The Beast Within (please read artist statement)

Though I suppose it is made of photographs, I don't really think it is a photograph. I guess it strikes me as MTV strikes me, as having more surface than substance. Besides, Hieronymous Bosch said all there is to say about gargoyle art in 1500.

I had not posted the "statement" before the first comment was made.(had trouble loading that day) When I "show" this image the statement always is along side it as I don't want it taken the wrong way.

Well, I didn't know "Hieronymous Bosch said all there is to say about gargoyle art in 1500."!!? That's incredible. Did he mention about "The Beast Within" by Dennis McKenzie, too?

Is this a photograph or computer art?

 

In this particular case, it's completely irrelevant. The message is so strong, that one doesn't care about the means.

 

The written statement is indeed necessary in order to avoid "learned critics' misinterpretations.

 

This is an image I worked on a few years ago and never put it up for

a critique. So I thought I would now. What do you think.

This is gross for a horror props. Minus that

body with swords to me it's acceptable. This is for tough stomach. It seemed to me it's a ritual

for satanic cult. Yes, I know what it said.

 

In an over all assesment, I thinks it's okay for us,me especially to view this but not for the minors. It's so sad that events like this really happened.6/7

This image is original, interestingly composed and disturbing at the same time. I have to hand it to you. I've NEVER seen anything like it yet.

Well the photo might lose it's charm just because it may be a bit too busy for some. This is created due to too many overlaps having more or less the same degree of transparency. I don't quite dislike it, but it's nothing earth-shattering.

BTW the three swords pinning down the woman looks poorly animated, too explicity crying the theme out loud, gory and disturbing all at the same time. I'd try without that one and try with a larger, more transparent devil's head on the black region above the woman.

I'm just guessing that the seemingly languished second woman on the top-left corner would look better in sepia than in plain B/W.

Good effort anyway...

PS: Are you familiar with Norbert Felzl's work such as this one? He is not too hot for collages like this but I like the one I mention here.