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Published: 2008-03-03 16:28:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 14827; Favourites: 599; Downloads: 9
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Description So it's been awhile for a digital piece, hope you like it


As a once psychology major, I was intrigued by Freud's theory on the id and ego of the human psyche. It has been many years since those classes so my words may be somewhat off. But this piece is a self representation (aren't they all?) of myself and how the "id" and "ego" play in our life decisions.

We all seek pleasure and that constant feeling of euphoria, and our "id"'s only goal is to achieve those feelings without worry or care about the consequences of such actions. It is our "ego" that keeps the "id" in line, allowing us to think before we act, and to be able to foresee what may come of this pleasure seeking.

It is a constant battle that wages on beneath our skin and sometimes the "id" overcomes. Some choose to live only by the "id"s bidding and never realize the destruction they leave behind when seeking their pleasures. I have been through that lifestyle once, and as much as I enjoyed such pleasures in bountiful amounts....the aftershock of those actions can still be felt today.
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Comments: 65

kratos419 [2008-03-04 02:16:24 +0000 UTC]

awesome concept and great execution.

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BlazeTBW [2008-03-04 01:19:41 +0000 UTC]

Holy crapz this is gianormus!!!

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Blooper101 [2008-03-03 23:37:28 +0000 UTC]

Amazing stuff, and too big for my screen Nicely painted the theory there

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SixxFeetBelow [2008-03-03 22:58:18 +0000 UTC]

amazing colors and the anatomy is great

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bleddryheart [2008-03-03 19:55:41 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful outcome. I really like the meaning in this one, especially your interpretation, but I was wondering what became of the superego?

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ShawnCoss In reply to bleddryheart [2008-03-03 20:41:44 +0000 UTC]

Ya had to catch me didn't ya? I didn't include the superego.....unless you count the larger being as the super....hmmm maybe?

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deviant-eater In reply to ShawnCoss [2009-08-25 10:11:19 +0000 UTC]

The super-ego is the opposite of the Id.
Although the super-ego might look like the "good guy", it too has it's bad sides.

Let's say dieting for example.

The super-ego wants the person to not eat as much as possible to help reduce weight so that the person can achieve a certain weight. It will go to such lengths as to not eating at all. But we all know that one needs to eat to survive.

The Id will urge the person to eat to survive.
It will solve the problem of starvation but the id will want more to feed it's unquenchable thirst for pleasure which will ultimately lead to the failure of the diet program and if it continues further, will lead to obesity and poor health and ultimately, death.

The ego acts as the mediator and seeks to satisfy both without endangering the person.
So I think that the larger being is the ego and/or the physical person itself.

It's pretty similar to the shoulder angel/devil we see in cartoons only the angel is just as an extremist as the devil.

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bleddryheart In reply to ShawnCoss [2008-03-03 21:02:18 +0000 UTC]

Oops sorry! But a chance to catch the great Shawn Coss... how could I pass it up?
Anyway, we'll just say the large being is the superego.

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ravenmosher [2008-03-03 19:04:52 +0000 UTC]

nice one, ths, though I do think the id should be asleep...dunno why

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IncompleteMe In reply to ??? [2008-03-03 18:15:56 +0000 UTC]

We were recently discussing the roles of the id and ego in my morality class. Awesome piece!

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distroya In reply to ??? [2008-03-03 18:00:03 +0000 UTC]

I like to keep my ego and id as happy as possible. Best way forward in my opinion.

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FlyingPenguin67 [2008-03-03 16:57:27 +0000 UTC]

love the colors

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kybel [2008-03-03 16:30:31 +0000 UTC]

cool

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fatiguee [2008-03-03 16:29:32 +0000 UTC]

very nice interpretation

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