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Published: 2007-04-30 23:50:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 1520; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 34
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This is also a part of my application to the Swedish art school Konstfack.Here the "mission" was to create a illustration about "living in the moment" or "living right now" or how you should put it... That's basically what "Lev i nuet" means on Swedish...
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Awesome!! :3 I can't express what I feel when I'm looking at this picture!
But I like it ^^
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The famous carpe diem concept 
As for the idea, I'm not a big fan of such a way of life. Living the moment regardless of past or future is practically ignorance, and the hight of such an ideal is complete ignorance to the point you are no longer aware you exist and therefor are no longer affected by death or suffering, a return to before creation (i think it's called increation or something).
But it's a passive way of dealing with human condition. I prefer a more active one, oriented towards discovery. With knowledge comes power, so total and complete knowledge (or awareness) is the equivalent of complete and total power. It's of course a hypothetical thing, as being all-knowing is regarded as impossible due to our human limitations, but we can evolve ourselves, both physically and mentally to the extent that we no longer have such limitations.
But if we become all-powerful and self-sufficient, then we no longer have a purpose in life, and our attempt becomes futile. That is why I believe in a balanced way of life, combining both ideals, bettering ourselves towards perfection as well as enjoying life and it's simple wonders.
If the post wasn't too long (hopefully neither boring) and if you agree with this idea, then maybe you'd like to represent the equivalent of the "active" approach to life or maybe realize one that could represent both ways of living fused together (maybe a cyborg Budda
Keep up the good work and good luck with your studies.
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Thank you for your thoughts, really. It's not often here at deviantart you get thoughts and feedback like this.
You have interesting ideas, and a cyborg budda or how to illustrate a all knowing human being, or creature would be a challenge I would love to tackle in the future.
Me myself is at the moment kind of mind boggled about life and how to live it. No doubt about it that I love to discover and gain new knowledge. But at the same time I feel like I have gotten in this "hamster wheel" kind of life where i just wake up, go to work, get home, sleep.. and time just slips away. but I'm young. And I need to figure out stuff. Gain knowledge
thanks again, take care.
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Yeah... there really isn't much more to say. As far as I can tell, this piece perfectly conveys the feeling you were trying to illustrate.
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Very nice perspective and composition. I also like the way you made it as if time was going superfast in a blur of motion that is hard to keep up with. I also like the "mission" statement for the picture. Very nice piece overall!
~Reb29
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Thanks, well that was the idea, buddhism is about living right now and not minding that much about the past or the future, while the world around rushes on.
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That's cool! That is one of my beliefs that one should not mind the past or future even while the world speeds onward. Here I should mention that I am Wican, but I also share some of the beliefs that a few other religions have, such as a small portion of Christianity, Buddhism, and Shamanism. But I am not an extreme Wican to the point that I would believe that I could fly around the world on a broomstick and make potions, such as this one mother believed on a Reality Televison show that I saw while I was flipping through different cable channels on my TV, and I think it is/was called "Wife Swap" or something similar. I don't remember the name of that show, but I found it rather crazy.
~Reb29
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Okey
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I agree with you about religion...it is very interesting. And I have to agree with you that the show is very bizarre
~Reb29
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Well.. that's not really the idea, and it's a train.. but thanks
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My bad.. I knew it was a train ..and I wrote bus! duh...
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