La Danse Macabre

Sarah Moore

La Danse Macabre

...a late-medieval allegory on the universality of death: no matter one’s station in life, the dance of death unites all.

The butterfly symbolises the fragility and beauty of life while the crow represents the ever present shadow of death.

(c) Sarah Moore 2008

Background used with permission

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La Danse Macabre by Sarah Moore
  • David Mapletoft

    David Mapletoft

    very clever work.

  • Sarah Moore replied

    thanks david i am really proud of how this turned out!

  • Samantha Van Stralendorff

    Samantha Van S...

    whoa. This is really good Sarah! I loves it.

  • Sarah Moore replied

    LOL – thanks Sam!

  • jaycee

    jaycee

    Wow, this is beautiful.

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Thank you jaycee!

  • mohammed

    mohammed

    this is beautiful work

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Wow – thanks Mohammed

  • Craig Shadbolt

    Craig Shadbolt

    Cool! You should be proud of this one Sarah!

  • Sarah Moore replied

    I am thank you Craig!

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    This is really amazing work Sarah. I love the image and it’s interpretation, and the title.

  • Sarah Moore replied

    I’m stoked you appreciate it Basia – I was hoping that people would get it!

  • Will Barton

    Will Barton

    This is really cool Sare, and the meaning behind it is told wonderfully through the various elements. You’ve also nailed the feel to the image with the background treatment, colours and font.

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Ta Will – it almost has a Moulin Rouge feel don’t you think?

  • dimarie

    dimarie

    beautiful idea and so well done!

  • JimFilmer

    JimFilmer

    excellent work Sarah – love the background

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Wow, this is absolutely fabulous, Sarah! So much thought and effort has paid off handsomely

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Thanks Mel!

  • Warren Williams

    Warren Williams

    Excellent Sarah,

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA

    Love the juxtopositioning of the butterfly and crow’s shadow. I’m also impressed with the fonts – altogether it makes a wonderfully cohesive image/statement. Well done!

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Thanks Mum, the fonts are just standard mac ones and literally jumped onto the page – LOL.

  • Antoine de Paauw

    Antoine de Paauw

    Great bit of grey cell application on this Sarah. Most excellent.

  • bodymechanic

    bodymechanic

    i luv the style/imagery here,and the enevibility of it all!
    they are parallel til the moment of death and u show the fragility of life sucessfully and the oh so thin line between it and death, actually it is also a powerful image may i add!

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Hey Steve, thanks so much!

  • Geoff  Coleman - Landscapes

    Geoff Coleman...

    OMG Sarah this is just BRILLIANT – LOVE IT. So powerful and gentle at the same time – the typography is just perfect for it as is the medieval stripe material, but for me the piece de resistance is the curving motif that inverts the stripes and curves around the butterfly and crow accentuating the rhythm of the dance and ties it all together. This is superlative design work Sarah. Stunning!

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Hey Geoff – I always look forward to your comments on my work! Thanks so much for the encouragment!

  • Leslie  Battjes

    Leslie Battjes

    clever and unique…well thought out and executed…nice! :)

  • GailD

    GailD

    Brilliant Sare. Tis all good.

  • TrEaSuReDiMaGeS

    TrEaSuReDiMaGeS

    Wow….....Amazing and creative work of ART!!! :-))

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    Outstanding image

  • Wzard

    Wzard

    What a great imagination well done

  • Sarah Moore replied

    LOL – you wouldn’t want to see too far into my imagination it’s a little scary in there!

  • Jacqueline Barreto

    Jacqueline Bar...

    beautifully done. very creative Sarah :o)

  • Vic Cross

    Vic Cross

    That is teriffic, well done Sarah

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Thank you Pop!

  • gaylene

    gaylene

    magical artiste that you are, you’ve done it again – brilliant

  • Sarah Moore replied

    LOL – thanks gaylene.

  • Craig Hender

    Craig Hender

    Very cool composition! Perfectly composed.

