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gromyko — Tikbalang Series I
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Rapidograph pen and ink on paper9x12
2008
A Tikbalang is a filipino chimeraic creature, a hybrid of a horse as its head and the body of a man.
It is the opposite of the classical creature called the Centaur.
a tikbalang will play mind tricks on you when you get lost in the forest, unabling you to find your way home until you surrender to him your soul.
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Comments: 23
Perusing your gallery, this piece really popped out for me. I think I'm drawn to the simplicity and focus of the composition, which (for me) allows the energy of your lines to pop more. The horse head is wonderfully scary.
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thank you...the myth of the tikbalang lives to this day, and what great pleasure it is than to portray it using energy lines...thank you
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Incredible new work Gromyko and phenomenal style 
Cheers
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Thank you mannon hope all is well with you
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Yes, all is well dear Gromyko
I hope all is well with you and your sweet new baby!!
Gorgeous new work by the way
Much respect!
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beautifully done...great classical feel to it and i like the odd mix of anatomy and mythology.
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The philippines have a rioch encyclopedia of myths, this is one of it...thank you
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beware his appeal...i read a version of this myth which states that one in the blue moon a hunter got lost and peeps through a moaning couple in the forest, when he saw the guy it was a tikbalang, so he was scared to death
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This would be fertile material for anthropomorphic fiction, I think.
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we have a rich folklore which i also refer to when creating pieces...i am writting a novel about the tikbalang, i'll publish it soon meanwhile im a busy dad these days
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That'd be fantastic, a novel from you. I'd almost consider anything with this char furrealist fiction 
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You are most welcome, dear friend.
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That's great! I love this one. I love creatures like this. You captured him well.
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thank you i like chimeral creatures as well
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A very interesting metaphor of today's modern man.
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Huh?...isnt man funny.
What would a horse headed man do with your soul?... THe silly legends we embrace as weak, little, slow- brained, fear-filled hominids.
Everyone knows the only thing you can do with collected sous is sell them on them on the black market to rock stars who are out of creativity who eat them, and absorb them in an effort to try and come up with new lyrics for their next song....and of course...since rock music didnt exist until the previous century ....well...it only shows the absurdity of early man and his legends.
When this myth was birthed....rock music didnt even exist yet.
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i think i'm addicted to electricity. i use it everyday...i like to be around it ...at night i always use lights. i think i need help ~Fangfingers
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