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[The temptation of St Anthony]

The temptation of St Anthony has been always a great opportunity for artist to go crazy and explore the broad range of what the demonic lands of insanity can offer to the visual realm, from the great master Bosch, Michelangelo(Schongauer), Daly and many many more.
But even with that every now and then even among the famous painters some not so crazy and rather normal and earthly paintings appear, like the cases of Cezanne or Lovis Corinth which are fairly normal paintings if we compare them with the images that all the other temptations of St Anthony evoke, those kind of paintings were clearly going for something else, a more traditional and devoid of metaphors and mysticism kind of interpretation, certainly i wont blame if people call those painting beautiful, but they are also boring.

Now this image is clearly inclined towards the not so wild spectrum, it is not as soft as what Cezanne and Lovis painted, but it is definitively far away from being a demonic showcase, the painting is definitively good, but giving the subject i refuse to give this a 5, The Temptaion is that painting when artists can go wild with, and each time is see someone wasting the opportunity i am disappointed, it is a good painting but it could have so much more.

BazookaBonsai responds:

I agree.
It's definetly not one of the more surreal renditions of this subject like Salvador Dalis famous version, for example.
Originaly, it was ment to be a steping stone to create more surreal and sombre motives. For me, the temptation of st anthony came to mind immediately. Perhaps not the best motive idea I ever had.

Then again, the entire mythology around st Anthony is pretty extensive. Perhaps I'll tackle it again someday and play around with a "democ showcase" some more. Thanks for your honest feedback.

[Halloween 2013 -1990-1981/2013]

Ah tremors were such great movies, and with each one they got more crazy, good times.

BLARGEN69 responds:

I love em all man! Even the series somehow managed to be good!

[Vision of Heaven III]

I love how even heaven looks as hellish as everything else, that's the good stuff.

[Vision of Heaven II]

So this is part of heaven? could it be that a new hamster will appear? or maybe his demonic greatness Sock was resurrected as a holly being!? no way man!

[color test 2]

Awesome pixel art!

housegamejam responds:

thanks you

[Doodle8]

Crazy art is best art, always!

[Octopus Tattoo]

What was once seen can not bee unseen, and i still see the dick on this octopus damn! XD.

Quarl responds:

Aw man. lol.

[Family Tree]

What a close family they all were.

7darkriders responds:

join us brother

[poor marine :(]

Zerg's and their op rushes.

ZabuJard responds:

haha exactly. (AND THATS WHY I PLAY ZERG <XD) but for real doom chan.

[Tekkonkinkreet]

One of the greatest stories to ever been made into an animation, and what an incredible movie that was! and still to this day it remains on my top 5.

You did quite a good work on this homage congratulations!