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Stroke of Midnight by *Decarabia69:iconDecarabia69:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > Surreal

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11 inches X 14 inches, graphite on Bristol board.

The entire title of this is "The Stroke of Midnight in Turmoil Town.

No particular meaning behind it at all, I guess it just represents all the strange people and things that you run into in strange cities.

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=kzeor Jul 20, 2008, 11:37:58 PM
Why is it that when we go to a new town we think of it as a sense of adventure when usually they have the same damned stores and kind of people that we do? Of course this town is definitely not that kind of place. Very nightmarish...I like the rough edges with the broad strokes.
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~obtusellama Jul 20, 2008, 11:47:31 PM
Wow...i dont know if i can say much more that that!

it does seem to me that it expresses the feeling of what it's like entering a new city, as =kzeor said.

good work :)

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Most things go unnoticed with your eyes gouged out.
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=kmaier99 Jul 21, 2008, 12:01:07 AM
odd...when I go to a new city I am always looking for two things as sort of anchors or to give a sense of familiarity ( security?)
One is a payphone...the other...a clock.
I like the critter climbing the clock stand.

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So if you meet me Have some courtesy Have some sympathy, and some taste Use all your well-learned politesse Or Ill lay your soul to waste, um yeah

A day without sunshine is like....night.
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~RefugeesPride78 Jul 21, 2008, 2:07:35 AM
very lovely idea(turmoil town)!this is an great piece,i like it!"
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=England9 Jul 21, 2008, 4:50:22 AM
I really like this one a lot. I get a 60's B &W "Twilight Zone" ambient rush from it.

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Comfort the Disturbed, Disturb the Comfortable
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*Decarabia69 Jul 21, 2008, 5:02:25 AM
Thanks, Schraham - I'm at least much happier with this piece than the other ones I've been turning out lately. I think we all know a Turmoil Town or two. :)

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"A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art." ~ Paul Cézanne
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*Decarabia69 Jul 21, 2008, 5:04:20 AM
Thanks for the comment, Kelli - I always try to include a sordid sense of familiarity in most of my works, it goes a long way toward establishing the surreal quality. :)

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"A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art." ~ Paul Cézanne
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*Decarabia69 Jul 21, 2008, 5:06:39 AM
Thanks, William! That means a lot to me as your work as always left me speechless as well. It's worthwhile for me to know that I've "Wow'd" someone whose work I respect and admire! :)

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"A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art." ~ Paul Cézanne
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~ryfusd Jul 21, 2008, 5:08:28 AM
Very creepy! @__@
But at least it has a pleasant smile! lol

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:painter: My Art :stormtrooper: :kitty:
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Life is like a work of art. God is the artist.
We are the tools and He uses us
to create something worth while. :heart:
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*Decarabia69 Jul 21, 2008, 5:08:43 AM
I agree, and as Kelli said, most people usually try to find a familiar base, something to take the strangeness out of a place. I feel the clock probably added to it as it insisted that this wasn't another planet, but simply a really strange place with really strange inhabitants.

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"A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art." ~ Paul Cézanne
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