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Box Crusher by ~Alipants:iconAlipants:

Categories Traditional Art > Paintings > Surreal

©2006-2009 ~Alipants
:iconalipants:

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A man once lived in a faraway land
of firey skies and burning sand
he was swamped with fears
throughout all his years
of things he could not understand

Through labels he lived his entire life
In boxes he placed his beloved wife
Trapped without air
Closed into dispair
She died by her hand with a knife

Time passed but the man did not learn
Boxes and boxes became his concern
He gave in instead
Labels strong in his head
True freedom would never return

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The Box Crusher.

Funny how when your perspective of a person changes, art changes too. This is different than when I began.

He has two faces.... can you see them?

Thoughts are appreciated!

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*CaptainQuirk May 29, 2006, 5:20:12 PM
Wow, I see the difference! (I remember the earlier version). This turned out really well. I can almost feel the movement through deep space.

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:star:Rules are like paperclips: meant to keep things together, fun to bend, and easily twisted out of shape.
:star:There is no problem the human mind cannot solve or create.
:star:Step One is learning the ropes. Step Two is chewing through them.
:iconcaptainquirk:
*CaptainQuirk May 29, 2006, 5:20:55 PM
Wow, I see the difference! (I remember the earlier version). This turned out really well. I can almost feel the movement through deep space.

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:star:Rules are like paperclips: meant to keep things together, fun to bend, and easily twisted out of shape.
:star:There is no problem the human mind cannot solve or create.
:star:Step One is learning the ropes. Step Two is chewing through them.
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~Alipants May 29, 2006, 5:27:49 PM
Thank you very much! :D

--
Tender is the ghost
The ghost I love the most
Hiding from the sun
Waiting for the night to come
- -
~TheExquisiteCorpse
~TheSurrealArts
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~scott5353 May 29, 2006, 6:33:31 PM
You produce in such epic scale,it's difficult to really experience the force and drama in your images on a simple screen,this is so ambitious,with so much evident work and emotion put into it,that i feel in some way robbed of it's impact,i would love to see your larger pieces in a proper venue and really experience their influence on me
This is a very good work and i hope that everyone who views it recognizes your talent

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All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.

CHAZAL
:iconsicsided:
~sicsided May 29, 2006, 7:05:04 PM
amazing.

love how the boxes seem like static getting closer to him

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Delete Censorship.Org
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~Thead May 29, 2006, 9:19:14 PM
Impressive! Must've been very tedious filling all those boxes in, but it paid off; well done, I especially like the square/diamond protruding from the background.
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~Alipants May 29, 2006, 9:52:05 PM
Tedious? Definitely! But a great way to meditate on thoughts... :floating: When I was actually motivated, that is!

Thanks for the nice words - I'm glad you liked the background. :)

--
Tender is the ghost
The ghost I love the most
Hiding from the sun
Waiting for the night to come
- -
~TheExquisiteCorpse
~TheSurrealArts
:iconalipants:
~Alipants May 29, 2006, 9:53:17 PM
Thanks! :aww:

I love the static idea - very fitting for the initial idea, actually. He's static because he refuses to change his perspective on the world, and is getting buried in his own limitations.... well now you know where I was coming from! ;)

--
Tender is the ghost
The ghost I love the most
Hiding from the sun
Waiting for the night to come
- -
~TheExquisiteCorpse
~TheSurrealArts
:iconalipants:
~Alipants May 29, 2006, 9:58:41 PM
Wow. :wow:
That is a really really nice comment. Thank you for taking the time to look; I am very happy that it seemed to have moved you in some way. I have been producing art for a long time, but it is only recently that I understand how different each piece is for someone else - how you never can quite convey exactly what you mean to say... regardless, it is worth every agonizing moment that forces me to paint (I paint to release emotions) when someone tells you they have been touched by your work (or in this case, my efforts!). So thank you. :)
Your kind words really mean a lot to me!

--
Tender is the ghost
The ghost I love the most
Hiding from the sun
Waiting for the night to come
- -
~TheExquisiteCorpse
~TheSurrealArts
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