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Published: 2006-07-26 06:49:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 10467; Favourites: 134; Downloads: 265
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This is for =psivamp 's SurReal Awareness Contest.My piece is about anorexia (I hope that is quite obvious!). This is a subject that is very close to me (not that I have ever been anorexic), but many of the people I know have suffered eating disorders. And those disorders suck. So many symptoms...most of them ending up in death. So people, please, dont become anorexic or bulimic.
This was a cool piece to create. I had a lot of trouble burning the shadows for the rubs and stuff, but thanks to =DoNotAttempt , who showed me some tricks, I finally got it.
All of the stock is mine
. I hope you like it..or atleast the message.Oh, and the mirror is shrouded, or unclear. This is a representation of not knowing who one is, or self destruction. Take it in any way you wish, just know that the pose, mirror, and thing inside the mirror all have a concept.
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i love how this amazing piece is between two blehs on the search.
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it's unapologetically discomforting. how fitting for such an unforgiving disease.
She is literally & figuratively fading into nothingness & despair... or is she being PULLED into this vapidness- 'eaten' away by the disease? A little bit of both, im sure- and as the disease progresses, it becomes more of the latter- the disease takes over her, it 'devours' her whole, till she loses herself completely- ironically, the same battle is taking place on her physically as well- as it chips away at her confidence, her strength, & her soul, it's taking away bits & pieces of her flesh & muscle too. she is desperately reaching out from the grips of the disease. Reaching out for help? of course. but is she also reaching out for the "mirror"? The mirror that's just beyond her grip- hopelessly clawing her way to that which is unatainable- that which doesn't exist. no matter how skinny she gets, she only sees fat. no matter how much weight she loses, it will never be "perfect".
But anorexia goes far beyond, far deeper, than the strive for unatainable physical perfection. The core of the disease is the obsessive need, or 'crave' for control. Seeking order amidst the chaos. Controlling that which she feels she CAN control, to balance the rest of her life which she feels completely & helplessly powerless over. But another unfortunate irony is that, the more she compulsively counts input & output, and the more she deprives, for the sake of order & control- the more powerful the disease gets, and thus the less 'in control" she really is. So is that what she's reaching out for? Desperately striving for a sense of control, being uknowingly sucked away, & ripped apart in this strive for control & perfection? What a sad & incredibly lonely disease.
In terms of design, & composition- the initial focal point is the upper part of her body- the ribcage area- your eye is drawn there first, mostly because of the highlights of the ribs contrasting with the dark shadows in between. That area almost glows & beckons you- especially with her pose resembling half of a heart- or, more or less, a broken heart. But the lines created by this pose, immediately pull your eyes up around the curve, down the line of her arm, & then, splash- thrown out unto the mirror, where you stay. If you were to analyze this- it's her way (and/or the artists way), of bringing you through the emotions of this disease, & then spitting you out to rest in front of the mirror to look at yourself. how do u see yourself in this mirror?
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Thank you so much for your words.
You have pretty much put this better than I could ever think this could be written. Though this is a he
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Great work!
When you're anorexic you're loosing yourself for the mirror, if you loose the mirror it would be the badest thing ever...
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I see alot of meaning in this..
sometimes I struggle with anorexia, but then I figure im to lazy to give up my carbs
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(darn you PMS! DX )
i really like it, it tells alot to those unaware of their actions
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I hope you sort everything out with your anorexia !
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thank you
;_;
I currently am doing somewhat better
but the community I live in doesnt really doesnt help...
T_T
ah well..
you have managed to help me see through the physical appearance and how low of an importance it can be sometimes... and that helped me somewhat
;_;
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i featured this dev in my last journal entry [link] 
*Headz
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Has got a deeper sense... I have to admit that you catched the whole problem of anorexia and bulimia here, and you are one of those saying that it is killing- not sexy. I can't stand people saying that it is not a problem. It is really big problem and noone can say that it is good.
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yeah, awesome message...I too have known lots of ppl that were anorexic and for a time in this past year I was too...but I'm over that and thank you for trying your best to make ppl here on dA aware of this disease.
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wow. brilliant conceptual design. orginality for sure.
great use of tones and harmony of negatvie and positive space.
great work.
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This is so good 
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Great Work, The Message is Clear!
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thank you!
i really wanted that intense feel
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That is really good. It shows excellent detail. Ireally love it. You did a great job on the manipulation. Def. a
xoxtxex
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You are soo welcome. I thought I already commented and favourited but I guess I forgot!!
xoxtxex
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This is an outstanding manip, both in concept an in execution. Good luck on the contest.
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Wow ! It's amazing ! Your message is perfectly understand
Very well done !
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Powerful! I have a friend who suffered from it but she's recovered now.
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thank you
and recovery is good
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