My PassionsI LOVE to sing. I sing in a praise band at my church and it's something that I know I'll never get tired of doing. There's so much positive energy in it, both in the songs and in the atmosphere. I used to sing karaoke at a bar every Saturday night, but that didn't last long. I really can't stand bars. I'm introverted and I only enjoy spending time with close friends. To sit at a table with some annoying drunk idiot telling me how beautiful I am a million times when he doesn't even know me is not only extremely boring and draining, but a complete waste of my time. I'm not interested in dating, and actually, I've never had a boyfriend. I don't regret it one bit, though, because I know I've never met the guy I belong with anyway. Not only that, but in an odd way that none of you would probably understand, I know when I will meet him, and it's not yet, so I'm not going to bother trying to find him. (By the way, it's not an exact date that I know, it's a day in relative time). I only think of dating as an attempt to create fake, artificial love with someone you know you weren't made for and then wait until the inevitable time when it all goes down the drain and leaves both people weaker than they were before they began their relationship. I can tell whether or not I belong with someone within minutes after talking to them, and so far, the only guys I've met were the ones who would have been pointless and damaging for me to date.
Anyway, photography and digital art is my second passion. I am a graphic designer career-wise and I find it fun. Once in a while. (I'd rather work for myself, though, selling real art, not ads). My method for designing things at work is to conjure up my energy from within and then convert it into images. Rather than designing from the outside in, I design from the inside out. I like to see it in my mind first. Well, not really see it, since my inner eye is nearly blind, but I feel it. Unlike other artists, I don't look at other work to get inspired, because that doesn't help me to feel any additional creative energy inside of me. I find this "go with the flow" method a success, considering that my work produces great results.
I'm trying to use the same energy I use when I create ads to create my own unique art. I love taking photographs of nature, and as you can see, I especially love sunrises, sunsets and flowers. I have a passion for capturing the essences of light and life.
There is a TON of excellent artwork on DA, and I'm trying to figure out what I would like to do with mine. I'm very picky and selective about what I do with my time, so I strive to only do things that are truly worthwhile. If you're wondering why I haven't added any deviations recently, this is why.
I love it when I can view things from a new perspective, and I could only sense the dumbness of the English version after feeling the intelligent vibe of the Russian one. (Yeah, I feel you).
Have you ever read "Life, Paint and Passion" by Michele Cassou & Stewart Cubley or "Point Zero: Creativity With No Limits" by Michele Cassou? I read the latter one a long time ago and it's all about painting/drawing completely out of intuition and not even thinking about the finished result. Basically, when the author paints, she doesn't plan the painting at all, does it very spontaneously, going by the instruction of her feelings alone. If her emotions change in the middle of her painting, she doesn't worry about ruining it and just paints what her new feelings tell her to paint. I'm not quoting this, but I think she said that she tells her students (she's a teacher as well) to ask themselves, "If I could paint anything right now, what would it be?" The important thing is to not judge the answer or analyze it. Just do it.
Just out of curiosity, did you ask DA to create a new critique system "designed to help you get in-depth, critical feedback and commentary on your artwork?" I just find it weird that they created it now.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. I just noticed recently that you drew those bunnies in your signature with just your keyboard. That's so cool
Sunstar over Ljubjiana II
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Science is what we Dream of
Technology is what we are stuck with.
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play a harp, her neck is of gold,
in a dance, which covers my soul,
I'll become the mirror of my thoughts...
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I'm really glad you liked the movies. Fantastic Planet has to be my favorite movie of all time, because that one especially influenced my surreal and psychedelic artwork. A lot of people would consider it disturbing because it's too much for their little brains to take in...like you said, they're closed-minded, and they assume that anything creative like that must be drug-induced. You have no idea how many times someone has said to me after I've shown them some of my work 'so you were on acid when you painted this?' or 'That reminds me of this one time I was on shrooms.' I'm like AUGH you're comparing my crazy visions to your acid trip? I like to think my works have actual maybe-existential concepts, however abstract they may SEEM, they're not quite so nonsensical and ridiculous as a giant rainbow hallucination some junkie may have.
Sea Prince and the Fire Child always made me cry, especially when the fairy girl Piale and the little merboy Bibal died. And...when they ALL die
I like Caliph-Stork a lot, because even after he regains his human form, the Caliph is lonlier than ever. Like his longing to be a stork was more than just envy for its beauty and grace. More like, for the bird's freedom and happiness. That one was always a favorite of mine growing up.
Mystery of the Third Planet may seem to be more silly, because it's a science-fiction cartoon with no real deep meaning..but I really love the music and the space atmosphere. It captures the spirit of Russian science fiction and attitude towards space and exploration, and that's really why I think I love it so much. It's pretty unique for its kind, and was one of my top favorites when I was a kid. That's why I damn near puked when I learned there were two horrible American dubs of it. Especially the newer one, that they actually had on PBS some time ago. They dubbed it so unfortunately well that I almost believed it was annoying, stupid, and childish. 'Well' meaning that they got the mouths synced with the words and everything...god, it was a travesty
I'm seriously against dubs, unless they're done ACCURATELY. Like the dubs for Sea Prince and the Fire Child (I saw it in the original Japanese later..didn't like it as much) and Fantastic Planet (which was originally French.) Those are GOOD dubs. Nothing was changed, and it was kept completely accurate. Music, plot, characters, everything was there.
Anyways, I'm glad you liked the movies I shared
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I not only loved the animation, but also the stories of "Rusalochka" and "Sea Prince and the Fire Child," because they portray the same message as my favorite Hindi movies, just in the opposite manner. Movies like "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi" teach that true love always wins, and these ones teach that false love always fails, which is an equally important message to me. I find it beautiful how two completely opposite stories end up actually doing the same thing (at least for me they do. I don't think too many people realize that these love stories are actually about two different types of love and that there's a reason one always fails while one can win). It's like symmetry. Both "versions" are made of the same essence, but they go in opposite directions. And by the way, I didn't find anything about "Fantastic Planet" disturbing. I thought it was really creative, and like you said, thought-provoking. (And I doubt you're 'crazy.' That's just a word that jealous closed-minded people came up with to describe others who possess overflowing levels of creativity, whom they can't comprehend
Oh, I found some Russian animated movies on YouTube subtitled, and wanted to share them. I was sad forever because I couldn't find them subbed before, and always talked about them...but obviously no one else I know knows Russian but me x(
I grew up watching these
Rusalochka (the Little Mermaid)
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Caliph-Stork
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Mystery of the Third Planet
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(please avoid any english versions of it. There are two, and they are...oh god
Sorry, i'm in a 'sharing' mood
This
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Japanese anime movie from the 80s. It's beautiful. It's a lot longer than the others, but..yeah, watch it
My artwork and stuff was originally inspired by all of these movies
One last one; but it might be too weird for you
It's a 1973 French-Czechoslovakian animated film called 'Fantastic Planet'
It's kind of somewhat scary/disturbing and surreal for most people..but I'm in love with it. It's pure science-fiction/surrealism. A great inspiration for me; I saw it when I was 8. That explains a lot
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If the first few minutes of it are too much, I suggest you don't watch the rest. But I find it really beautiful. But I'm also crazy
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