Childhood fantasy
This is another comment on the distinction between ‘high’ and ‘low’ art, or ‘mainstream’ ‘high’ and ‘pop’ culture (there’s also a plethora of subcultures, but let’s not complicate things, now).
I’ve always loved this strange Rousseau image of a mighty tiger, terrified by the thunder and the rain, but it occurred to me recently that I’ve seen this somewhere before…
He is depiced here, of course, as Cringer, He-Man’s cowardly green sidekick. The mythological figure of the cowardly tiger seems to recurr in these two instances at least (anyone who’s ever read Beaudrillard will probably be either nodding sagely or cringing themselves at this point). Proof, if proof were needed, that there is nothing new under the sun, and any artist who considers their work ‘original’ is kidding themselves.
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about 1 year ago
loving your style!! the placement of everything speaks volumes to me. what did you do this in? very cringer lol
SabreToothFairy, about 1 year ago
Just a case of finding a reasonably large image of Rousseau’s original art, open in Photoshop CS2, select relevent areas using pen tool and toy around with hue/saturation until you get the right colour. Very simple, but in ases like this, very effective! x
Bridgett Ferguson, about 1 year ago
Wow! Beautiful piece! I love the colors mixture and the sky…... :)
SabreToothFairy, about 1 year ago
Err…well, I can’t really take credit for the rest of it; it’s pure, unadulterated Rousseau (who is probably spinning in his grave as we speak, poor soul…Sorry Rousseau)
Thanks anyway, though! :)
StacyLee, 10 months ago
Wow! I really love your style!!
MuscularTeeth
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6 months ago
excellent !
mattman, 5 months ago
No such thing as an original today, but there is such a thing as an individual.
You sir are very individual
SabreToothFairy, 5 months ago
Heh-heh, very adroit. Cheers dude. :)