Metaphor
153 creative works found
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“When you have come to the edge of all light that you know and are about to drop off into darkness of the unknown. Faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly.” Patrick Overton.
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Peter Van Straten is one of South Africas most talented and collectable artists. Peter is mentioned in the collectors guide to South African Art. His work is avidly collected by both local and International buyers. Peter creates mystic, surreal paintings of exquisite timeless beauty. His preferred medium is oils. The transcendental luminosity of Peters work is fully captured in these atmospheric images. You can view more of Peters work at defineart.co.uk
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Woman and wing. Photograph. Pigment ink print on acrylic and Inkaid treated Kinwashi Japanese paper. Print has natural deckled edges (not shown). The dark female figure is veiled in soft focus and and reflective gold.
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Skeleton of desert plant. Studio still life. Photo based mixed medium image. Extreme image softness, textures, and grain.
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A metaphor for the Spirit and divinity, symbolizing inner enlightenment and the presence of a cosmic power of ultimate goodness and truth. Acrylics, ink and graphite – Best viewed in large format
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Mixed medium photo based illustration of hands in meditation with tree.
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A cover art I did a while ago. / Bah, haven’t got any artwork to upload since I haven’t done any illustration lately. Just recently become unemployed again, but prefer to think it as holiday =P I need one anyway. / Ahhhh sleeping in.
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Double motif white horse photo based mixed medium collage.
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Skeleton of desert plant. Studio still life. Photo based mixed medium image. Extreme image softness, textures, and grain.
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Pure white rose spattered with blood
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Skeleton of Coyote and Datura blossom. Photo based mixed medium image.
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As a once psychology major, I was intrigued by Freud’s theory on the id and ego of the human psyche. It has been many years since those classes so my words may be somewhat off. But this piece is a self representation (aren’t they all?) of myself and how the “id” and “ego” play in our life decisions. We all seek pleasure and that constant feeling of euphoria, and our “id”’s only goal is to achieve those feelings without worry or care about the consequences of such actions. It is our “ego” that keeps the “id” in line, allowing us to think before we act, and to be able to foresee what may come of this pleasure seeking. It is a constant battle that wages on beneath our skin and sometimes the “id” overcomes. Some choose to live only by the “id”s bidding and never realize the destruction they leave behind when seeking their pleasures. I have been through that lifestyle once, and as much as I enjoyed such pleasures in bountiful amounts….the aftershock of those actions can still be felt today.
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Mixed medium painting of an abstract with desert earth tones.
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The Liability of Caverns
by KenartTimely coincidence dark fits of truth
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This is the actual shape of the canvas The shape of the canvas becomes an integral part of this painting to enhance the illusion of a three dimensional object. / “Metaphor For A Metaphor” is about our predilection for categorizing everything that we experience, whether it fits into our scheme of things or not. And then, ultimately, resorting to using metaphors when we can’t.. / Hence the box which is distorted out of context… The round peg into a square hole that we seem to love the most…. Oil on Stretched Canvas – No Airbrushing 51 X 35 inches / 88 X 130 cm Original : / $3500 AU – excluding p&p from Melbourne, Australia / contact my Agents at Gallery 112 / ...........................................................................................
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Photograph. An image I’ve been working with I’ve titled “Closed Open Nude” printed this time on two different Asian papers and collaged together with Asian motifs.The primary paper has mango leaf inclusions. The secondary paper is a fragile taupe Unryu. A small square of Japanese block printed calligraphy paper is at the bottom, below that a section from a Chinese money envelope.
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Womanhood – something of delicate, / fragile in the hand, / fragile in the mind. / And an imperfect lipstick / (too much kisses, / too much words). A state of mind.
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Taken with a Canon Rebel G11 / Film – Gekko / F-Stop 5.6 / ISO 150 F16 @ 18” w/ 3 filter self-produced Two of my friends at school agreed to do a triptic (sp?) for the saying “No Glove, No Love” “No Glove, No Love – Glove = Love” / Click here!
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Skeleton of desert plant. Studio still life. Photo based mixed medium image. Extreme image softness, textures, and grain.
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metaphor
by Ushna Sardar*the darkness of the metaphor destroyed its effectiveness / some stories are large in scope and dark in substance / concealed and thousand …
Darkness!!!!!! / its a fantastic piece of art!!! / love this work Neil Johnson!!!
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I started this line drawing years ago in a staff meeting :) and only finished it today. I think the idea was that it is sometimes the puppet who controls the master. Thinking metaphorically here.
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