderful book. congrats for the beautiful and deep piece
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this is how war is. we are all brothers in war
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Beautiful. I love the quote paired with it, too. The man just looks so hopeless when he looks down at his comrade.
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The book is amazing and also is your painting, congratulations XD
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wonderfull painting... with powerfull thing behind it
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wooow good painting... and amazing quote... i only saw the movie version... and wow what an eye opener! the part i remember the most is at the end when the soldier is reaching out for the flower and gets sniped.
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So touching! TwT If only we didn't need to reach such point to figure it out...
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I cried the moment I saw this picture. Very well done.
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Ca m'a l'air d'un bon livre ! L'extrait et le résumé pêché sur wiki m'ont donné envie d'en lire plus en tout cas, je crois que je vais aller voir demain s'ils l'ont à la librairie du coin (avec un peu de chance) et l'acheter. C'est vrai que le titre est super connu, mais j'y avais jamais vraiment fait attention.
Un bon choix de thème pour une compo. J'aime bien l'angle et la lumière un peu sépia.
Merci pour la découverte
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Hey! I read that book, loved it! I heard there's going to be a remake of the movie sometime in 2012! I hope they do it justice.
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Wow, great painting, combined with a very appropriate and well chosen description. Thanks for this add, excellent!
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This is breathtaking and very touching. The picture accompanied by the poem really paints a picture of how tough war really is.
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It is amazing how you manage to make the picture along with the quote so emotional it sent tears in my eyes... it is so true what the author is writing, so sad... I am really a fan of your talent and art
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Omg this is so sad :,( I wish people would think of this..
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This is breathtaking.
It's shows us that no body want war but it will happen sooner or later.
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....and very nice picture! I was stunned when I saw it!!
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This picture reminds me of the movie Saints and Soldiers. Anyway I love it, can't wait to see more pictures from you
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This is incredible! I like this scene. It is impossible, yet incredibly moving. Hats off to this piece, I will definitely be checking out your gallery.
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One of my favourite books as well. This is a really powerful artwork, bravo!
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It's true, war is the greatest plague that man faces. U_U
The image is great though.
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wow it got to me....
it would be an honor to see this art work in [link]
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