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Kalininskiy — The horseman of an apocalypse
Published: 2004-04-14 11:53:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 7647; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 1136
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I designed this piece, meaning it to be a protest against war, any kind ofwar, especially against
any kind of aggression, including terrorism in all its manifestations.
This is the way I imagine the Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse. The Horse
mans is described as
riding a pale horse, which in this case I interpreted as being the pale of
metal. This horseman is
said to be Death itself, riding to herald the end of the world.
In a way, this interprets the current situation in the world now, since the
Four Horsemen are
meant to represent the ultimate judges, and the Unites States seems to hold
that position in the
world, judging events in the world, and responding usually with force.
This piece is not meant to offend any American individuals, this is just
the way I see the current
events in the world, and my interpretation of them
I express huge gratitude !!!
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Comments: 54
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This looks like the Horseman War....
Correct?
And, no, I don't think we respond with force ALL THE TIME.
OR most of the time.
We try diplomatically.
(North Korea, for example)
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Awesome! Not only does it have a powerful message...it has an airplane horse....AN AIRPLANE HORSE!
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I thought so, too! It reminds me of Tom Cruise in "TOP GUN"
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Hi, this picture won't load in full view? 
I'd love to see them, they look great in the thumbnails.
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Why hasn't this got more comments? It's stunning! And with such a bold message. I love it!
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Very good!
I can't help noticing that there are still americans who think and say that they don't like war, but it is necessary because... (insert various reasons here) . I believe they should be ashamed of speaking and thinking this way, they only do it because it is NOT their country being attacked, bombed, conquered, robbed of oil.
Grow up, americans! If it were you who were bombed and murdered, what reasons and justifications would you accept?
Again, powerful work.
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i loved the way u did this. very nice idea.
also like what u wrote there.
oh, and i admire people who can draw horses well
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Yet again another amazing work come from you, +fav
And as *miss-understood said, very well thought out dude. I'm impressed!
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The symbolism in this is excellently thought out. Death being a jet pilot and the horse being a jet, about to strike down people like death himself. The American flag represting Death's scythe... this is great. Excellent work. 
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Just to let you know I showed this to my father which is in the army working at the pentagon and a COL at the moment, this is his exact words , "Very patriotic, great details especially the transformation" thought I let you know. He's VERY patriotic lol
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Very intense and powerful. The coloring and detail is quite impressive! Makes me greatly appreciate the freedom of expression. Excellent work!
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This is amazing. I agree with you, war is never a good thing. It may be necessary, but not good.
Someone said it up above, but I'll say it again, people in America aren't anymore fond of our government than other people are. If it had really been up to us, I'm sure Gore would be in office right now, not Bush (damn electoral college, taking away rights from the people. -.-).
I do love this new spin on Death. It's incredibly imaginitive, and I've never seen anything quite like it before. (:
Great job with the colors and feeling of the picture, the message is conveyed very well.
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Thank you. It's nice to be appreciated.
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hmm.. four horsemen of the apocalypse.. sounds familiar... seen that name somewhere already...fallout i think... great drawing
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ñîâåðøåííî ïîòðÿñíàÿ ðàáîòà ! êëàññ ! äðóãîãî è íå æäàë ! òû ñþððåàëèñò ïî æèçíè ! ñëóõàé äåëî òàêîå òû ìíå ñðî÷íî íóæåí ïî ïîâîäó ïóáëèêàöèè òâîèõ ðàáîò â ìîñêâå â îäíîì æóðíàëå ,íàìûëü ìíå ñðî÷íî äî âå÷åðà ýòîé ñóááîòû ????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????? ìîé ìûë mikho41@takas.lt
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hopefully this coming election for the US there will be positive change.
very powerful piece, well done.
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Excellent artwork, with a message I fully agree with.
I think our next president will be a honest DEMOCRAT!
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amazing work here. beautiful colors and a very provacative message.
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Beautiful work! ...And I'm sorry we Americans seem to come off that way. Most of us don't like being the bully it seems we've become, and I think most realize that's the case. ...As for me, individually, I feel I must support the troops....but I don't necessarily like the cause. Thank you for being bold enough to share your opinions. I'm sure there is no one that will take offense.
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*ïîäáèðàåò ÷åëþñòü ñ ïîëà*
Ìäåå.... è ïî÷åìó ó ìåíÿ ðóêè èç çàäíèöû ðàñòóò...
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I AGREE WITH U......Really......sometimes,though I've got lot of lovely american friends,I feel like hating that damned flag.....
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How beautiful, of course, that's expected from you. 
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WOW! It looks great yeah, but i really like the symbolism, well thought out!
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That's...beautiful...what a powerful interpretation, I love the way you've depicted it. The flames and reflections and all the detail are just stunning. I think I especially like the wings and headplate on the horse, amazing job with that.
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Great piece, but I disagree. You have to fight sometimes otherwise people like Hitler would rule the world.
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War is acceptable only sometimes. I'm American and right now, I don't like this war we're having. Unfortunately, if we leave right now, Iraq will be a mess. (Is a mess already.) We need to at least try to fix what we've done and rebuild it.
Agh. Too much politics. To the painting!
Very cool you updated Death. Chrome horse; never would've thought of that. And the gas mask...! Hoo, this is a kicker, Kalininsky!
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Beautiful piece. As a 21 year Army veteran I like this piece.
However I know for fact based on his track record to date that Bush tries diplomatic solutions first, and saves military for last resort. Personally I agree with this philosophy and I disagree with just lobbing in some tomahawk cruise missles and not dealing with the terrorists directly.
Just a side note, Saddam had WMD (Nerve Gas and other chemical agents) and *used* them against tens of thousands of innocent civilians. This is documented. Some one had to stop that.
Otherwise I agree, war is never good.
Keep up the great artwork!
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Amazing, the detail on pilot is great, and I really like the horse's legs.
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omg.. thats great.. how long did it take to finish this?! all the details, an the colors r great...
n i totally agree with u..
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Waou, impressive !
Love engaged art ! Absolutely necessary to show the way you feel the world.
Necessary to show, expose, inform, denounce, but also to bring is own solutions when they exist. Wish the horse will bring dove's wings one day.
Love your stuff
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I agree with you completely.. and I'm American.. born and bred. I'm not sure what makes our politicians think we have the right to act as Gods in the affairs of the world. War is a sad.. horrible thing. Whether or not it's just.. is of no consequence in the overall scheme of things.
I think this is a gorgeous piece. I love the harsh beauty of the symbolism. I love the concept.. and the all consuming fires raging around the horseman. Bravo..
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The Explosion could use some work, but other than that it's Great 
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omg thats good, love the way you intergrated the wings + horse. + very nice on the pilot. BTW i agree completely with the message... i saw we all beat the shit outa bush and get a new prez ^_^
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