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Something a little darker, a little more personal, after all the bright and colorful stuff I did recently.

One thing that really bothers me about our culture is the way war is not just played down, but almost glorified. We're all a part of it, actually guys like me might be the main offender. Videogames like CoD and GoW are essentially a form of pornography, and I find it honestly worrying that one of the most terrible things humanity has brought on itself is handled in a way that makes it seem attractive - this is what I tried to put into this image. I'm not sure as to what way is the best to make a point - show it clearly? But people are desensitized and might even think it's awesome, hurr hurr all the gore that's cool man. No, it's not fucking cool. So, say the opposite instead? It might be misunderstood or seen as pretentious. Hurr hurr, you just want to paint a sexy chick yourself and then afterwards say you put thought into it.
Hard to say. Perhaps I should just keep my mouth shut and just be an observer, not a commentator. It seems that until the start of the 20th century, at least painters have done that, most of the time. But wouldn't that be backing out of responsibility? I don't know. They say a picture is worth a thousand words but sometimes a point is more clearly made by using as few words as possible.

Understanding the world sure is difficult haha.


I actually finished this a couple of days ago already, but I wanted to let it rest for a little to see if I want to change anything aaaand because I've been doing this tutorial!




See you guys!
Hannes
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~ProphetStorm May 12, 2013  New member Hobbyist General Artist
VERY well done! A masterpiece.
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~Rereska May 7, 2013
The stepping on the flower is the most symbolic thing to me. But I really love this picture.
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Mood: Love ~The-Grey-Panther Apr 28, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Fighter jets roaring above a barren wasteland, while a solitary angel dressed as a woman of the night stands, holding a sword.

...The symbolism is so beautifully epic.
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Mood: Love ~SteamHead1880 Apr 20, 2013  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
Breathtaking!
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~Krysnha Apr 14, 2013  New member
I think i understand the picture i am not going to deni that i play videogames about war but i watch documentaries and i know war is the most stupid things humans do the image talks by itself an angel came down to earth to observe the stupidity that humans do with their lifes wath humans do in name of good, money, profit, resoures or in the name of justice, your work is epic, sad and inteligent thanks for the piece
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=Acaciathorn Mar 21, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
This is SO friggin cool...
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~Etsor Mar 6, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
it's sexy and mysterious, catious and dark, inticing and eye catching, this is really a flawless beautiful piece. love it 100%
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*crazyforthedesert Feb 7, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I agree completely with the point you're trying to make, but I'm not sure that would have been the meaning I took from that image without reading the description. Especially the jets passing overhead seemed a bit too, well, cool instead of scary. Covering her eyes is a good idea though, a strong hint.

I completely understand your quandary though. Having her walk through a field of carnage and bodies might seem triumphant instead of horrible.
One idea would be to have her pass through an endless field of gravestones, maybe with different designs to show the passing of time and the many different wars. Personally, one experience that really got me thinking was visiting one of those military cemeteries, and seeing, I don't know, fifty thousand, or how many, gravestones drives home a point that a statistic cannot, the sheer SCALE of that much suffering. Not sure if an image could convey that in the same way, though.

Not sure if this covers the exact same thought, but I was immediately reminded of the lyrics when reading your thing:
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Following that thought, it might be an idea to depict her as withered and old, to show that war is an ancient, ancient thing. Then again, that would attempt to show war itself rather than the seductiveness of it's glorification.
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Mood: Wow! ~AshGUTZ Feb 1, 2013   Digital Artist
After looking through your gallery awhile and coming back to this one, I just realized I know of you from past art adventuring. Wow, and to find you again I really feel like it's something I can't take for granted.
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~TheLastOfDays Jan 26, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
amazing :clap:
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