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ImrikDragon — Juxtaposition
Published: 2011-04-29 16:09:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 2196; Favourites: 42; Downloads: 200
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Juxtaposition is the project that has consumed my life for the past two years. It is a chess match between the Greek Gods Apollo and Dionysus. Apollo being the god of the sun, represents good, purity, and light. Dionysus being the god of wine, sex, and partying, represents evil, sin and darkness. It is the eternal struggle not just between good and evil but also the struggle between the two realms of the art world. Traditionally Apollo represents the Classical-ism, where Dionysus represents Romanticism.Related content
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Whoa whoa - is one of them made out of wine bottles? That is epic. What's the other one made of?
I like the incorporation of your table
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The amount of time, love, energy and utter creativity in this image is beyond any words that I can grasp. It truly is a work of art on so many levels. All I can do is favourite it and show it to everybody I ever come across!
I would love to see this in the flesh so to speak, one day. Really is everything I respect about art.
Awesome, well done indeed
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It actually doesn't make sense for Dionysus to represent Romanticism. Look up a list of Romanticist values and you'll see what I mean. I think Dionysus should represent erotica and underground "grunge" art.
Nice piece, though. The juxtaposition is very clearly portrayed.
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Thank you.
Though the claims of Dionysus representing Romanticism is not of my own conclusions. The piece is structured around basic art theory which claims his as its mascot. Apollonian Vs. Dionysian = Classicism Vs. Romanticism.
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crazy chess board. Do people actually play with that style of board?
Other than that, nice work. Juxtaposition is always a strong art concept to work with.
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words cannot describe the beauty and meaning of this piece, so i'll settle with " this is the most amazing piece of art i've ever seen and may possibly ever see"
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WHY CAN'T I FAVE IT MORE THAN ONCE!?? Good Gods... litterally, they loook fantastic! How long did it take for you to make Apollo? And how is he put together? The detail and time you put into this work amazes me... I hope you have a break planned to get some well deserved rest!
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I don't even know what to say. This is amazing. Beautiful work. You are so talented.
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that is just AWSOME, so cool how all you'r work comes together into one piece
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Apollo is made of scrap sheet steel and Dionysus is made of wine bottles.
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Very impressive. Hard work that has definitely paid off.
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Hey, awesome!! Rest assured, Apollo will have more strategic, methodical moves whereas Dionysus will have more of the irrational, sporadic tactic. I would not say, however, that one is good and one is evil. These gods work more in balance than discord. You need both rationality and irrationality in moderation to call it balance. If you have too much of one or the other, then it is a vice. 
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Wow, this really turned out amazing. I should road trip to see this in person
...I love how you used an empty bottle of Crystal Head for Dionysus' head.
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Thank you. And if you are serious about coming to see it you will need to do so soon. Its only going to be on display at the museum till May 7th.
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Cool! I'm not sure if I will be able to make it ):
I really love this piece, though. (:
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Gorgeous work. Where is this being displayed at?
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The Kenosha Public Museum. 5500 1st. Ave. Kenosha WI 53140
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That is rather depressing, it is too far away for me to even dream of going to visit it.
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