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larkin-art β a parasapient tragedy
Published: 2006-06-06 23:23:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 7641; Favourites: 196; Downloads: 298
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she wandered out into the worldto find the truth ungilded
and as the paths of lies unfurled
she found herself bewildered
she dug a hole in which to hide
and locked the gate above
the more she found to learn outside
the less she knew to love.
acrylic on masonite, approx. 14 x 23" unframed
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There's a lot of amazing detail in this one, but I think the bows are my favourite bit.
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I would love to know what is going on inside you head when you create something like this. Amazing piece, with so much going on. The detail of the little frog prince coming out of the egg really caught me attention. Also, the texture of the woman's skin is very well done.
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I so very much love your works. you're really talented, you're a good inspiration. keep up the wonderful job!
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Was this a cover of The Sinner? Just curious, it is quite familiar...
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yay, you remembered! yes, it was...actually, I'm in the process of framing this right now for the HaLo show, it will be the first time i've exhibited it. Come see it in person!
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Ah, I figured. Just curious.
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This painting has set up house in my soul and causes me to twitch with a covetousness bordering on desperation. This IS the portrait of my personal darknesses. Not only is it just staggeringly beautiful, but I don't think I've ever so helplessly and entirely related to a piece of art before. The poem makes it even more perfect. I've only been this much in painting-love once before. And that one, I finally managed the excellent fortune to own, after longing for years.
I particularly adore the eyes and skin, in colour and in texture. And the wall. And the mirror. And the rose. I could compose love songs to this painting, though. Perhaps I will.
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you're too kind, thank you for your affection for the piece!
incidentally I enabled the print button, so it should be available for a print in a couple days...
usually how that works...
thanks again, I love your silver smithing and bow before your metal beastie skills!
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I lik ethis, it sits well with me, strikes a cord, well done
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Thereβs so much to look at and ponderβ¦ those crazy bows on her hair, tiny frog prince, dried snake skin and coloured eggs popping outβ¦ olives, nautilus, fading flowerβ¦ swiss army knifeβ¦ rose in mirror β¦ what could be infinity symbols on the baseboard and what could be birds on the wallβ¦ 
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thanks a lot! a lot of the symbolism is personal, though much of it is pretty traditional too...i do have fun with these still life elements
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very stricking and emotional. i like the piece of poetry that accompanies this piece. the figure is very good, morbid, but good. i like morbid after all XD the globed mirror is fantastic.
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thanks very much!
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Wow I like this one.. omne question.. is that long thing by her legs a snake skin, when snakes shed??
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yep, that's exactly what it is
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Neat peice! A lot of your peices are ...provocitive
We can live in this world, but don't have to be of this world...
Sometimes it can be so tough, especially when you can see through so much of the bull-shit...
Somedays...I feel like this...reminds me of one of my poems
Bury me so deep,
so I can breath clean.
The air where we walk is thick with dirt.....etc
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This is just...so awesome that I am completely speechless, I don't know what to say, this piece is completely absorbing!
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thanks a lot, i'm pleased you like it!
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another Larkin masterpiece...really great
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many thanks, you're too kind!
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I see so much philosophy in this painting. She is looking at the Rose ( which reflected in the mirror ) and she is crying why? The shed snake's skin is symbolizing her age.....
I see the birds on the background too and I love your suttleties with the infinity symbols )
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thanks very much, Fatima! i appreciate your attention to detail and salute your skills at deciphering symbolism
she is weeping with the pain of her own decay and imprisonment, and because of the regret of the loss of happier times.
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wow absolutely great!!! and as a swissgirl i quickly recognised the swiss-pocket-knife - yeah!!!!!
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thanks a lot!
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This one is amazing! The colours, the mood, the way she looks, the style...for me it's perfect!
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Wow, it's amazing! it actually gave me some sort of creeps for a moment!
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Wow, frog prince. I almost missed that. I love the snakeskin laying Easter eggs, that's a nice touch. The marbled effect on the skin is really pretty.
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thanks, Cyn!
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Amazing detail, Joseph. I'd be studying the nautilus shell, no doubt. (Is that a crowned frog coming from the egg?)
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thanks
yes...yes it is...sadly, this didn't really photograph as well as i would have liked...the colors look much better in the actual painting.
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This is great, i must say that i love the background the most, it's soo alive and vivid, almost makes me dizzy lookin at it, Great painting and a wonderful work of art!
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thank you glenn!
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And hence the moral of this tale,
Is how one should begin,
The truth cannot be found outside,
but only from within.
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kudos! good addition
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Thanks
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whoa...creepy...
the poem fits perfectly with the painting. too much knowledge can really make a person's environment harder to love.
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