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Old 12-05-2006, 01:14 AM
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Till Death, CG Art
Something I drew today. The meaning should be fairly self explanatory, hopefully. On a side note, this would be considered CG Art, right ?

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Old 12-05-2006, 01:20 AM
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uhh not sure about that yellow thingy... but the skull looks cool =)
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uhh not sure about that yellow thingy... but the skull looks cool =)
The yellow thing is intentional, it's part of what I'm saying.

oh and this is the full skull :
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Old 12-05-2006, 01:34 AM
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Very cool.
Is it something against marriage, by any chance?
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Very cool.
Is it something against marriage, by any chance?
Nope :P
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The yellow thing is intentional, it's part of what I'm saying.
You make my head hurt...
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Old 12-05-2006, 02:15 AM
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Old 12-05-2006, 02:15 AM
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something to do with money?
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Old 12-05-2006, 03:24 AM
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Everytime you post something i change my background :P Love this one, reminds me of gears of war
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Old 12-05-2006, 03:45 AM
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I like the skull on an angle better, great work
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Old 12-05-2006, 03:59 AM
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You could make some very popular wallpapers my dude if you stopped puitting that hilscher crap on there. GOD!
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Old 12-05-2006, 04:26 AM
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Hmmm, according to the numbers at the top, I will think that that is how long you have to live before death? As in we're all timed or something.
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Beh, don't like it. Your skull - the shape of it is all sloppy.
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Old 12-05-2006, 04:40 AM
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Beh, don't like it. Your skull - the shape of it is all sloppy.
Funny thing is, its suppose to be like that o_o.
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Old 12-05-2006, 05:08 AM
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Beh, don't like it. Your skull - the shape of it is all sloppy.
Do you mean the style, or the shapes / anatomy ?
I actually did that on purpose.
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Old 12-05-2006, 05:31 AM
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The meaning is not self-explanatory in the least.

Holocaust, maybe?
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Old 12-05-2006, 06:20 AM
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Do you mean the style, or the shapes / anatomy ?
I actually did that on purpose.
Just the shape. Regardless of intention, I just don't like it. But... that's only my opinion so no biggy
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Old 12-05-2006, 08:05 PM
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1280x1024 res possibly? looks too stretched out with res provided. Thanks in advance
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Here you go, 1280x1024 rez :
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Old 12-05-2006, 08:50 PM
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Really cool, I like the barcode.
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I honestly don't get it either.

Heh, we're such a bunch of pricks.

"Waah waah! Stop making abstract stuff with no clear meaning, leaving the entire interpretation up to us, waah!"

"Ok, here's something, where I want to express a message."

"Wtf does it mean?! TEELL!"
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Old 12-05-2006, 09:33 PM
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I honestly don't get it either.

Heh, we're such a bunch of pricks.

"Waah waah! Stop making abstract stuff with no clear meaning, leaving the entire interpretation up to us, waah!"

"Ok, here's something, where I want to express a message."

"Wtf does it mean?! TEELL!"
Huh
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The bar code is meant to signify that we have become little more than a numbered product in the eyes of the corporate machine. The fact that it is on a skull shows that we are products from birth till death, and that it is our only authentic value in the eyes of our capitalist consumer culture. The yellow is meant to offset this by adding an element of the ridiculous. The piece is meant as a satire.

I'm of the opinion that the bar code isn't nearly evident enough, and that the idea is lost. I will probably create a montage later on, in which other elements will make the message more clear.
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The bar code is meant to signify that we have become little more than a numbered product in the eyes of the corporate machine. The fact that it is on a skull shows that we are products from birth till death, and that it is our only authentic value in the eyes of our capitalist consumer culture. The yellow is meant to offset this by adding an element of the ridiculous. The piece is meant as a satire.
I generally keep away from the political art. Every dog and their cat is doing it nowadays.
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I generally keep away from the political art. Every dog and their cat is doing it nowadays.
I've read a lot on capitalism, consumerism, globalization, and many associated ideas. I choose to incorporate these themes into some of my designs because it pleases me, and I believe in what I think. Since I'm doing it for fun, I don't see why I shouldn't.

If you're talking about originality, well, good luck. I'm of the mind that it's more or less impossible to be original, so the fact that other people do it is of little consequence to me.
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I've read a lot on capitalism, consumerism, globalization, and many associated ideas.
Got any reference material for interested parties?
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Old 12-06-2006, 12:30 AM
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Got any reference material for interested parties?
A short history on progress - Ronald Wright
Although this book isn't specifically about any of those topics, it's interesting and enlightening. Definitely worth reading if you're interested in where we've been, as a species, and consequently where we might be headed.

War and peace in the global village - Marshall McLuhan
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Neither of these books deal with any of the topics you mentioned, and deal specifically with a sociology.
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...And I just couldn't find anything about this aside from some MySpace entries.

References, please.
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Neither of these books deal with any of the topics you mentioned, and deal specifically with a sociology.

...And I just couldn't find anything about this aside from some MySpace entries.

References, please.
I know.. I just said they don't deal with it specifically. Do you want me to list the university text books i've read on the subject ? I put those two out because they are an interesting read. And yes, a short history of progress does deal with globalization quite specifically. It's one of the main factors the author uses in his argument. And then obviously Capitalism gets drawn into the equation since it more or less goes hand in hand with globalization.

If you really want to have a discussion about this feel free to add me to msn.

A short history on Progress -> http://www.amazon.com/Short-History-.../dp/0786715472


For your entertainment, here are some of the more boring books that i've read.

Simulacra and Simulation - Jean Baudrillard
Postmodernism, or, the cultural logic of late capitalism - Fredric Jameson
The Postmodern condition: a report on knowledge - Jean-Francois Lyotard
Practices of Looking - Marita Sturken

I've also read countless journals, which helped me in the writing process of a number of essays.
Really interested ? I could send you some.
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Yeap.
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Stephen doesnt like it when people talk more technical about art than him :P

Also, i like the whole barcode, product from birth balah blah. Tis cool.
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Yeap.
I listed the books University books I've read up above.

Simulacra and Simulation - Jean Baudrillard .. ect
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Simulacra and Simulation - Jean Baudrillard
Postmodernism, or, the cultural logic of late capitalism - Fredric Jameson
The Postmodern condition: a report on knowledge - Jean-Francois Lyotard
Practices of Looking - Marita Sturken
These, including "Postmodernism, or, the cultural logic of late capitalism", are all sociological books. I hope you don't consider Adbusters a informed newsletter.
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I could also make you one out of a car, but you wouldnt really know that it was a car once...
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