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Published: 2009-08-06 17:53:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 3335; Favourites: 82; Downloads: 3
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Description Have you ever had a moment when you think "this is it, can´t go on anymore"? Well that´s what I attempt to express in this piece. I guess inspiration comes from our own realities and the artist´s emotion shouldn't be held back.

At first, this was supposed to be one more of a series of "speed painting" works (in which I intend not to spend more than 1-2 hours in order to develop my skill), but I got so engrossed in the concept that I ended up working on it more time than expected. A total of 6 hours, which is still not so bad, considering it used to take me 2 or 3 days at least to produce a piece of the same quality.

The guy shown is pretty much captive, tied with a chain by the neck, unable to move in any direction. His fists are ready to fight, but he has already lost all strength. At this very moment he is fainting as we see him loosing his balance and awareness.

I´m quite pleased with the result and I have to say that doing it was therapeutic




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Comments: 25

beachelf [2010-12-19 03:07:29 +0000 UTC]

thanks you for allowing us to feature this deviation!

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erykh In reply to beachelf [2010-12-19 03:24:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank YOU!

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yatu-ex [2010-07-05 21:37:19 +0000 UTC]

i really savour the somewhat dreamlike quality of this !

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Charlene-Art [2010-06-10 13:45:14 +0000 UTC]

I like the movement in this piece.

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emerald-iris [2009-12-07 10:24:28 +0000 UTC]

I definitly can relate to this feeling. Your speed painting skills are truly amazing!

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erykh In reply to emerald-iris [2009-12-08 12:03:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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JonathanMH [2009-11-29 13:11:23 +0000 UTC]

exceptional piece, both in technique and message

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erykh In reply to JonathanMH [2009-11-29 14:18:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot, I´m very glad to read your nice words

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Valerhon [2009-11-18 13:07:56 +0000 UTC]

I get it - and this is a really powerful image

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erykh In reply to Valerhon [2009-11-18 18:23:37 +0000 UTC]

Hey, thank you very much! Coming from you is a great honor

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SamiShahin-Art [2009-10-04 00:05:21 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful concept and art execution.

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x0xNEOx0x [2009-09-30 03:56:33 +0000 UTC]

ouch, his neck is gonna snap hard :/

a very cool idea tho!

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Minzile [2009-09-30 02:43:11 +0000 UTC]

why so hard muscles? ^^... i love the idea the strugle the light the chain the concept! the face though it could show a slight bit more expression. but in my personla opinion those muscles are too much for such a conceptual piece of art ^^... just takes away the effekt of the idea. but still a really great picture!

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erykh In reply to Minzile [2009-09-30 15:13:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I know, I´m just obsessed with anatomic details

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Minzile In reply to erykh [2009-09-30 19:16:35 +0000 UTC]

i see ^^ i see ^^ ... you could try to draw a really fat person... with folds and so ^^ there are also lots of anatomic details .

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erykh In reply to Minzile [2009-10-01 03:11:19 +0000 UTC]

hahahaha, nah! I did that a lot in art school

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Minzile In reply to erykh [2009-10-01 08:25:15 +0000 UTC]

uuuh i know that XD

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Joshuaseven [2009-09-08 20:54:30 +0000 UTC]

very expressive - wonderful work

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erykh In reply to Joshuaseven [2009-09-09 03:18:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! some people say that art flows better when u are depressed, and I indeed was blue!

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shideh [2009-08-18 16:24:16 +0000 UTC]

Ah, I know that feeling. You did a great work on this one!

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souldroid [2009-08-09 13:01:23 +0000 UTC]

I love the expression you got, very well done.

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michaelfallik [2009-08-07 17:53:23 +0000 UTC]

I like this one. Giving up can be such a hard thing -- you really have to lose everything in order to do so.

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erykh In reply to michaelfallik [2009-08-08 22:05:22 +0000 UTC]

Or you may have already lost it...

Thanks a lot for your comments, you input is always good!

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mertonparrish [2009-08-07 15:10:08 +0000 UTC]

What an interesting work. You did a great job.

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shadow--man [2009-08-06 17:55:15 +0000 UTC]

its very fantastic piece of work
& it have wonderful background of emotional concept
i like it very much

well done

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