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Themes in art...

Journal Entry: Wed Aug 8, 2007, 1:29 PM
I thought I would take some time out to talk about themes in art that interest me. A couple of these things, you'll notice, have never shown up in my own work, oftentimes because I don't feel I can do them justice.

1) Mythical beings of immense power that are forced to adapt to life as ordinary people. I do this with Dracaena a lot; the idea that a mighty dragoness would ever find herself eating icecream or playing Pokemon or shopping at Hot Topic just tickles me.

2) Characters that take other forms. Practically ALL of my characters can turn into something else. This can be traced to my obsession with Transformers; ever since I became spoiled by them, I've just never been satisfied with characters (or toys for that matter) that DON'T transform.

3) Petrification (well, no surprises there). There are probably essays all over the place trying to explain the appeal of this theme, but even though I'm an enthusiast myself I don't really understand it. I guess it comes from the same family as bondage...?

4) Disintegration of living things. Some of my favorite pictures are images of characters that are shattering, cracking, or dissolving in some way. It makes me think of diseases that cause a person's mind or body to degrade over time. To me, those are some of the scariest diseases, more so than any sudden death. D:

5) Biomech. I like things that blur the line between living and artificial. Like H.R. Giger's work, or the Mirrodin world in Magic: the Gathering.

6) Good characters turning evil, preferably by force (mind control etc.) but also by choice. Somehow I just don't care as much when it goes the other way (an evil character turning good). Except if it's Dinobot.

What are some of your favorite themes?

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  • Current Age: 25
  • Current Residence: Pennsylvania
  • Favourite movie: Memento, Children of Men, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Favourite band or musician: They Might Be Giants, The Decemberists, The New Pornographers, Less Than Jake, The Faint, The Shins
  • Favourite genre of music: punk, ska, synthpop, J-rock
  • Favourite artist: Aoi Nanase, Adam Warren, Joe Madureira, Mitsumi Misato, Kazuhiro Takamura, Ito Ogure(OH!Great)
  • Favourite poet or writer: Kurt Vonnegut
  • Favourite game: Castlevania series, Megaman Zero series, Disgaea
  • Favourite gaming platform: Nintendo DS
  • Favourite cartoon character: Filia Ul Copt
  • Personal Quote: "Don't fuck with a winning formula."
  • Tools of the Trade: Painter 7, Photoshop 7, 3D Studio Max 6, Graphire4 Wacom tablet

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~barrel-kun:iconbarrel-kun: 1 day 17 hours ago
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~Gojiro7:iconGojiro7: Mar 23, 2008, 3:04:44 PM
I like your work alot, do you take request's? and If so is there a Fee (don't laugh, im still new to devientart)
*lilith-lips:iconlilith-lips: Mar 3, 2008, 4:32:01 AM
Awww~~ such an adorable gallery you've got here! *_*~ I really must watch ya! :heart:

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Comission me, please! T3T ---> [link]
*ahkahna:iconahkahna: Feb 7, 2008, 9:42:14 AM
I hate how DA keeps knocking friends off my friends list D:<

*RE-ADD*

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=alexds1:iconalexds1: Jan 4, 2008, 10:25:27 AM
Thanks so much for the watch! Much appreciated :D
~veloxiraptor:iconveloxiraptor: Nov 29, 2007, 9:29:51 AM
Well, your scheme to get me to visit your page worked.

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~Meloncov:iconMeloncov: Nov 28, 2007, 11:01:19 PM
This post is fleeting human contact. We're all alone in this world, but for a moment we're alone together.
~Sirensomn:iconSirensomn: Nov 18, 2007, 3:32:45 AM
You are truly a great artist, and your comics are exceptionally amusing.

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Do ut des.
*Shoujiki:iconShoujiki: Nov 1, 2007, 2:31:24 PM
I love your style and original stuff, keep up the great work=D

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~inukuko:iconinukuko: Oct 28, 2007, 9:08:35 PM
wow love your art. what software are you using for your 3d pictures?
~Ken-ninja:iconKen-ninja: Sep 20, 2007, 10:44:35 PM
I just read all your Fate/stay Night comics......

I love you...


That is all.
*SutibaruArt:iconSutibaruArt: Sep 14, 2007, 3:57:27 PM
Thanks a lot for the watch. ^^
You have some really nice art

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~veloxiraptor:iconveloxiraptor: Sep 5, 2007, 6:31:20 PM
That's where I found it out :3

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"Each reality is but the dream of another, and each sleeper a god unknowing." -Venser
~MEIDOco:iconMEIDOco: Sep 5, 2007, 1:06:50 PM Mood: Joy
Suprisingly,you and ArgoForg are the very first ones to add me as your friend. Thanks a lot =w=

Hmm.. Did you knew that i made a new gallery through my post in the Solid Girl gallery?

Anyway,thanks again =w=
~Zerion:iconZerion: Sep 1, 2007, 7:23:08 AM
WoW!

Hot stuff!

anyone not watching something like this? XP?

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~ChaosCroc:iconChaosCroc: Aug 25, 2007, 11:43:29 AM
Thanks for the watch, dude!

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=elle-chan:iconelle-chan: Aug 22, 2007, 10:39:24 PM
Wow, thank you very much for the watch!

You have an incredible gallery here! Don't mind if I watch you back? :D Thought not! *Unpacks a tent and binoculars*

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=CrossMirage:iconCrossMirage: Jul 17, 2007, 7:53:04 AM
I saw your F/SN comics posted on teh *chans a while back. They're epic.

:iconover9000: internets for you! :heart:

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~PigeonKill:iconPigeonKill: Jul 11, 2007, 5:15:31 PM
Haha, well if you like to have a piece of Polykarbon.com come to you. Check out this group.

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PS: More petrification apple jacks/art posting please...
~veloxiraptor:iconveloxiraptor: Jul 11, 2007, 5:46:35 AM
Wow, that's going WAY back :O

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"Each reality is but the dream of another, and each sleeper a god unknowing." -Venser
~PigeonKill:iconPigeonKill: Jul 10, 2007, 11:10:33 PM
I think I saw you post on polykarbon.com a long time ago like two years? Good to see you keep making art :D
~Drakarsb:iconDrakarsb: Jul 3, 2007, 10:30:23 PM
Awesome work! Espeacially the stoning pics!
~veloxiraptor:iconveloxiraptor: May 31, 2007, 4:50:25 AM
LOL, the "you lost me" panel is my only lasting contribution to the 4chan canon.

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"Each reality is but the dream of another, and each sleeper a god unknowing." -Venser
~vedasisme:iconvedasisme: May 30, 2007, 9:37:13 PM
i really never realized you were responsible for "you lost me" until i saw your name on lurkmore.com

congratulations, you are an 4chan hero

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*IDontGetIt-Hojo:iconIDontGetIt-Hojo: May 27, 2007, 1:56:25 PM
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Gratulatoriations! :clap: I really like your art :D Very nice! :thumbsup:

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