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Image Info:
Medium: Watercolor
Posted: 2005-02-23
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"I stand
And suddenly understand
That you, Deep Night,
Surround me and play with me,
And I am stunned...
Your breath comes over me.
And from a vast, distant solemnity
Your smile enters me.
-Rainer Maria Rilke, "The Vast Night."
...I play dead
it stops the hurting
I play dead
and the hurting stops
It's sometimes just like sleeping
curling up inside my private tortures
I nestle into pain
hug suffering
caress every ache...
-Excerpt from "Play Dead," by Bjork.
An extremely personal piece.
Watercolour and gouache.
*I realise this is a terrible photo, I'll try to fix it when I can. There is so much detail it hasn't captured, like the intricate network of veins I painted on each body..." |
This image copyright © Nell McKellar, 2005. |
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Comments for this Image:
| James McPartlin
2005-02-23 |
The emotion is almost tangeable in this one, Nell! the two side figures seem somewhat abandoned and in pain....and yet with the middle figure there is something hopeful and optomistic in her poise! striking and thought provoking work!
| | (Nell McKellar) |
Thank you so much for the kind words, James. :)
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| Marley Mcleay
2005-02-23 |
WOW, this is by far your most intense piece yet nell. So beautifully painted, with yum colours. It's like the spirit is strong, but the boddy isn't and keeps coming back to haunt her. very nicely painted nell!.
| | (Nell McKellar) |
Hey Marley, I like you interpretation. Actually it's not far from the original meaning. Thanks for stopping by. :)
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| Cecile Lensen
2005-02-28 |
What a wonderful work !!!
| | (Nell McKellar) |
Thanks Cecile!
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| Kay Steele
2005-12-09 |
I'm simultaneously frightened and exhilerated by this. It's a weird, neat feeling. Great work.
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