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Fishstrument
Published: 2008-07-24 21:35:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 11044; Favourites: 410; Downloads: 0
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Full Name: Fishstrument (Eugnathostomata Musicus)approx 10' long, 5' wide
made out of broken instruments, bolts, and some metal bars from home depot
the things along the spine are actually piano keys, but the white/ black sides are facing away from the camera
I got rid of the background because it was distracting, but i couldn't erase all of it without compromising the fish- so thats the weird dark fuzzy junk around the edges.
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Edit 2/2/2009
Thanks to all of you for the DD and all the favorites and comments. I'm thrilled that so many of you like this piece.
I have also added two additional views, though they are not fully edited
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Comments: 66
Oh, very nice. The sheen above it's head reminds me of an anglerfish.
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You should do a picture with you laying down next to it (or standing up, I can't tell if it's on the floor or in front of a wall/backdrop in the photo) . It looks so small this way.
Aside from that, beautiful work, clever title, extremely well executed.
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Very interesting and creative 
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Any tambourines in there?
And it would be nice if you could have edited out the glare.
Also you forgot the ratchet!
Among the smaller percussion, and quite possibly the loudest percussion, no amplification needed.
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alas, there are no tambourines. i was working with a limited supply of instruments. and i admit, the editing was a bit hasty. It's also very hard to photograph it now, as it is installed and hanging from a very high ceiling.
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blast.
But you should know it's inspired an idea for my second practical work in Visual Arts Studies. So thank you.
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Omg...this is beast..haha. I love it..so much.../breaksdownandcriesatyourfeet.
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wow! this is amazing! i love it <3 great job!! ^___^
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hahaha, that's brilliant!
so....where's the piano??
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Do you have more photos of this, from other angles? I'd love to see them. Being a musician, I find this really interesting and creative. It looks fantastic, I'm impressed how you used the different instrument pieces. Especially the drum heads, drum rims, and cymbals. The black belly part- are those from drum shells or something else entirly?
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I have a few more angles that i can upload, but it's rather difficult to photograph as it is installed in the peak of a rather high ceiling. The belly is in fact made of bass drum shells, and the end of the tail is all rims, as is the lower jaw. glad you liked the piece
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That is so original and creative! Absolutely fantastic, I wish I could see this in real life so I could take in the size!
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It scares me (reminiscent of a gulper eel. I hate deep-sea fish)! But it's still pwnsome. xD
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Great!! Instruments which are no longer able to do art, become art
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Very impressive, I'm going to have to show this to my friend, he would love it too, being another appreciator of music.
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Ohhh! I see a Clarinet! I SEE A CLARINET!! *glomps* -is obviously a Clarinet Player, XP-
I love it! LURVE!!!
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honestly, it was kind of a random choice, but once i thought of drumhead scales i couldnt get the idea out of my head.
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This is such an amazing and unique idea and design!
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^-^ This is brilliant! Wherever did you find all those instruments?
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thanks
all the instruments were irreparable, and donated by my mother, a middle school band teacher.
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Wow! That's not a very forgiving profession. 
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ah haha, please excuse me, but is this a tuna fish?
hehe get it? tune a fish?
anyway, on a more serious note, wonderful and creative idea, i love how you used broken things to make something eye pleasing and useful 
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wow...i think it proves that you are both brilliant and crazy 
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WOW! Thats super cool! I would love to see it in person!
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Delightful!
It looks like it could be something out of a surrealist fantasy.
(of course the first thing this reminded me of what Choe U Rams work)
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all in all, about 3 months
glad you like it
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