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Published: 2010-08-07 07:20:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 19045; Favourites: 728; Downloads: 6641
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This is one of my newer sculptures (one of the two dozen half-finished projects I started this last month that I actually managed to finish). I'm not even sure what I originally intended with this piece, other than being inspired by deep sea angler fish.I put a lot of work into sculpting the details, and then ended up obliterating much of that detail because it made this piece look too much like a model of a real fish, and it's not a real fish, it's a strange entity from my subconscious, perhaps masquerading as a fish. Anyway, I'm glad I made those changes, because otherwise I think it would have ended up as a much tamer piece.
The materials that went into it vary, but it's mostly sculpey, with a lot of acrylic medium on top.
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Comments: 61
very cool!, love the way you work with sculpey!
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Very cool though a higher res image would allow us to see more detail.
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If your subconscious is hanging out in the depths of the ocean, you need to find this photography book: [link]
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This fish is sick 
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I really love the organic menace behind this piece. The artist did a fantastic job of layering color and texture, and it almost reminds me of a mat of algae or bacteria that has seen fit to disguise itself as a fish, or perhaps a clump of particularly fetid psyche that has grown and festered in the mind, gathering strength before launching itself after its prey.
I was also impressed with the fact that the artist removed details he had placed previously. Many artists, myself included, can tend to believe subconsciously that more detail is better, and that intricate and accurate details create wonderful art. Well sometimes, but as Michael Shephard has shown us obviously lifelike detail is not valuable in certain situations. Were this sculpture to have more life-like features, it would cease to have such a wonderful psychological impact and become more like one of those singing bass you see inside bars.
Thank you Michael, for championing the eraser. Just remember that erasing details can lead you to the conclusion that
Ann Lies.
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Dood... This is beautifully eerie. The head reminds me of the sheegoths from Metroid Prime... [link]
The amount of detail here is astounding... and in my opinion, this is a masterpiece.
Keep doin' what you do, mate.
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Yeah, I can see some coelacanth in there (especially the fins), but it's clearly an original fantas/horror fish.
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I don't know why....but i find the fish very beautiful... .__.
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zombie fish or maybe radioactive fish, anyways looks awesome creepy at the same time, i would like to pet it
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I like it. It looks scary, Yet I still think that it looks sweet.
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I want to meet your grandma.
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Oh wow! What a bizarre and at the same time, strangely beautiful sculpture! Congrats on the DD!
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sea monster *o* I would even place some led lights behind it. Would creepy me out at night ^-^ Gratz on the well deserved DD
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Wouldn't surprise me if they found this..THING beneath the sea
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Ewww, looks like some fish from the Hudson. Pollution is a terrible thing. Way cool. I can see it on the shelf of the Oddities store.
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This fish, with its look, would be a very succesful predator. Neat!
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This is absolutely amazing! Its like a cross between the angler, and a weedy sea dragon.
I cannot describe how much I like this, congrats on the DD!
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This surprisingly doesn't have that many comments! (yet?)
I think it's hauntingly beautiful. Amazing work 
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