Make Art Not War
Work done in traditional drawing and digital. From my series Not War.
Make Art Not War belongs to the following groups:
Complex Simplicity of Art, All Around the Styles, DaDa Land, Designers United, Graphic Arts, Mixed Media, PixElations - The Art of Photoshop, Pop Art, Something To Say, The Graphic Room-Graphic and Digital Art, The Patchwork and Underground USA Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

RosaCobos
The uniforms of the soldiers…have constituted a sort of “opera fashion” along men´s history..destined to produce fear on the others…and it islike that in all cultures…except in the tribes of the Amazon or profound forests. Now… they have lost even the “grandeur” changing their outfit for a lethal bio-man soldier aspcect.. whose weapons and targgetting devices are mean to kill efficiently.. destroy efficiently.. mimmicking their uniforms with the surroundings…and in that way… turned into desert sand…a leavy forest….white snow…nothing of fantasy…art… just…tricking… masking intentions.
Your soldier remembers me a lot to the “Magicien” of the Marseilles Tarot Card…not in the outfit… but in the feeling the sense of creating a world of new possibilities…Changing a weapon for lollipop and using it as the “Magicien”´s magic band
All the “meaning” symbols. are around his body…so the world he can create is not just an intellectual one but a sensorial…feeling…and emotional..and intuitive one…near the true self of flesh..tender and harmonious.
Her face is much of “The Fool”....masking him with a sort of innocence…and joy.. a houmoresque attitude for being able to get along hard times. It gives confidence..and equal human beings.. not making clones out them.
An the last… very puzzling and discreete.. but truly meaning..
The different objects hanging before him. Key… penduluum…little cross stand for reason..for knowledge… for spirituality ..for the highest achievements of humankind.(I have not discerned what is the fourth one…ist hat an spider..? Weaving connectio s…and there is another one…may be you can tell me..or I will take a closer view…)
Have you let your daughter think and talk about this piece of art?.If you have not…just give her time and she will tell you many…many interesting things.
Ah..I do not forget the little red star.Left handed…supposedely open to acti from the Anima side of the brain…reception…intuition…spirituality…but directed by the Sun….perfect combination of Reception-Action.
You have drawn…the “perfect mutation”..the true….”Universal Soldier”.
Rosa (thanks . you have given me a great moment….I wonder why no one has told anything about this yet..)
Larry Butterworth replied
Rosa If there was one person to choose to make a comment on one of my works it would be you. I can’t thank you enough for the time and thought that you spend on a comment like this, its very uplifting for me and truly informative what a great intellect and ability to commuicate. Thanks so much.
francoise
I think you are right…it’s better to make art :)
Larry Butterworth
Thanks Francoise
shanmclean
fantastic artwork!!!
Larry Butterworth replied
I really appreciate your looking and commenting. Thanks much
reflector
A great concept and piece of Art ! I really like his smiley face and question mark badges !
Larry Butterworth
Thanks for the time and the comment
Mary Ann Reilly
hear hear!
Larry Butterworth replied
I’ll second that, thanks
Amy Clark
Yes, Yes, Yes…I whole heartedly agree!...Excellent concept..
Larry Butterworth replied
Make Art not War, I agree too, Thanks again Amy
Ming Myaskovsky
You are amazing~ pure genius!!
Larry Butterworth replied
Ming, you say the best things, thanks for the comments and faves.