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Conversion of St. Paul
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Oil on Canvas. 2006.Modern interpretation of the Biblical narrative. Paul on the road to Damascus.
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Oh, very cool. As everyone else has said, this does seem somewhat reminiscent of Caravaggio's work, though there are some nice differences. The colors, for one thing, and the subject's facial expression are both very good for giving the painting a more modern feel. Very nicely done, and congrats on the Daily Deviation.
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At first glance I thought this was a great photograph. But reading that you painted that...?! Absolutely amazing. And nice intertation, as well as a congrats on your DD.
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How ironic is it that I'm writing a paper on Caravaggio this very minute?
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I absolutely adore Caravaggio's original Conversion of St. Paul~ To see such an amazing rendition of a modern interpretation has made my day! Absolutely wonderful. Keep it up!
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I adore your interpretation. Especially becuase you can instantly recognize what painting it harkens back to. The look on his face is what gets me, I never thought st Paul actually looked like he was falling but I suppose thats becuase Caravaggio posed his model just kinda lying on the floor with his hands up X)
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It immediately reminded me of Caravaggio, the play of dark and light and the unusual angle. Very good!
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Love this! I just learned about Caravaggio's piece a week ago. Wonderful interpretation!
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I too am a big fan of Caravaggio. I really like this piece and am glad to see appreciation and reinterpretation of a true master. well done. *applause*
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Fantastic interpretation. I really enjoyed the quality and depth of this piece.
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DANG, that looks so real!! I love how its portrayed like in modern day
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Great idea; I love how this was executed! Well done!
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So does the car talk to him...?
In all seriousness, though, this is gorgeous!! 
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I have also thought about reinterpreting Biblical themes into a contemporary scene. This anachronism not only awakes an interest in religion, not because of it's beliefs, but because of it's narrative which is in fact really interesting, but there's a perspective to this scene that no one seems to notice, namely a philosophical perspective, which appears to me as a duality. The contrast between religion and technology (ratio). Combining the two may seem irrelevant, but it is exactly what 13th century philosophers tried to do, but this eventually led to the schism between religion and ratio. On the other side the scene can be interpreted as a scene in the spirit of the counter-reformation, which was also the intention of Caravaggio.
How did you interpret it? Anyway, the reason why I never painted a theme like this is simply because I don't have the talent. I'm glad someone who has did it for me. Thanks!
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Congratulations on the DD. A very beautiful piece. The composition and lighting are fabulous.
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Great concept! If this was a movie, I'd watch it!
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Very cool! Modernized, yet it still pays homage to Caravaggio. Very clever.
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I'm not religious.
But this is really neat,
I like how you use colors...
I thought it was an edited photo!
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The painting is great by itself, but the title won me over. Really fascinating take!
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That's an oil painting?????? You're crazy good!! ~freaking out~
I also really like your interpretation
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wow, amazing re-imagining. a modern caravagio
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Haha. This is great. I remember stuying the original in college.
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Woahhhhh, what an interesting concept--to do a modern interpretation! Really nicely done. I adore how you set this up in the frame, and the painting is just spectacular. 
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This is masterful. Wonderful handling of colour and light. You remind me very much of a modern day Caravaggio.
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Pretty amazingly emotional and dynamic interpretation of the narrative
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This is not only a very good painting, it's an interesting interpretation of Saul, who soon became Paul. Congrats on the DD. Thank you.
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Saul remained Saul and Paul simultaneously, one name is culturally Roman, the other culturally Jewish. [link] <-Bam
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Okay, I'm bammed. But he didn't use both names at the same time, in the same place, to the same people.
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Very interesting modern interpretation... and very well executed!
Congrats on the daily deviation!
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The lighting and composition make it an excellent painting. Congratulations, well deserved. .
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