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Oleem — Fragments of Memories
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For =anuranjanbhatia 's contest [link]Tools Used: Laurentien pencil crayons, a cardboard box, Final Fantasy VIII soundtrack—Fragments of Memories (Orchestral)
— my trusty (?) HP Scanjet 3670, then brightness/contrast adjusted in PSP7 (I normally don't do this, but it was necessary this time)Time Taken: I'd say about 7 hours
Blabbing about the Composition: I wanted to make the heart the focal point (rule of thirds, ish) and have it in all four sections—I'm stupid and cut the box before colouring it—without being way too obvious about it. So there's some more flowing lines thoughout for some unity and to hopefully distract/create movement away from the heart a bit. I used cool colours for a typical representation of sadness etc. (this is inspired from the song) but saturated the purples and greens to try to make things seem a little more lively and optimistic; the song even has a cheery part too! There is a fair amount of negative space to go with the idea of fragments. One thing I like about using cardboard—at least this time—is that I made many mistakes that had to be worked into the picture, which is basically what life is like, too.
Love may be an important thing but it's not everything. When you remember the past there will be bad things about love but you shouldn't let it get you down, after all there will be good things too. Although this heart is in four pieces, it's still whole.
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Good job 
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oh, really a beautiful drawings, very conceptual, and what a great use of colours!! you have had really a good idea! and I agree with your words: "Love may be...(...)it's still whole."
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I especially enjoyed your color choices on this work.
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Any mistake you had to work in turned out beautiful.
Thanks! I like how the mistakes turned out, you can't really tell most of them except for the first four heart outlines that didn't look right
I have a lot of way cooler things in my head, but no time or motivation to make anything of them D:
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That even looks like you did it on purpose 
Isn't that how it always goes?
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Looks great, I love how the pieces are broken up.
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The art deco like curves (reflecting the heart) made me think of the home -- a pitcher, a plate a bowl. The four 'chambers' of the heart became the four sections of the picture and perhaps four rooms of a house. Anyway that was my first impression. Home is where the heart is. The mix of feelings evoked in the piece kept me looking around and around at it.
This is just very pretty, because of the colours, curving lines, implied volumes, ambiguous space and hints of highlights (whites).
Good luck with the contest.
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I feel somewhat stupid because even after attempting to research it on several occasions I can't seem to figure out exactly what art deco is. All I know is Mucha and Klimt...basically if it looks like that, it's art deco to me.
It's cool that you saw other shapes in there; I didn't want the heart to be the only thing there [though I'm not sure what else I intended]. I'm actually a bit surprised at how much people are reading into it, but it's interesting to know what they see. Thanks for sharing your thoughts
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Art Deco can be easy to spot. It was a design movement that became most popular in the 1920s. It incorporated a mishmash of past and present styles with an emphasis on arcing lines and angles.... Art Nouveau, which is Klimt and Mucha's style was among the mishmash of Art Deco styles.
Having a general idea and seeing where it takes you often leaves things up to the viewer. These are often my favourite paintings to view, because they make me dredge up memories or make connections.
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This is a talent that I wish I shared with you. You are truly blessed. The color palette is probably (for me anyway) just as expressive as the art itself. People doodle hearts all day, but this makes the heart nearly invincible through art.
Also noteworthy is your comment. It is not only thorough and interesting it is thought provoking and philosophical.
Thank you.
Peace.
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Thanks 
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Cut it before you colored it? Hehe whups.
Lovely color combos as always!
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Yeah I'm a bit stupid sometimes ;D thanks.
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This is so beautiful
Especially after I opened the link for the song. 
I love the fact that there are geometric shapes...mainly the big squares
I would love to have this hanging on my wall 
"Love may be an important thing but it's not everything. When you remember the past there will be bad things about love but you shouldn't let it get you down, after all there will be good things too. Although this heart is in four pieces, it's still whole."
you painted something beautiful that comes straight from the heart 
I'll be darned if you did not win... yours is simply the best 
good job Oleem
so good
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Wow 
It's nice having another abstract artist comment 
...Hahaha...I'd like to say that I believe the things I wrote about love are true. Maybe someday
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I 
We rock!
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Heh. Maybe I should start putting things on my walls. It would take me forever to fill them with such small pictures though!
I'm tired of being patient 
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Well, that means more practice! then you'll be famous! Then I can go to your gallery expos
Careful, some will take advantage of that :/...but Oleem! of course it possible for a guy to give a damn
...I could
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Yeah I know. I'm not going to do something idiotic like fuck any guy who wants to 
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Okay, good! It's so good to know there are people who value themselves
no no... some find their perfect someone early one... destiny... or whatever you want to think about it...some just go for the easy ones, all they want is a bitch... who can satisfy their pleasures. Then there are those who learn early one or along the way... and wait patiently until they come across the right one
a poem for you(came across it a few months ago):
----------------Girls--------------
-----------are like apples------
-------on trees. The best ones-----
-----are at the top of the tree.-----
---The boys dont want to reach---
--for the good ones because they--
-r afraid of falling and getting hurt.-
-Instead, they get the rotten apples-
from the ground that arent as good,
but easy. So the apples up top think
something wrong with them when in
-reality they're amazing. They just--
---have to wait for the right boy to
---- come along, the one who's-
----------- brave enough to-----
---------------climb all---------
---------------the way--------
--------------to the top--------
-------------of the tree.---------
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I don't think I'll ever find the right guy. And if I did, the right guy would be way out of my league
The poem made me smile, though
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Yes, you will
I was hoping it would
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I really really like it! The tones and the internal geometry are very inviting to the eye.
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Wow Oleem!
And you said you didn't have a chance against me?
Allow me to differ! Your entry is gorgeous!
And so meaningful too
To me, this is one of the best entries! I'm sure you can win, and I wouldn't be surprised if you did
Excellent work!
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I still think your entry is better and I hope you win!
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I'm sure you'll do great
Besides, it's that texturized and vintage-ish look to it that adds more appeal and makes it even more charming
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Really stunning; the form and colour distribution is really pleasing to the eye. I like the use of black and white just to outline areas to bring it forward or back and the use of white to create the focal point. The purple and green do, indeed, lift the picture up and bring out the cheery side and your choices on negative space is lovely - especially because fo the paper colour. The only thing I can possibly contribute is that blue shape down the bottom, if the dark corner was a little sharper he'd look less lonely 
Good luck with the contest!
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Thanks! It was a bit of a pain having to put the pieces together every time I had to make a decision of what to do. I'm glad you think it works. The reason I first started drawing on cardboard is because white can be used [it's somehow just not the same as leaving blank spaces on a piece of white paper!]
The blue shape in the left piece or the right piece? 
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Bottom left. Bah, it can be so frustrating when you realise you've just pushed the paper to the limit but you need to keep layering! I have issues with medium sketchbook paper.
Poor paper *hugs it*
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Yes. Backgrounds suck. If I drew on thicker paper I'd probably just use tempera, way faster and easier and it usually looks better! The downside of cardboard is that you can't really erase it so you better know what you're doing and be good at it! With abstracts it doesn't make a huge difference but I've done portraits on cardboard too...it was an interesting experience. I guess that it does have its benefits too, when I can erase as much as I want I go all psycho perfectionist and never accomplish anything.
Oh dear. Sketchbook paper is just a pain in general, but I know exactly what you mean.
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Beautiful. I love the texture and colors
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