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Through these traditions the association of art and pain has become embedded in Western culture and not only in the realms of high art or Wildean "art for art’s sake". Popular television soaps and women's magazines have recognised the seductive appeal of romanticised pain or trauma, and commodified it. Today it is not only artists and their creations that bravely and publicly suffer. Now the domestic tragedies, diseases and tragic malfunctions of everyday mums and dads, made public, vie with high art to move us to engage with the nobility of human suffering. - Angela O’Brien

Something born some time ago, based on stock from sxc.hu, own photos and a huge load of pain.


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for another proof of the Angel O'Brien quote, do a search on devart just typing in the search field the words innocence fetish
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:iconkneelingglory:
Hello :wave:

You've been featured in Faves from my Faves: Volume VI! Please have a peek at the article and :+favlove: it if you like what you see.

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:iconavatargabe:
awesome photoshop but u probably should have just cut the eyes added sum blood and copy the tusks into the pic, but wut u did also works well

...actually, I'd hunt elephants and Im sure that pissed many of u off, but african elephants are seriously over populated in many areas and are being killed as food for natives anyway. I and many like me believe, hunt the animal in limited numbers, take ur trophy, leave bulk to the natives who use the elephant to not only feed the population but stimulate the economy also, this is why countries like such sucessful african nations like kenya, or Nigera that also have huge elephant numbers also allow hunting. if u still pissed, i dont care...
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:iconruthmaryforever:
this is very powerful you are an amzing artist :)
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:iconroninfox:
Great raw emotion coming through here. The fact that the image is only partially colored gives a more gloomy, harsh atmosphere which beautifully suits the theme.
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:iconjoeyv7:
devastating image.
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:iconfrozenpoetry:
thats an incredible, painful and powerful piece, right there.
sorta reminds me about this line in a song,that says 'you're just so pretty in your pain'. there used as an excuse to abuse someone.
here you got the point across, without actually hurting anyone :)

wonderful job :)
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:icondigaas:
OMG i love this. What a beautiful artwork
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:iconloojeen:
Hi there :wave: I've featured your :jawdrop: ART here
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I may be not as awesome, but I certainly have great taste at least in identifying beauty, don't u think :laughing: If u wish to leave a comment please do on the journal page :giggle:
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:iconlibertine03134:
Great work, you really made your point with this piece.
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