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zancan — I Fill Desert with Uselessness
Published: 2002-12-30 10:13:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 111205; Favourites: 1739; Downloads: 9801
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I evolve in the creative emptiness of my surroundings. Inspiration gone, my mind finds reasons to create in the shelter of my autistic world. All nude in this weak oasis and my feelings as well, I'm trapped in the jail that I silently build.-----
This is oil on canvas. I used an airbrush fed with diltuted oil paint to paint the sky (there is nothing moe dirty than doing this). I made very few sketches before painting it. At the end I don't like it that much, it looks wonky to me, the hand and thigh on the right look ugly. But there is lot of meaning behind, i just hope you'll catch it.
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This is real surrealism and there is really nothing wrong with it[I even like the hand]. The description is very understandable.
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This is lovely, just the use of colour I'm looking for in by book cover art contest. Details in my journal if you're interested.
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This picture makes me feel trapped. Like I can't do anything to help but it seems so unneeded anyway...
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no one has posted a comment on this in awhile, it is sooooo good, really surreal feeling, i really like the description too... the painting conveys that so well... wow, great artwork
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*sighs* autism builds a camadary sometimes, though, I think...
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I remember seeing this at GFX. Loved it back then and still love it now.
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How do you get the ideas?? You must be extremly creative..
Love the colors and all your pictures..They are so beautiful..
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Superbe piece de surréalisme, bravo! Je ne saurais l'interpréter, mais c'est vraiment bon!
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Well, I don't know all the meanings behind it, but isn't that the mechanical fish from your other painting? So does it have something to do with having a need to express yourself in ways other than conversation, even when there's nothing to inspire your creative drive? That's what it reminds me of anyway, since that's kinda like what I go through...and you end up becoming trapped in your own world because you have nothing to help you get your ideas out, and you sort of drown with them in your head...now I'm losing myself. I rather like this, so mellow and plain compared to all your others...very interesting. ~Kay
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i don't want to add anythign new.. i just want to say how i felt so related to this picture.. so are you free yet... amazing pantings..
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thats so awesome to look at
he's like the creator of earth or something
hehe
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Very seldom have I been emotionally moved by an artpiece such as I have been with your "I Fill Desert with Uselessness." What words could I possibly say, or give life to, to describe these intangible thoughts into something concrete so that another individual can look at them and fully understand what I feel inside? Alas, perhaps I do not possess this beauty; however, I hope that whatever feebile attempt I am taking now will somehow be enough.
When I first saw this piece in the thumbnail, I was captivated by the surrealistic view and the dreary, melochany colors in it. Thinking this was the full extent of this piece, I nevertheless choose to see the enlarged version; upon glazing at it, waves of vehement sadness, perplexion, and of course marvel consumed me. From the man completely exposed to the harsh conditions of his surroundings, the voracious branches of trees shooting up from the desolute earth to engulf him, and depth of the cloud less sky, everything is a wonder in its own right. Any "mistakes" you see are lost, to my mind anyway, in the complexity of design and symbolism of this piece.
You don't have to answer this little tangent here, just humor me if you will by reading it and maybe getting a good laugh from it. Anyway, the man, whom I gather is a reflection of yourself, is trapped in the jail that he silently builds, yet the title is "I Fill Desert with Uselessness." The man can't be creating something useless if he believes that this "jail" is the shelter in which he creates in a world without inspiration..... 
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This is much of a satisfaction for me when somebody is caught by the mood of one of my paintings to the point of staring at it for a long time and writing a great paragraph about the things he felt. My artworks are indeed a reflection of my own mood, a mood that stretches over months and that I throw on the canvas feverishly in strokes loaded with melancholy, introspection, needs, sadness, selfishness, empathy, devotion, love. Grab one of those and nothing I do remains useless anymore.
This uselessness I mention is relative to other people, socially speaking. Creating is not useless for me (it is a strong need that I can't go without fulfilling), but it proved to be useless in my relationship with others.
Thanks for stopping by, for thinking about your feelings, and share that thinking.
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She, not he but I guess I can forgive that grave misunderstanding. And thank you for sharing your thoughts to my comments--hope you don't mind me adding you to my watch, not that you really have a choice. See you around DA.
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I knew about your gender! I just did a grammar mistake due to my native language in which you use male as gender by default, when talking about persons in general. I guess. Sure I don't have a choice for you to add me, and it won't bother me a lot anyway. Maybe that way I'll get another of those interesting comment on paintings to come. See you!
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It's always good to see surrealism that is actually surreal.
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Tu as réalisé un travail réellement exceptionnel, digne des plus belles louanges. Est-ce une peinture "classique", ou as-tu réalisé ce travail avec une tablette? Les branches sont détaillées d'une manière qui me subjugue, cela fait dix bonnes minutes que j'observe le tout avec une envie incroyable... Les couleurs sont douces et bien choisies, j'aime leur homogéinité. J'aime beaucoup le thème surréaliste et un poil futuriste de ce tableau... Cela me fait penser aux couvertures des vieux vinyls de rock progressif des années 70, ou au travail de Siudmak. Absolument merveilleux!
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Merci, c'est presque trop, j'en rougis 
C'est bien une peinture "classique", avec des couleurs a l'huile qui tachent et des pinceaux avec des poils dessus, tous ces ustensiles etranges qu'utilisaient d'obscurs ancetres du temps ou DA n'existait meme pas (c'est dire!)
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Je t'en prie, j'ai pris beaucoup de plaisir à visiter ta galerie ainsi que ton site web. LOL oui tous ces ustensiles étranges... Pourtant, ça fait du bien de les réutiliser quand on est "digital artist", pour garder les pieds sur terre.
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Yet another amazing piece! Nothing looks wonky to me at all. Very good.
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Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The bush and the man look mysterious.
Shading and background is perfect!
Impressive!
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I love looking at older work. This piece is amazing, my only suggestion would have been to play a little more with bluish lighting from the object he's holding. Amazing, amazing, amazing.
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wholly fuckin beautiful!! this is GREAT...i am absolutely in love with it!! good work sir..truely great!
Samantha
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Really it is incredible, the expression, the colors, the scene.
It is an excellent job!
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Wow, wish I were this talented with oil! Great great work...goes to my favs!
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FANTASTIIIIICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC~~!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!
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wonderfull, i love how u did the blobs of water, very ncie
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realy nice work
I see and underwater world on that desert area
I love the colors a lot
and the render of it
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This is an awesome work! I love it! Gives me a rather feeling with me. THis is going to my fav!
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This is surrealistically fantastic work. Saw this in *enayla 's favorites. Now I see why. Simply amazing.
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so, i just died from jealousy. When i saw it i immediately thought of Salvador Dali...this picture is grotesquely amazing
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I really like how you are able to show the emotions in this piece of art
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I added this to my favs. I love it.
I am thinking about buying a print but I am kinda skeptical about the whole process....
Could you explain it to me?
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My God your works are all out of reality, trully amazing.
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your work is what i wish my work could be...amazing use of color / prespective / form / and emotion...it all makes sense
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Absolutely fantastic!! Love the anatomy and the feeling of it.
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