Born from this earth and faced with what is to become...
- Imagine being born again.
Only this time your mother is the earth and you come fully equipped with memories, knowledge and a belief system.
What raw emotions are evoked when the first thing you are confronted with is an environment completely foreign to what you were expecting?
Fear, confusion, doubt and loneliness.
Or because of the new environment one may lose their inhibitions, feel joy or perhaps discover inner strength and courage.
Maybe the nine images are a true metaphorical reflection of the artists soul?
His background and love for the stage and theatre.
His longing to find true love and a wanting audience.
The ongoing battle of time and money between industry and creative
fulfilment.
Born from this earth, the series, everyone deserves a new beginning, a chance to start over.
- May I express my gratitude and respect for the artists involved in this shoot.
Their commitment and and artful spirits are an inspiration to all who meet them.
The beautiful souls who are part of this image are…
Jo O’Brien
James Price
Michael Alesich
&
Lucky Vegetable
This image was captured during the Aradale Weekend and was part of the Picture This exhibition at The Brunswick St Gallery.
The weekend was a huge success and I thouroughly enjoyed spending time with like-minded souls.
Massive thanks to the following for your muse, inspiration and collaboration…
Kara Rasmanis
Jenny Hall
John Robb
Matt Allan from Disenchanted
Melissa Kirkham
Jo O’Brien
James Price
Michael Alesich
Lucky Vegetable
khelltic
Bronwen Hyde
Karen
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Lara Luz
What a great concept here. My fave from this series.
midzing
beautiful work Paul,,, love the concept,,,, well done
Paul Vanzella
WOW!!!!!!! Your lighting is amazing, love the concept and your execution impeccable… this is seriously stunning paul – just out of this world good! LOVE IT!!!!
Peta Ridley
This is awesome work Paul!! Great conceptually..perfect capture… my fav from the series…
Kitsmumma
Fantastic work, like a scene from Dr Who. Love the coldness.
justjen
Woe…..power speaks!
ltruskett
quite a chilling visual….........such stark, unsettling room, wonderful cold props…...love what you have done with this….......
Alf Caruana
this is such a great concept and very very creative. top marks for this one Paul
Lisa Defazio
Oh I luv this!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you most kindly Lara, midzing, Paul, Peta, Kitsmumma, justjen, Itruskett, Alf and Lisadee! :D
Jeff Burns
Lighting is absolutely Amazing unreal work Love it
Lesley Hill
Love this one as well! Great overall composition, all elements covered! Fantastic!
Karen Cougan
you guys never cease to amaze me…......
congrats Paul
xkc
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Jeff, Lesley and Karen! :D
earthairfire
Totally my favourite from the set. Awesome, mate, just awesome
bodymechanic
streuth u guys are doing sum fantastic stuf down there ,i am more THAN IMPRESSED PLV!
this is just so organic in its nature and conceptually brilliant. it’s almost like a metaphor for the movies where people are isolated on racks or similar for whatever purposes ie matrix ,resident evil etc but a much softer purpose almost like newborns (the last just being born from the machine-conveyor belt clones??)
TextureoftheSin
Love the symmetry and your use of light! You have a fabulous imagination :)
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much earthairfire, bodymechanic (way too kind mate!) & TextureoftheSin! :D
HeidiD
Absolutely brilliant, so unique…love the series!
Geoff Coleman...
Macabre and brilliant – love your dark vision and this one says volumes – definitely one of my faves of yours – so powerful and sad, particularly given the title and setting.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so very kindly HeidiD and Geoff! :D
Jennie Rosenbaum
wonderful, very thought provoking piece.
Luckyvegetable
This is beautiful Paul, well worth the bruises =)
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Jennie and Lucky (LOL!!) :D
Tracey Mac
Such an amazing image…..excellent lighting, sensational…..
Didge
Stunning work Paul!!!
My favorite so far in the Born from this earth series.
Can’t wait for the next…
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you so very much Travcey and Didge! :D
Antanas
Great work
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you kindly Antanas! :D
Louise Cooke
Wow! gotta agree with Itruskett, it is chilling and unsettling. The idea is amazing and the way you’ve captured and processed the piece really compounds the impact. Awesome Paul!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so very much for your kind words Louise! :D
Firedrake
Paul, this is AWESOME
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you kindly Firedrake! :D
Hans Kawitzki
great lighting,great concept so well done
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Hans! :D
Disenchanted
This picture rocks Paul… great work on the treatment too.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Matt! :D
Mel Brackstone
Bums away!!!! What a fabulous weekend that must have been! Awesome work, you guys, and gorgeous capture, PLV!
Paul Louis Vil...
LOL! bums away! Thanks Mel! :D
annonymouse
super good indeed
margpie
wow and double wow, your imagery is fantastic, your portfolio FAB, you have a great mind :)
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps annonymouse and margpie! :D
María González
Fantastic!!!!!!!!
Peacefulwarrior
Simply stunning….............. piece of art rarely seen, stunning image of humanity. GREAT JOB!!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much Blue71 and Peacefulwarrior! :D
drjones
awesome work mate!
pAgEdOwN
This image reminds me of loaves of bread at the bakery.
I love your use of the air duct object in this series. It’s like your figures are able to use it as a portal from another dimension.
t0mt0m
Very surreal, I love it!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much drjones, pAgEdOwN (exactly what I was thinking when I came up with the idea!) and tOmtOm! :D
Moshe Cohen
This is my favorite image in redbubble nude challenge.
Wonderful concept very professionally done.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you very kindly Moshe! :D
Travis Seale
This is an awesome picture. everything about it.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Travis! :D
Wendy van der ...
I love this, wish it was an oil painting, looks like an oil painting. Has beautiful depth and texture. Very WWII
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you for that wonderful comment Wendy! :D
juliettevenus
Totally random, but I love it! Juliette
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps juliettevenus! :D
Robert Armstrong
Awesome, crazy and cooooooooool!
SLY1
Well now that I’m back running about again I’m gonna have to spend some time in your gallery and catch up a bit.You have some wicked cool work Paul.I really enjoy it.It’s right down my alley for sure.Keep on rockin’!!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Robert and SLY1! :D
gabryshak
freaky cool image paul!
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much gabryshak! :D
koby
this is so amazing, conceptually and simply visually. big congrats, wonderful piece.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thank you very kindly Koby! :D
koby
Hi Paul I used this wonderful image in my journal here
if you have any issues with your work in my journal please notify me and I will remove it!
Thank you for your lovely work.
Paul Louis Vil... replied
That is not a problem koby! You’ve made some wonderful choices, I’m honoured to be in such company! :D
Jasmine Moston
Beautiful concept. Stunning capture.
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks heaps Jasmine! :D
izzybeth
Oh my gosh… very surprising.
kitsch
superb!!
love the concept & final result
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much izzybeth and Kitsch! :D
jenseyes
on 05/20/09 congrats
Paul Louis Vil...
Thanks so much jenseyes! :D
andyzomorf
I don’t know why – but it makes me think of H.G.Wells “Time machine” and the Morlocks – sorry I’ don’t know why that is the case. The female’s look of horror and positioning is priceless.