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Published: 2017-01-01 16:53:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 485; Favourites: 6; Downloads: 0
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Piece done in commemoration of the ending of the year 2016.Related content
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This is rather spectacular. (A... German feeling to it, though).
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Thanks for saying so.
The script might lend itself to that I guess, though it's not an eagle, but a peacock (or possibly a peahen, I'm not sure which). The type of animal, and coloration, is directly related to the source of the quote, but it is obviously represented out of context to create something new.
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Yeah, the script definitely made the connection possible, but it was the choice of colors that really brought it on (I'm normally desensified to connecting Textur with the Reich, as they actually used Fraktur or Schwabacher or something, but these colors, and the crisp edges produced by the intricate shading you applied, just struck me).
Of course it's a peacock...hen, a lovely one. What a lovely way of overlaying the "And" on top of it, btw.
...Wait. Is that really from Kung Fu Panda 2?
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Hmm, OK. For me, black, red and white are the most traditional colours of calligraphy and not particularly associated with any regime. I can't say I see the connection myself, but everyone sees with different eyes and experiences, and it is not for me to say what the audience should see or think.
The quote is indeed said by Shen from Kung Fu Panda II, and Shen is an albino peacock with red (and black, in his case) on his tail. But it goes without saying that nobody has made the association because of what I said above. If I had drawn it to resemble the stylistic design of Shen I'm sure a lot more people would have caught the reference right away, and would have had an altogether different effect/reception.
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Well, for one, I didn't see any of the movies. My bad.
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Well, then it's all new to you anyway. 
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