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Published: 2010-04-23 21:05:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 1704; Favourites: 43; Downloads: 23
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Description "He does not love the things he knows...there remains for him nothing left of knowledge to hunt down except the absolutely detrimental...like the drunkard who ends up drinking absinthe. Thus in the end he lusts after Hell--it is the last knowledge that seduces him. And it too proves a disillusionment, like all knowledge!...for the whole universe has not a single crumb left to give to this hungry man." -- Nietzsche


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Comments: 16

sidetrack1 [2013-06-26 20:18:51 +0000 UTC]

Pictures cool,like straight outta Gaiman's Sandman if there was a story about Delirium in cyberspace.The Nietzsche quotes creeps me out though.Anyone knows what it means?.

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a289e895ae45e84baa96 [2012-03-26 03:17:49 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome!

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metalromantica [2011-09-30 03:52:33 +0000 UTC]

love this one...great artwork!

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Luigifan18 [2011-01-11 05:16:07 +0000 UTC]

Hey. Do you mind if I use this as the artwork of a custom Magic: The Gathering card I've designed?

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lithium112 [2010-08-28 02:32:28 +0000 UTC]

hmm wow something to remember

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Blaumohn [2010-06-03 15:54:58 +0000 UTC]

You've been featured [link]

Support yourself & the News Article by clicking the in the top left corner of the article!

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Dark-Epithymia [2010-04-29 21:43:25 +0000 UTC]

awesome stuff.. you can really see the intention behind the work,. loving this style.

truly epic.

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blibla48 [2010-04-29 11:49:57 +0000 UTC]

Very nice!!! I really like the colours, and is that a picture of La Roux? Anyways this is really good

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MattSpire In reply to blibla48 [2010-04-29 15:04:05 +0000 UTC]

Haha, no! Though I can see that.

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Borruen [2010-04-28 21:02:55 +0000 UTC]

great concept behind it great execution as well instant fav ! wish I could do some conceptual/surreal stuff like that x(

haha nice job

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MattSpire In reply to Borruen [2010-04-28 21:06:21 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure you could, anyone can.

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TerraRhapsody [2010-04-28 11:55:03 +0000 UTC]

Such a creepy and bizarre piece. Great use of the pages and diagrams in the background, but i do love the rather damaged or fragmented person in it too- like knowledge is a bad thing because it has bad effects as well as good.

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MattSpire In reply to TerraRhapsody [2010-04-28 14:30:23 +0000 UTC]

Something along those lines.

He does not love the things he knows, but has spirit and appetite for an enjoyment of the chase and intrigues of knowledgeβ€”up to the highest and remotest stars of knowledge!β€”until at last there remains to him nothing of knowledge left to hunt down except the absolutely detrimental; he is like the drunkard who ends by drinking absinthe and aqua fortis. Thus in the end he lusts after Hellβ€”it is the last knowledge that seduces him. But it too proves a disillusionment, like all knowledge! The whole universe has not a single morsel left to give to this hungry man. – Nietzsche

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TerraRhapsody In reply to MattSpire [2010-04-28 14:59:11 +0000 UTC]

ah- an interesting thought!

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TheCreativeJenn [2010-04-23 21:40:53 +0000 UTC]

Well now! Look whose finally popped their fantastic art in my inbox. As expected, it's inspirational and vibrant. Keep up the good work, man. Miss you.

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karnivalinkorperated [2010-04-23 21:10:31 +0000 UTC]

brilliant.

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