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Description THE VISITOR
acrylic on masonite, 24"x28", 1994

I retook this picture with my digital SLR for better resolution and true to the original color.
I deleted the previous entry.

It's a double self-portrait, me as a small child and middle aged.
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Comments: 21

nisartist [2016-03-29 07:40:13 +0000 UTC]

Wonder full work

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ShannC [2013-03-02 15:33:37 +0000 UTC]

very nice. you have been painting/drawing along time..are you self taught or?..

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Mollinda [2011-02-21 19:29:51 +0000 UTC]

This has been featured here [link]

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nine9nine9 [2009-03-10 00:05:17 +0000 UTC]

Hi, I've featured your wonderful art here --

[link]

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Winter-Cranium [2008-08-16 17:09:41 +0000 UTC]

I like the connection you made between your child self and your aged self with the shadow, like that is who the child slowly grew to be as the shadow gets bigger.
I don't exactly get a negative feeling from the woman there but my guess is that that particular woman had some kind of illness or something...? And that memory is being suppressed?
Your child self looks at her with a smile, though..

Nice work!

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millionsofbubble [2008-06-23 02:43:02 +0000 UTC]

after woman, the man become an object, that has been peeked by woman ,,, and woman has the domination flag now ,, but the child,, hmm it is really weird,, i think the child just wants to see a naked woman, but also he is just near the portrait ,so he think himself as a mature like the man in the portrait,, moreover i think there is also some fetishist ideas but i dont want to talk about it,, actually these can be true or i just talk rubbish,, so dont get angry, just have some nice time while you reading my comment

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ramonpp [2008-04-17 17:37:37 +0000 UTC]

That woman.... her body is... don't like this

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AriesArtist [2008-01-16 19:53:31 +0000 UTC]

The textures are beautiful. I love the fluidity of the composition. Very haunting piece.

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DSil [2008-01-08 22:31:32 +0000 UTC]

Yeek! Reminds me of The Shining. Brilliant textures and composition.

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TonHaring [2007-11-21 16:43:58 +0000 UTC]

Great work!

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Photograph2u [2007-11-02 13:44:17 +0000 UTC]

Hi Otto, I like this one very much. You as a child and now you, but why is your mouth gaged? Is it a message?
Cheers.

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ArtOfTheMystic In reply to Photograph2u [2007-11-07 22:12:19 +0000 UTC]

The Inner Child. Gag is symbolic of surpressed memory....
Cheers
Otto

A blatant attempt at vote solicitation:
Vote for my art at the Saachi Gallery Showdown [link]

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nomusenation [2007-10-14 18:04:12 +0000 UTC]

wow, this is wonderful.

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rachelab74 [2007-10-14 03:58:00 +0000 UTC]

I love the variety of texture in this painting!!! But it is quite sad!! is it possible memories have become suppressed in some way due to a loss of a loved one...you dont have to answer, it was more rhetorical on my thoughts on it!!
Emotions brought forth through your image is very impressive..well done Otto!!

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ArtOfTheMystic In reply to rachelab74 [2007-10-18 21:21:22 +0000 UTC]

You know it! It's all about the "Inner Child".......

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rachelab74 In reply to ArtOfTheMystic [2007-10-18 22:01:36 +0000 UTC]

Well then I have to give you a

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anubis [2007-10-10 18:34:27 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful surrealist work!!!!
Bravo Otto!

Tassos

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chris10belgium [2007-10-10 15:29:39 +0000 UTC]

nice !

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Tr4pito [2007-10-09 23:07:40 +0000 UTC]

wow!!!

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Wildfire2003 [2007-10-09 00:11:01 +0000 UTC]

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Jeff1966 [2007-10-08 23:22:07 +0000 UTC]

Love it. Very Dali. Beautiful.

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