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BronzeRealm In reply to 00Maria00 [2012-12-30 02:09:42 +0000 UTC]
I truly appreciate your very kind compliments regarding this particular sculpture. It is one of my favorites. So much so, I have not yet sold him, which rather defeats the purpose of creating him. LOL
I wanted to create the figure to exude power, since that has always been my perception of the mythological creature.
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00Maria00 In reply to BronzeRealm [2012-12-30 19:00:10 +0000 UTC]
That's probably the reason then!! xD You need a wider audience.
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Maleiva [2012-11-24 01:55:36 +0000 UTC]
Idem this is amazing
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marizce [2012-10-13 06:37:24 +0000 UTC]
I love the story of this mythical character. And I think your work here is very good. It has strength and that image bizarrely I imagine when thinking of the Minotaur. Wow ... I really like your work.
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AbsolutVaklav [2012-08-15 22:01:17 +0000 UTC]
That special lighting really brings out the best in this spectacular statue! Wow...
Vashek
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BronzeRealm In reply to AbsolutVaklav [2012-08-15 23:40:18 +0000 UTC]
I am not a great photographer, but I wanted to try and get shadowing on him to accent the details.
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AbsolutVaklav In reply to BronzeRealm [2012-08-15 23:43:43 +0000 UTC]
And you managed to do it just perfectly, Robert!
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BronzeRealm In reply to LJ--Phillips [2012-08-15 17:48:16 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I tried to make him as dangerous and threatening as possible. I have always viewed Minotaurs in my mind's eye as creatures of vast power, strength and speed.
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LJ--Phillips In reply to BronzeRealm [2012-08-16 04:18:15 +0000 UTC]
Absolutely and yet they're sadly neglected in modern fiction and pop culture (compared to vampires etc.) Minotaurs always seem to embody a surcharged masculine power to me and you've certainly captured it in this piece.
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LJ--Phillips In reply to BronzeRealm [2012-08-17 11:59:23 +0000 UTC]
Quite right, satyrs and centaurs have also been neglected. I think a lot of modern work is influenced by previous pop culture and so it becomes steadily flatter and more distilled with every generation (look how vampires are losing their bite, excuse the pun.) People lose the sense of the true meaning and significance of certain endlessly recycled myths. I liked your piece for a number of reasons (the use of the minotaur and its freshness among them) and it definitely has a great deal of impact on the viewer β the primordial nature of it and the explosion of energy inherent in it are both intriguing and threatening.
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BronzeRealm In reply to LJ--Phillips [2012-08-17 16:51:05 +0000 UTC]
Yes, the vampire craze has become an item of pop culture. That has its negatives and positives, but I do find it interesting how our society cleanses old myth to make it more palatable for us. Our hero's have to be good of heart and worthy in deed, whereas the hero's of ancient Greece or Rome were seen as tragic, flawed beings. I think a hero that is bereft of scars and flaws is one that is not very interesting honestly.
I am glad Minotaur Lord speaks to you in that way! While sculpting I hoped for just such a range of reaction!
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BronzeRealm In reply to LJ--Phillips [2012-08-19 19:06:44 +0000 UTC]
Wow, that really is amazingly detailed work! Verl cool website and lovely illustrations! Thank you for sharing that!
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Erick-FM [2012-07-25 20:55:22 +0000 UTC]
wow very nice, i once made a minotaur esculpture, never finished dough and it wasn't as muscled as this one, very cool
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BronzeRealm In reply to Erick-FM [2012-07-25 22:37:41 +0000 UTC]
Thank you for the kind comment! I would like to see your sculpture if you ever finish it. I am happy you enjoy my art work! Feel free to say hello anytime Erick. -Robert
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fallenboy84 [2012-07-12 08:46:30 +0000 UTC]
Wow this is amazingly wonderful! Great job!
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BronzeRealm In reply to fallenboy84 [2012-07-12 14:24:07 +0000 UTC]
I appreciate the compliment! I like your work also!
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torochief [2012-07-11 18:21:29 +0000 UTC]
OMG! I'm in LOVE!~ This is going to be a dumb question but you sell these guys? Or you make them to order?
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white-briefs [2012-07-11 14:31:15 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful work; I say.
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BronzeRealm In reply to white-briefs [2012-07-11 14:36:38 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much for the kind compliment! It is always an honor to have my work enjoyed. I should also say, it is a pleasure that this particular piece is being viewed and appreciated in the ancestral home of King Minos (even if Crete was a separate kingdom at the time!).
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kittyboy02 [2012-07-11 02:18:17 +0000 UTC]
*BOING*
This is just amazing. I love it.
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BronzeRealm In reply to kittyboy02 [2012-07-11 02:41:55 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much! I am happy you like my newest statue. I really appreciate the kind words. Thank you for placing my work in your favorites category!
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siyeh75 [2012-07-10 22:37:51 +0000 UTC]
Oh my... this is absolutely amazing! The detail... muscles, sinews, veins... I am really in awe of your talent. *bows*
If I may ask, how long did it take you to make this? (and I do understand that it isn't finished, yet).
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