The Pen or the Sword?
Today..... we shall discuss an age old debate... the one between the pen and the sword..... the one where one man asks another.. "is it truly effective to sever your enemy's head with a single clean swipe of a vicious-looking Katana? isnt it better if you send him multiple copies of complicated lawsits until he drives himself mad... and then add to his misery by smiling at him through a soundproof double layered plexiglass window of a mental asylum and write pitying poetry and articles about him with the very same MontBlanc?"
the second man tells the first, "no, no... everything cannot be solved by torture... there should be no pain... torture is cruel.. do you have no feelings? no sympathy? i am a benevolent soul... i am kind and loving... the Katana will be my weapon of choice... see? i am considerate... and you? hah.... you must be possessed by the devil to speak of such things.... i believe in humane killing... our society is great... even mindless animals are killed with compassion... see.. we care about their feelings too... we kill them and eat them.. but we do it nicely.... tell me... how would you like it if your family was chomped up and eaten raw by dinosaurs.... wouldnt you prefer that they were properly killed and then cooked and eaten? i would!"
ah... its an enchanting topic.
i could listen to this particular discussion for hours... but such bickering is useless poilitiks.
i use both with equal fervour...
the Pen.... ah..beautiful black ink... smearing the pure paper with its grotesque beauty, soaking it in our thoughts as they are transmitted through the twisted hand and the sleek pen, down the knife blade of the nib slicing through the air slashing down, defacing the white sheet.... which is more beautiful?... the paper white or scarred?
i'v produced my own soaked rags of paper.... exquisite.... i think they are called.. "art"... but i never know if the people crowding around, talk of the paper, the pen, the hand, or the thought itself. maybe the ink has something to do with it.... i cannot fathom how.
and Swords.... the clean slice of a Japanese Katana, the hammer blow of a European Great-Sword, the vicious swipe of the Indian Talwar, the hurtling gashes of Gothic Axes, the terrible malice of a double edged German Landsknecht Flamberge...... and not to forget our pretty light saber wielded by the fearsome darth-dudes
For some strange reason.. still unknown to me... they supposedly depict violence... but all i can see is the immense beauty of smooth lines intersecting planes, perfect geometry and metallurgy combined.... the epitome of perfektion that can be reached with human hands. how sharp can you make it?
here are some of my stained sheets and swords wounds combined...
[Now playing: Personal Jesus - Marilyn Manson]
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/295/1952/1024/Picture%20121.1.jpg
"The Conscription"- battle-ready 'army of the night'... androgynous (probably female) leader....
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/295/1952/1024/5.jpg
"The Angel with Scabbed Wings"- wings in the background... wind present... yin and yang... good and evil in balance...
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/295/1952/1024/8.jpg
"The Reincarnation: Rising from the Ashes"- rain, poor visibility, graveyard, wings in background... the sketch portrayed anger arising through the sorrow... will to live.
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/295/1952/1024/7.jpg
"The Reincarnation: Rising from the Ashes"- again... no flash... the wings can be seen better
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/295/1952/1024/6.jpg
"The Dragon"- experimenting with harsh lighting.. darkness around, cliff, dragon lit up by flames.... (doodles around it- ignore)
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/295/1952/1024/9.jpg
"The Death-Trap"- heavily tattooed man... two hydraulic walls of spikes (cant really see the hydraulics here)... defiant but trapped... the writing on top says why we mustn't give up.. courtesy- Dune.
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/295/1952/1024/11.jpg
"The Death-Trap"- computer edit.... lighting is vertical+front(of the man).... havnt finished editing walls and floor... maybe i should leave it like this
the second man tells the first, "no, no... everything cannot be solved by torture... there should be no pain... torture is cruel.. do you have no feelings? no sympathy? i am a benevolent soul... i am kind and loving... the Katana will be my weapon of choice... see? i am considerate... and you? hah.... you must be possessed by the devil to speak of such things.... i believe in humane killing... our society is great... even mindless animals are killed with compassion... see.. we care about their feelings too... we kill them and eat them.. but we do it nicely.... tell me... how would you like it if your family was chomped up and eaten raw by dinosaurs.... wouldnt you prefer that they were properly killed and then cooked and eaten? i would!"
ah... its an enchanting topic.
i could listen to this particular discussion for hours... but such bickering is useless poilitiks.
i use both with equal fervour...
the Pen.... ah..beautiful black ink... smearing the pure paper with its grotesque beauty, soaking it in our thoughts as they are transmitted through the twisted hand and the sleek pen, down the knife blade of the nib slicing through the air slashing down, defacing the white sheet.... which is more beautiful?... the paper white or scarred?
i'v produced my own soaked rags of paper.... exquisite.... i think they are called.. "art"... but i never know if the people crowding around, talk of the paper, the pen, the hand, or the thought itself. maybe the ink has something to do with it.... i cannot fathom how.
and Swords.... the clean slice of a Japanese Katana, the hammer blow of a European Great-Sword, the vicious swipe of the Indian Talwar, the hurtling gashes of Gothic Axes, the terrible malice of a double edged German Landsknecht Flamberge...... and not to forget our pretty light saber wielded by the fearsome darth-dudes
For some strange reason.. still unknown to me... they supposedly depict violence... but all i can see is the immense beauty of smooth lines intersecting planes, perfect geometry and metallurgy combined.... the epitome of perfektion that can be reached with human hands. how sharp can you make it?
here are some of my stained sheets and swords wounds combined...
[Now playing: Personal Jesus - Marilyn Manson]
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/295/1952/1024/Picture%20121.1.jpg
"The Conscription"- battle-ready 'army of the night'... androgynous (probably female) leader....
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/295/1952/1024/5.jpg
"The Angel with Scabbed Wings"- wings in the background... wind present... yin and yang... good and evil in balance...
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/295/1952/1024/8.jpg
"The Reincarnation: Rising from the Ashes"- rain, poor visibility, graveyard, wings in background... the sketch portrayed anger arising through the sorrow... will to live.
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/295/1952/1024/7.jpg
"The Reincarnation: Rising from the Ashes"- again... no flash... the wings can be seen better
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/295/1952/1024/6.jpg
"The Dragon"- experimenting with harsh lighting.. darkness around, cliff, dragon lit up by flames.... (doodles around it- ignore)
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/295/1952/1024/9.jpg
"The Death-Trap"- heavily tattooed man... two hydraulic walls of spikes (cant really see the hydraulics here)... defiant but trapped... the writing on top says why we mustn't give up.. courtesy- Dune.
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/295/1952/1024/11.jpg
"The Death-Trap"- computer edit.... lighting is vertical+front(of the man).... havnt finished editing walls and floor... maybe i should leave it like this
posted by Hellspawn~ The Ωmen at 1:45 AM
4 Comments:
your drawings are as sharp as your words :) the off beat nature of them is a common feature. Keep it up
What up homey. I had got here from the Street-soldiers page and read ya' comments. You're actually a funny dude. Your comments and opinions were somewhat rebellious and non-conformist which is admirable to an extent. Your drawings are oddly intriguing and thought-provoking. 6
hey... thanks! i really appreciate the comment!
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