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mud by ~chouchourien:iconchouchourien:

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©2006-2009 ~chouchourien
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Submitted: September 3, 2006
Image Size: 749 KB
Resolution: 700×1073
Comments: 14
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Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Shutter Speed: 1/60 second
F Number: F/6.3
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Date Picture Taken: Nov 23, 2005, 9:01:34 AM

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~gravitykillsbabies:icongravitykillsbabies: Sep 3, 2006, 3:57:09 PM
that is sooooo awesome! everything about it is mindboggling. keep up the great work :D

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~SpokenAubade:iconSpokenAubade: Sep 6, 2006, 4:16:28 PM
I adore the intricacy, contrast and overlap in your pictures. I see something different and new each time I look.
~RyanBoserio:iconRyanBoserio: Oct 14, 2006, 12:06:51 PM
Very nice. Water colour, ink and acrylic?

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~chouchourien:iconchouchourien: Oct 14, 2006, 8:13:42 PM
thank you, ryan-
watercolor, acrylic, ebony, and more ebony :)
*irie-i:iconirie-i: Jun 9, 2007, 4:40:08 PM
what do you mean by "feels old"?
i always thought ebony was a type of wood... ?
it's a great piece.
would you mind explain some of the apparent symbolism in this?

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little trick i learned up at the north pole - if you fry balony it tastes like a hot dog.

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~chouchourien:iconchouchourien: Nov 1, 2007, 4:52:04 PM
Sorry it's taken me just under 5 years to reply! oog. Now to answer your question: ...the symbolism in this one has changed a few times... Originally the girl kneeling in the mud embodied something like the taoist attitude. As that began to seem a bit too bitter the picture became simply the illustration of a moment. in which nature was embraced.

'feels old'= now here's a terrible explanation: that statement was born out of my slight spite for taoism- the ideas of which, personally, feel 'old', for want of a better word. (The tapping-into-nature part is all good and well. The other beliefs, however, seem tiring & passive to the point of being wasteful; even zombielike.) As for ebony, it's only a very nice drawing pencil.

Thanks for asking + for your comment as well. I'm glad it caught your eye. :)
*kayceeus:iconkayceeus: Nov 2, 2007, 6:25:00 AM
This is gorgeous work!! :wow:

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Please spay or neuter your pets! :jackdirt:
*irie-i:iconirie-i: Nov 5, 2007, 9:52:38 AM
so is ebony a type of charcoal?
what would be bitter about taoism?

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little trick i learned up at the north pole - if you fry balony it tastes like a hot dog.

- willie t. stokes
Mood: Apprehensive ~chouchourien:iconchouchourien: Jan 6, 2008, 5:15:07 PM
I believe it's graphite. The cool thing about it is that it draws darkly despite the lead not being soft n all. The harder the lead the finer the point the cleaner the detail.

Here's where Taoism trips me up a bit: "Taoist thought focuses on wu wei, spontaneity, humanism, and emptiness." Wu wei, spontaneity and humanism play a good part in a lifetime. But when it comes to emptiness.. Eh. I can't understand it, let alone embrace it. Maybe because I can't see the good in it, as foolish as that might sound.

Do you think it is a focal point of taoism because it puts all of the substance in life into perspective...? Idk, bro.
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