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Published: 2011-09-10 08:29:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 657; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 0
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Description I was told years ago in Art History class that in Chinese Art, horses represent the peoples of China; in contrast to the Dragon or the Panda, which are respectively symbols for Imperial China and the People's Republic.

I was meditating on the above last week while I ran into an equestrian statue in East London. As I was drawing I started to think about The sheer unfairness of society as it stands at the moment.

We live in times when the High-Flyers and "Gods" of the banking sector get away with ruining people's lives without any accountability or punisment. Our governments go to murderous wars to pillage other countries in our name and without our consent.

As a result of my socially-conscious meditation, the drawing started to turn darker and darker. As things stand now, we are facing a dark future and I truly feel sorry for students today as they will have to work really hard to pay in taxes for these rats' carelessness...if they are lucky enough to find jobs.

My Art History professor was right: A band of horses represent not only the people's of China but the peoples of the world. An opressed nation is like a horse born to run, but whipped to work endlessly. Horses are sometimes harnessed to carry their masters into battle, just to find an unjustified death in the battefield.

In the other hand, a horse can throw the rider of his seat and run free. Also, few things in nature are more powerful than a stampede...and maybe this is what masters fear the most: an unstoppable band of horses stampeding into an open field.

Horses are born to run free. How foolish to stand in the way of their destined freedom.
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Comments: 22

PinkFluffehUnicorn98 [2014-04-24 14:16:51 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing!

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MightyMelleR [2012-06-14 04:01:28 +0000 UTC]

I really dig the cloudy background! Well done!

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mitengu In reply to MightyMelleR [2012-06-16 20:03:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot! In London we've got plenty of clouds for inspiration

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asmuchospossible [2011-11-05 15:17:15 +0000 UTC]

do you go art school or just for fun?

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mitengu In reply to asmuchospossible [2011-11-06 23:51:52 +0000 UTC]

Never been to Art School formally... and I do it to express my ideas and impressions Thanks for asking!

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asmuchospossible In reply to mitengu [2011-11-07 17:24:51 +0000 UTC]

hehehe if have chance go, make development, or do it at home

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mitengu In reply to asmuchospossible [2011-11-14 00:19:26 +0000 UTC]

home sounds like my kinda plan

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asmuchospossible In reply to mitengu [2011-11-15 19:40:17 +0000 UTC]

and instead of paying tuition fees you can but sweet and sour chiken DD

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mitengu In reply to asmuchospossible [2011-11-29 00:51:59 +0000 UTC]

Yes!! sweet and sour's the best

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asmuchospossible In reply to mitengu [2011-11-29 10:39:54 +0000 UTC]

i might have meant put instead of but,

sweet and sour chicken mmm me love it long time!

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AzzahAbdulRahman [2011-09-22 01:19:40 +0000 UTC]

OMG I NEED TO LOOK AT IT OVER AND OVER to be able to comment properly !!!!

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mitengu In reply to AzzahAbdulRahman [2011-09-25 01:06:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! how have you been?

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Klaud-Strife [2011-09-13 10:28:38 +0000 UTC]

I love this work.

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mitengu In reply to Klaud-Strife [2011-09-13 23:21:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!! nice to see you back

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GrandMaster-J5 [2011-09-11 10:50:23 +0000 UTC]

Woah dude! Long time. I have so many watched artists that I tend to miss everyones pictures
Not been on DA that much due to work sucking my bits and peices off! (no, I'm ot a rent boy before anyone says anything )

Really loving this pic! The black and white contrasts make it look really dramatic. It's added a dofferent tone to your work on this one with the water colour too
More Black and white's please!!

Dramtic Horse is Dramatic!

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mitengu In reply to GrandMaster-J5 [2011-09-13 23:35:22 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha! nice to hear from you, work is giving me a beating too - Summer is over and the farthest I went this year was Newcastle! I think I will definitely stick to black and white...I'll do a few more horses too (Dramatic Horse ...that's gonna be the name of my next piece - whatever it is, hahaha!)

Take care

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GrandMaster-J5 In reply to mitengu [2011-09-14 00:56:59 +0000 UTC]

Summer actually came? Damn, I must have missed it when I popped to the bathroom that time

Newcastle eh? Think yourself lucky mate. The farthest I went outside of London this year, was a weekend in Cambridge!

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mitengu In reply to GrandMaster-J5 [2011-10-05 23:51:10 +0000 UTC]

Well, last weekend was unbelievable in terms of weather...but we're back to rain now Cambridge it's alright, I have a friend who's living there at the moment and he's loving it. European Holidays are a thing of the past - with the current economic climate a trip to Swansea by National Express is the new Barcelona by Easyjet!!

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agrusann1 [2011-09-11 06:32:23 +0000 UTC]

I love your picture, You comments are thought provoking, and we could surely use some thinking right about now. This country is in a downward spiral, the stampede cannot start too soon.

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mitengu In reply to agrusann1 [2011-09-13 23:26:18 +0000 UTC]

Well, Britain is in no better position at the moment. I think people are really fed up and things like Anonymous and Wikileaks are picking up.

Thanks for visiting!

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OctopusGames [2011-09-10 13:06:30 +0000 UTC]

Solid work, my friend -- on the drawing and the ruminations of the banking cabal that runs this war planet.

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mitengu In reply to OctopusGames [2011-09-13 23:30:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for visiting and reading. I believe we are at a crucial moment; people had enough of an unaccountable upper crust that gets away with bloody murder (literally!).

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