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Published: 2013-06-19 21:06:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 13104; Favourites: 300; Downloads: 37
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Acrylics on 50x80cm canvas. Commisioned work. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" but in the case of Narcisus the saying takes a nice turn. Technique inspired by Agnes Cecile. The flower is made of leather, glued and painted over.Related content
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Thank you for your critique! I might get one more star for technique when you see the detail on the flower 
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Yes, yes, yes!! I LOVE IT e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s⦠" width="15" height="15" alt="
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Thank you! This frontal picture of the painting does not show the volume of the flower, I will add a detail picture very soon
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I have to say I absolutely adore this piece. It is different from most of the pieces I've seen of yours in that is it
A. Violent and brutal
and
B. The portrait is not as abstract in that the person has eyes nose and a mouth, though I also love your abstract images of people as well.
I love this image because of how obviously grotesque it is and yet how very nice it is to just look at it. The color use is amazing as always; SO much texture and the shocking bold colors against the pastels is lovely.
The reason I marked down originality is because unfortunately I have seen Agnes Cecile and other artists take the concept of color exploding from one or both eyes and beat its head on the ground repeatedly until there was nothing left of it. However yours is original and unique despite that because I feel like I know exactly what happened to this child and the painting feels like you captured the precise moment that it happened, whereas the other paintings i've seen feature ambiguous colors that just float around aimlessly
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Thank you so much for my first critique! I wanted to try the eye thing for myself and also I was curious how the whole dripping technique would work in acrylics rather than watercolor. I was commissioned to tell the story of Narcisus, about his terrible faith but how good it must have felt. So bright colors for happiness and the amazed/scared look on his face when he sees his reflection and the downfall begins. Initially it had a hand reaching out of the canvas but it kind of got in the way of the dripping thingies and I wanted a clean look. I'm thankful for the high grades
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No problem! I use acrylic paints for the watercolor parts in my paintings so I don't really know the difference between watercolor and acrylic I guess but the 'dripping thingies' are one of my favorite things to use/see in paintings. I'm not sure why, I just can't get enough of them. I also really like your Atlas painting. I also did an atlas painting (which I did before I found yours, thank god or I might have just copied it exactly) but I like to look at yours because it looks like a more three dimensional image of the same person from a different angle
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I love your Atlas painting!
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Thank you! i love yours!
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That expression is so powerful!
any chance did you use as reference kanyako saeki? Β or as inspiration? Β you cannot deny, the resemblance is uncanny! XDΒ
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actually it was a photo of a baby crying for the very first time
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Great title (expresses my feelings when I look into a mirror & see my face marked by age, disability & disease) Excellent emotional & evocative piece
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Thank you, I'm glad you can relate to my work
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Wow this is really cool. Β I have to agree with one of the statements in the critique by Gitta-Mikk. Β You totally captured the exact moment of the color exploding from her.
Β I especially like how the mouth is agape. Β This truly portrays how unexpected and unprepared this girl is for what's happening to her. Β But then again who could be prepared for something like that. Β Truly amazing piece of art. Grotesque and stunningly beautiful all at the same time.Β
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Thank you! I never intended the grotesque part but it's ok
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Oh well... your welcome. Β And intended or unintended Β this is still a great piece. Β
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Your paintings are so good! For some reason, they remind me of Lady Gaga
Odd and colourful.Β Β
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Β This is actually lady gaga in a mcqueen dress
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Great piece of work!
Thanks for sharing...
Featured in Daily Inspirations in hangaroundtheweb.com
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I've seen a similar painting and style
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Yes, Agnes Cecile was the first
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for me,I think this is better than Agnes Cecile
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you wrong)
There are good and bad singers, and I'll never listen to a singer whose voice is bad)but all music is art
anyone can cook, but not everyone can cook well,and...all of this just a big art
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I totally agree with what you say. All art has a craftsmanship embedded in it and that skill can easily be compared and quantified. I can agree to the fact that a french chef can make sushi but I doubt he could do a dragon roll in under 2 minutes, with the right finish, and serve it at the peak of it's flavor, as a 80 year sushi master would. But if he wants to make a dragon roll, tries and fails, maybe even eats it, he might not even feel the subtle differences of flavor since all the ingredients are there, in the end he made a sushi roll... bad roll. All rolls starts bad.
Painting of mine from 6 years ago seem really bad. Ugly. I should feel bad when some says "you made that horrible shit" but I know that without the bad work I could not have come to the style and finish I'm able to do today. I'm sure it will be the same 6 years from now...I would hate not to move forward, I want each painting to be different and my art to change with me. Most people stop evolving when they mastered their craft
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now I feel that I am hungry
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EHdOC... check this out
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wow! awesome work! love the colours and expression
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Thank you! I'm glad you like it
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