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Aqvalung ♂️ [10230726] [2009-04-12 22:36:44 +0000 UTC] "ballpoint pen wizardry" (United States)

# Statistics

Favourites: 325; Deviations: 140; Watchers: 67

Watching: 39; Pageviews: 14982; Comments Made: 402; Friends: 39

# Interests

Favorite visual artist: Fuchs, Beksinski, Giger, Dali, Bosch, Yerka, Escher, Klimt, Goya, DorΓ©, Gric, Tanning
Favorite movies: Donnie Darko, Eraserhead, Adaptation., Stalker, Last Life in the Universe, The Holy Mountain
Favorite TV shows: Trailer Park Boys
Favorite bands / musical artists: Miles Davis, Boards of Canada, Animal Collective, The Knife, Boredoms, Lightning Bolt, Shpongle
Favorite books: Gravity's Rainbow
Favorite writers: Thomas Pynchon, Charles Bukowski, Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, Jack Kerouac, Jorge Luis Borges
Favorite games: Katamari Damacy, Bioshock, Silent Hill, Metal Gear Solid
Tools of the Trade: Schizophrenia
Other Interests: Art, science, love, rambling, forgiveness, being a wino

# About me

Hello!

I'm an explorer in every sense of the word. It is my infinite curiosity that drives me to seek new environments and experiences in the physical world, but also new depths of consciousness in the realm of the mind. As a visionary artist, I explore the darker side of human nature, exposing bizarre unconscious desires and portraying the human psyche as inherently animalistic, irrational, and fearful. The characters in my drawings bear a presence that is at once divine and unsettling, as if they are sickly Gods, once pure but now corrupted by the human stain. On brighter days, I paint vivid skies over fields of wildflowers, but the brighter days are few and far between. Darkness persists. I have come to accept the darkness, though it still feels like a parasitic entity beyond my own being and psyche. She's a haunting Muse, and she is a gift, but also a burden.

I am twenty-three years old with a bachelor of science degree in International Business from Champlain College. My goal in life is to marry business and art, either as a curator or as an art dealer.

# Comments

Comments: 144

DawnZiarte [2012-10-29 05:30:45 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday Peter! You were one of the first artists that I've watched here, and I am glad to have found! You never disappoint! I hope you've had a wonderful birthday!

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LucaRossiMartini [2012-10-28 14:52:25 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday

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LucaRossiMartini [2011-10-28 21:17:29 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday

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Ensomniac [2011-08-18 03:07:53 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fave

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midnight-ruby-thief [2011-06-19 01:16:25 +0000 UTC]

Your artwork is so incredibly stunning

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Aqvalung In reply to midnight-ruby-thief [2011-06-29 06:26:26 +0000 UTC]

I'm very glad you think so.

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midnight-ruby-thief In reply to Aqvalung [2011-06-29 09:16:13 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I know so XDD

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Hrefngast [2011-04-25 10:54:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the favs!

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Aqvalung In reply to Hrefngast [2011-04-26 14:24:37 +0000 UTC]

Of course, no problem.

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Bernardumaine [2011-04-24 22:29:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for faving

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Aqvalung In reply to Bernardumaine [2011-04-25 05:09:19 +0000 UTC]

Of course, no problem. I find all of your works fascinating.

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uani73 [2011-04-10 23:34:25 +0000 UTC]

Liking your self portrait very much, very honest very humble

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ignite [2011-04-07 02:04:38 +0000 UTC]

what?! what is going on

here
what, what
!?
deviantART muro drawing

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Aqvalung In reply to ignite [2011-04-29 16:09:48 +0000 UTC]

PREPARE TO LAUNCH THE V2 ROCKETS.

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Aqvalung In reply to ignite [2011-04-24 16:13:06 +0000 UTC]

que?

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uani73 [2011-03-17 19:46:31 +0000 UTC]

love your work

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Aqvalung In reply to uani73 [2011-04-24 16:14:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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MarkFrankly [2011-03-06 03:19:34 +0000 UTC]

You know this is a lot of great stuff. It also looks (to my eye) like it's not perfectly scanned or photographed, but for some reason that doesn't detract from the appeal. I wonder what my reaction would be to the work in person? Mystery. What kind of ballpoint do you use?