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Why thank you Craig.

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    SENSATIONAL WORK! so good!

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Thankyou very muchly Paul.

  • Will Barton

    Will Barton

    That’s exactly what I was thinking Sare, a bohemian, Moulin Rouge feel.

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana GriffinRedbubbley Schweppervescence

    Very clever Sarah, and beautifully put together.

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Thanks Rhana.

  • LittleHelen

    LittleHelen

    Very cool Sarah…love the background..very French!

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Wee Wee? LOL.

  • Leah Highland

    Leah Highland

    Excellent vision, well put together.

  • PhotogeniquE IPA

    PhotogeniquE IPA

    Sarah – you are so creative, and it is a truism.

  • Mundy Hackett

    Mundy Hackett

    Great work Sarah, I hope you and your family are well

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Hey Mundy, thanks…we are doing ok, each day is a mountain to climb but we are doing it together.

  • Mundy Hackett

    Mundy Hackett

    Bless you

  • justimagine

    justimagine

    What an inspiration, excellent in every way.

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Wow – thanks for the awesome compliment!

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Oh my!! Superb! :D

  • Sarah Moore replied

    LOL- thanks Paul!

  • Heather  Rivet  IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    OUTsTANDING

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Thank you Heather!

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    this is very clever!

  • Sarah Moore replied

    thank you karin

  • KazM

    KazM

    complex & compelling graphic

  • Sarah Moore

    Sarah Moore

    Thanks Kaz.

  • RMonroe

    RMonroe

    Excellent:)

  • Nikki Trexel

    Nikki Trexel

    goodness, everything about this image is really well done…from the meaning to the visual concept to the final product…it is amazingly beautiful and sobering. the red stripes remind me of a carnival, severely contrasting the word ‘macabre’ painted on them. the butterfly is new life, rebirth; the crow is macabre and threatening. all in all a wonderful work.

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Thank you so much Nikki!

  • Shannon Rene' Justice

    Shannon Rene' ...

    wow..this is amazing!

  • Sarah Moore replied

    thanks!

  • Aaron .

    Aaron .

    Sarah you’ve outdone yourself with this one – so eye catching the colours give it an ‘old-timey / carnival’ atmosphere and the butterfly and bird shadow gives it real mystery – love the textures as well – a FAVE

  • Sarah Moore replied

    thanks aaron…i am particularly proud of this one!

  • EnPassant

    EnPassant

    Nice imagery.

  • Sarah Moore replied

    thanks so much!

  • Sensiworld

    Sensiworld

    Great !

  • ingrids

    ingrids

    This is so beautiful! Love the graphics!

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Thank you very much!

  • lancewilliams

    lancewilliams

    Great. Very well edited… seamless

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Thank you!

  • Route64

    Route64

    Great image Sarah however FYO if the title is meant to be in French then there is a small typo…....in French the word danse is considered ‘feminin’ and therefore should be preceded by ‘la’ instead of ‘le’.

  • Sarah Moore replied

    thanks Alex – I did look it up at the time as I wasn’t sure and there seemed to be both spellings! Anyhoo I have fixed it and reloaded the image. Thanks again for pointing it out!

  • MOC2

    MOC2

    Fantastic work. Very well done.

  • Liesl Yvette Wilson

    Liesl Yvette W...

    Wonderful. I love the strangely off-putting and you have captured taht perfectly.

  • ElRobbo

    ElRobbo

    Fantastic!

  • FAIRIEWOMAN1

    FAIRIEWOMAN1

    What a striking graphic, well done. I like the butterfly/shadow concept.

  • taiche

    taiche

    Wonderful concept..beautiful work of art.

  • linskudd

    linskudd

    Clever – very clever.

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Thanks so much – this is one of my own personal faves.

  • Casey Herman

    Casey Herman

    Yes, I was attracted to the small icon for this image, but THIS is very, very good!

  • Sarah Moore replied

    Thanks so much – this is one of my favourite works.

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