In Praise of Shadows
Now that the official In Praise of Shadows competition is finally over I can actually enter. Had this in the wings for a while, but due to some complicated principles that now escape me, I couldn’t bring myself to submit.
It’s a simple piece really, implying mankind’s ability to take almost everything they discover or invent and, eventually, turn it into something that will stunt, harm or negatively affect our future, ecologically, socially, and financially.
That’s an Avro Vulcan bomber for those of you who care, which, had you been hanging around East Germany during the ‘60s, you’d have seen patrolling the skies 24 hours a day with their Blue Steel nuclear warheads. (Designed and tested in Woomera as it happens.)
Here are some details of the morph, because you can’t actually see what’s going on.


T-Shirts

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very escher! superb
Lucan Industri...
This has been up for 30 seconds TBO, you are quick off the mark, or hardwired in. Yes indeed, Escher, except I’d say, ‘not as good as Escher’.
thickblackoutline
don’t sell yourself short! .......yes i am hardwired in
Danny
Escher the Banksy of the 40’s, 50’s & 60’s
Nice protest.
Wait till the comps over before you enter.
I like this you never cease to amaze with your totally against the grain designs
BUT
Our friend Benj posted something similar yesterday
YOU RIPPED HIM ORFF!!
I may have to remind him my Fuk Art was up 3 days before his.
Danny
And while i’m at it…
I decided to look through your catalogue .. finally.. and have a very good look.
I must admit I never appreciated the level of detail (research?) that you go to to achieve the end result.
Stunning ….....put you in a whole new level of artist respect.
As a convicted , alleged convict you still will get what’s due you. In this life or the next.
Lucan Industri...
What? This is unheard off. Firstly I never look at anyone else’s designs, secondly I finished this fucker a month ago, thirdly I don’t have any friends.
I’m going to find it, it better be good…
Danny
Not funny Lucan
The world is not ready for the antiDanny
the number of breast ???
benj
I went through Danny’s portfolio, there ain’t nothing resembling a Fuk Art design.
This is awesome, I am a big fan of Escher and this is really creative and quite interesting. Nice work!
Danny
“WHATS THIS
benj
Baha oh I thought that was chineze writings. Sorry. I’ll take mine down if you want?
Danny
I leave that decision up to Lucan.
He’s the one whose feelings you hurt.
benj
No I meant my Fuck Art one. My birds one aint comin down :P
Danny
I didn’t mean your birds either
Lucan can take this down, it’s so obvious his just following your lead.
betelnut
Bah. Leave them all up. Let the people decide..
sjem ©
So I’ve just logged in and my head hurts – you boyz have managed to confuse the living shit out of me for at least 2 minutes, well done keep it up.
Now about this t-shirt, its fucking cool. You should’ve entered it, I’m pissed that you didn’t and I’m not entirely sure why. Favourited.
Danny
I DO !!!!!
Lucan Industri...
This is fun.
I don’t think anyone should take anything down. All art is theft. My inspiration was Escher but this was a progression, I’ve been putting birds on tees for ages. I don’t think Benj ripped you off either Danny.
Sjem, I did enter it, it was up for about 3 hours a month ago, I got one naff praising comment, and I relented and removed it, until today. And today I’ve started a good healthy debate so I’m extra happy.
On the subject of debates I’d imagine you’d all find this interesting.
ColdSoup
always the weirdist shit happening here. you people are funny!
cool design man, as ever, but the comps closed hasn’t it?
Lucan Industri...
It has, yes, I can’t go into the reasons, but thank you all the same.
sjem ©
I wish I’d been around in that three hour window a month ago, I coulda added a trite comment of my own, maybe then it woulda stayed …
Lazy
Upper
Class
Aristocratic
Narcissist
?
Marianne Vene...
Beautiful work!
mikoto
Nice work. Should have entered it.
LostBoy1
HaHaHaHa TOO Subtle!!!...no doubt all the wannabe cappachino stupidheads crowd will want one…
HaHaHa looks like you just got flicked with a wet house painting brush, colour = Black!!!
Awww i`m just kidding Mr Lucan…(((HUGS)))...i love your designs the bestest most of all the stupidheads…
JOKING!...I really like the um…colours in this design :)
Bridgett Ferguson
stunning work!
Scott Robinson
None too shabby Mr Lucan,
I thought from the thumbnail that the overall shape was a bird too, which may or may not have looked as cool..
Dan Marshall
Very clever. very cool.
Lucan Industri...
Cheers people.
Sjem, you’re a sharp fucker, like the potential meaning behind the acronym of my name. Not far wrong…..
Lostboy, what are you talking about?
LostBoy1
I don`t know where i was when that got typed…my bad.
Lucan Industri...
Please don’t apologise, there is nothing like a few literary witticisms and ramblings from LB1 to liven up any comment thread.
You’re a personality and a half.
longroad
killer tee bra!
would buy it, but u bumped up the price
all those sales n praise n controversy gettin u a little big head?
Lucan Industri...
Ha. No chance. I’ve always thought I was fantastic. Actually, this price has never changed, at least I never changed it. Some of my tees are cheaper than others, there is no science to it, I can just never remember what percentage I set, I should probably keep them consistent, but that requires effort.
Lucan Industri...
Actually you’re not wrong, this was about $7 more than all my others, I was obviously having a positive day. Consider it vaguely rectified.
ColdSoup
when you view this in red you cant see the shadows, will they print? i want this in red.
Lucan Industri...
I have no idea, but I believe so, I saw another of mine in red and the very light greys appeared more then they did on the preview. But you’d have to ask the redbubble people.
sallystar
I love this, I think its a cool design….and a good artist always stirs the pot…and you have :)
Juilee Pryor
stunning image. well done.
blacksesameseed
Good message, and it’s actually an appealing shirt! Nice. And Escher…? Hmm, I see that :O