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Aqvalung In reply to MarkFrankly [2011-04-24 16:14:50 +0000 UTC]

I use papermate ballpoint pens. Lots of them. The smaller and more recent drawings are scanned, but I still use a cheap half-broken camera to photograph most of my work.

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4Minutes2Midnight [2011-03-03 02:46:03 +0000 UTC]

omg, everything you do is awesome.

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Aqvalung In reply to 4Minutes2Midnight [2011-04-24 16:13:26 +0000 UTC]

I do what I can

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clareflyons [2011-02-01 22:31:30 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations!
You have been selected to appear on my deviantART profile page for the next fourteen days as my "Featured Artist of the Fortnight"
You deserve it

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Aqvalung In reply to clareflyons [2011-02-10 02:45:54 +0000 UTC]

Well I gotta say, this made my day. Thanks for giving me so much credit.

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annalizayoo [2011-01-22 05:15:54 +0000 UTC]

I am in love your ballpoint pen drawings!

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Aqvalung In reply to annalizayoo [2011-02-10 02:42:53 +0000 UTC]

Merci.

I love them too... they are my babies. My dark, horrendous, and yet oh-so precious offspring.

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annalizayoo In reply to Aqvalung [2011-09-12 05:28:32 +0000 UTC]

You birthed some beautiful babies! :')

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Ensomniac [2011-01-11 21:00:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the faves

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Aqvalung In reply to Ensomniac [2011-01-16 19:35:25 +0000 UTC]

No problem.

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Bernardumaine [2011-01-11 15:33:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for faving !

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Aqvalung In reply to Bernardumaine [2011-01-11 17:05:14 +0000 UTC]

Always a pleasure.

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U-Army [2011-01-05 17:42:51 +0000 UTC]

tag! you're it! [link]

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U-Army [2010-12-25 18:43:04 +0000 UTC]

Happy Holidays and lovely new year to you!

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CigsAce [2010-12-20 15:12:28 +0000 UTC]

llama 4 llama ? here's yours:
…And if you're interested in getting a lot more llamas check this out [link]

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Bernardumaine [2010-12-20 10:19:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for faving "Pharaoh's dream"

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Aqvalung In reply to Bernardumaine [2010-12-21 20:32:10 +0000 UTC]

No problem! Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

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Bernardumaine In reply to Aqvalung [2010-12-21 22:35:37 +0000 UTC]

okay

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BACHT [2010-12-11 05:55:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the point you gave me I love it so much... wish you all the best! God be with you my friend...

keep creating art work ok...


Cheerrs,

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LucaRossiMartini [2010-11-26 09:53:26 +0000 UTC]

and thanks again for the watch!

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Bernardumaine [2010-11-25 18:59:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for faving !

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Aqvalung In reply to Bernardumaine [2010-11-26 19:25:00 +0000 UTC]

But of course.

Your drawings are a great inspiration.

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Bernardumaine In reply to Aqvalung [2010-11-26 19:32:22 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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LucaRossiMartini [2010-11-17 06:00:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot for the fav!

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Aqvalung In reply to LucaRossiMartini [2010-11-25 17:20:28 +0000 UTC]

Sure! No problem.

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eddy-avila-r [2010-11-15 03:44:19 +0000 UTC]

Excellent your work! my friend! I hope you like my paintings!

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Aqvalung In reply to eddy-avila-r [2010-11-15 23:17:56 +0000 UTC]

Hey thanks!

I do, I do.

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Adflictus [2010-11-11 22:32:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you plenty, sir.

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Aqvalung In reply to Adflictus [2010-11-11 22:58:08 +0000 UTC]

Ya, no problem.

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deletaccount [2010-11-11 18:48:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for fave!

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Aqvalung In reply to deletaccount [2010-11-11 22:57:56 +0000 UTC]

Sure sure, no problem.

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Lady-Lefey [2010-11-11 17:03:07 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fav on Deadland I!
-LL-

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