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Death, or a Murder of Crows by ~juliancallos:iconjuliancallos:

Categories Traditional Art > Paintings > Surreal

©2009 ~juliancallos
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Artist's Comments

Ink and acrylic on paper
14" x 22"

My senior project explores the many different nature symbols that people from cultures all over the world used to represent universal themes such as death, power, and wisdom. I was interested to discover just how important a role nature played in the mythologies, folklores, and traditions of these various cultures. As I researched the symbols I was fascinated by how the seemingly arbitrary plants and animals came to be associated with certain ideas in always interesting and sometimes surprising ways.

All pieces are framed and were done in ink and acrylic on paper (with deckled edges). They're going to be part of a ten-person show in June at Gallery 1988 SF. Can't wait!

Daily Deviation

Given 2009-08-05

"A wonderful & stunning painting with quite the cool, unique, & inspired concept behind it, as well as a lovely & wild style full of energy, a perfect mixture of macabre imagery & light quirkiness, a perfect use of faded colors & textures, & several awesome details from the Dia de los Muertos skull to the twisted bouquet pushing everything but daisies..." Death, or a Murder of Crows by ~juliancallos The whole series is finely executed, go see for yourselves! (Suggested by *SlyDante and Featured by `stigmatattoo)

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~Voytazi May 15, 2009, 10:40:49 PM
Reminds me of something... Very nice work! Like the subject of the painting as well...
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~Mikewlw May 15, 2009, 10:57:27 PM
very cool, i especially like the butterfly on the plack in the background. Its always nice to see a painting that looks like everything that is in it, is suppost to be there. and not just random objects without connection, or connections that are so abstract that only the artist knows exactly what it means.
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~Lilielo-Lawliet May 16, 2009, 5:52:29 AM
so awesome!

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Peachy keen!
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*supermanwich23 Jun 26, 2009, 1:26:03 AM
I can't even begin to put in words how amazing this is. My favorite part is the skeleton.

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"...For instance, "How am I gonna stop some big, mean Mother-Hubbard from tearin' me a structurally superfluous new behind?"
The answer: Use a gun. And if that don't work- use more gun..."
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*Victoriana-Rose Jun 28, 2009, 7:53:51 PM
I love the texture in the background. It gives it a lot of depth.

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Ars Longa, Vita Brevis

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=Ff-7 Aug 4, 2009, 11:04:02 PM
Very cool style here :o
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~RosaGlorya Aug 4, 2009, 11:39:00 PM
I love the skull!

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~Let the world be mine, and if not then let it be ours. It is our Dream to Dream, always.
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~SachielEverlasting Aug 5, 2009, 12:05:53 AM
Really Nice Job, I love It

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