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Published: 2003-12-06 05:32:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 2301; Favourites: 42; Downloads: 866
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***PLEASE READ***Before you judge me and the subject of this piece, look into this critique on our society and judge yourself. If you're offended by my message, maybe it's you that I'm critiquing.
Media: Prismacolor Colored Pencil
First in my gallery art series "The Nursery", where pieces speak for themselves, but speak together as a united whole, in the end. Take what you want from this piece, so long as you take the critique with it.
Bring it.
Comments and Favs appreciated. Full view for full effect. And yes, I left the background open for compositional reasons.
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Comments: 49
Random, but my mom told me when she was little she used her uncle's condoms as ballons cuz she didn't know what they were.
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It took me a minute to figure out what that was, haha. The art is awesome, though!
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It took me a minute to figure out what that was, haha. The art is awesome, though!
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people blow up condoms like baloons n throw em around at pep rallys in my school. ;p its amazing how many condoms aren't used as intended. i love this! he looks like he's in deep thought hehe. the bold colors are great. i'm faving it.
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Ahhhhhhh....i looked at the picture and saw the 'gum' and i was like "Now wait a second here...".
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hahah...I bet they even make bubblegum flavoured ones, sadly enough. I like this one, well drawn, too. love the reddish undereyes.
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chewing on condoms... OO;;;
well there not used...
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Ohh,it's nice, you do very good posing.
I didn't really get the meaning.I mean,i got the shape of the gum,but what does it mean??
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Hey, I did that once. They make poor balloons...*smirks*
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The more of this series that I see, the more I like it.
The youth of today has sex and sexuality rammed down it's throat at a very young and innocent age. There is too much of it in this world...
I like this one even better than Electrica... Sometimes boys are pressured to participate in acts of sex even more than girls... even if it is just masturbation...
Society has taken our sexuality back to very animalistic ways and children think it is okay, just natural, alright... but it is not... it has very negative side effects that they won't realize until it is too late...
I really love the idea behind this picture. Thank you for having the desire and comittment to create it.
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Innocence and curious perversion at the same time. (perversion in the minds of some i suppose.) I do love it! And i cant wait to see more!
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Well you have managed to convey your social comments through a simple yet beautiful piece. This would make a great boarder to a web site, with him staring up at the text. I love the colouring
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I missed this one the first time around somehow. Seeing it with the second in the series now I can't help but wonder if you're commenting on kids discovering sex and sexuality too early.
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haha, OMG, i love it!!! ^O^*~ it's funny, but still cute and adorable...!!! colors are incredibly well done also!
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lmao! Such a wierd idea...but it looks cool!
^^ yer always trying new things!
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I don't see how some one could get afended by this honestly? I find it funny and I too see that part of a leg is missing but it's still well done and cute.. Great job!! Can't wait to see the rest..
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I find this peice very shocking and offensive, but that's because it is done in such an appropriate and mature manner. I commend your boldness in addressing this peice. I might be taking this peice too seriously, but I think it contains serious issues. Bravo.
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O wow. I'm a little embarassed because I don't get it. But part of me isn't sure I want to get it. I just like it for what it is. Not all those hidden messages that aren't even supossed to be hidden. So yea I not sure what the message or point may be..but I don't have to its art take it for what it is. Good Job.-chels
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Hee. The actual image strikes me as funny (and reminds me of that Coneheads movie), but what I get from it kind of disturbs me. It makes me think of how my generation goes through sex like it's nothing and it has no consequences and no meaning. I very much like it, though. That negative space rocks my socks. ^_^
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hehe look under his left leg, shoulden't his right leg be there?
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I corrected it on the original last night after I took a look at it from afar. ^__^ Thanks though!
~Shoji
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hehe i just noticed noone pointed it out. looks really good ^_^
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Now I wanna try that. people don't take condoms seriously anymore.. :/ Soo many teens getting pregnant..
I like the colors, and the lack of colors.. good proportions.. lovely pic.
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Speaking as someone who has actually blown up a condom to use as a balloon, yes. I definitely think this Nursery series is going to be prolific. First of all, your artwork is fantastic so I'm going to hav to +fav this (And the anti-anime admins can suck on that, too > P) Second of all, it's really cool to see some meaningful art. Nice social commentary. ^.^
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That's awesome. X3 I totally wanted to do it to see how big it'd get, but I didn't have one on me. ;_;
~Shoji
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Man, they get totally huge. Like a watermelon. It's freakin' awesome. (You should come visit us. We have a ton. Oh, we don't use them, being the vestal virgins that we are, but we have a ton.)
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I like it, and in my opinion, it speaks of how sexual our world today has come to be. Lovely work, and I can't wait for the next installment.
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very interesting, took me a while, and then reading the other comments to get it. but nice work,i like the simplistic coloring and concept. very nice.
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Glad to see art with some meaning behind it. Compositionally very well done. O.o I"m facinated by your new series.... definitely can't wait to see the rest of it.
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could someone help me out here? yes he is chewing condoms. is it because he is inocent and does'nt know what they are for? does it have something to do with a simpler life? perhaps that life is simpler without kowledge of sex? i need help here. (and yes i did use full view)
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It has to do with innocence and experimentation with the unknown. It's a metaphor for other things... the other things can be conjured by your imagination. ^_^
~Shoji
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i dunno if i got the message, but i love the colors....
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rofl. I do that in my free time. I think I get the message- for some people its exactly true. I love the negative space for the tree. its wonderful
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HAhahahahahahahhaha.
err.... I completely missed the message so I hope its not directed at me but hahahahhaha, it looks like he chewed it by mistake HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA.
Interesting piece in more ways than one
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ooo, i adore his hair. this is colored pencil, ne?
X3 i think the dear boy may be a little confused about the purpose of condoms.
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Yep, colored pencil. ^_^
~Shoji
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Yup, I think thats all boys use condoms for. Since their so strong you could blow a huge baloon ^_^
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A very beautiful piece, though I don't think I truly get the message, I do enjoy the artwork. I'm sure after observing and thinking abouti t enough i'll catch on.
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it took me a minute to figure it out (plus full view helped out immensely), but you did a very nice job conveying the message in a simplistic piece. nice work. :3
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Hehe. i really liek this one. i like the idea of the "gum" hehe.
very nice concept! lovely pic. hope to see soem of the rest of the serice
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*runs around, trying to find all the important significant thingies*
... Um. I have no brain. ;.;
The bubble gum looks kinda obscene, though.
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