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Symbols, Metaphors and Allegories.

Thu Sep 11, 2008, 8:19 AM
The way I look at the things I draw.

#1 The Gas Mask:
In my paintings/drawings the gas mask is a symbol for survival and adaptability. It shall point out that mankind is able to adapt to hostile condition and survive. The fact that the gas mask is a man made item and not a part of our body refers that this ability to survive comes not from the nature, but from the abilities of humans and the human mind.

#2 The human as a machine:
Whenever I draw/paint the human body as a machine, I want to disenchant it. I want to take away the divine of it, which still sticks in the heads of so many people and illustrate it as what it is. A complex machine based on molecules and biochemical reactions, resting upon the principles of physics and chemistry. This shall not be contempt adverse the human, but in fact an appreciation of nature who managed to construct such a complex machine.

#3 The double helix:
The double helix as a symbol for the DNA is for me the ultimate symbol for life and its beauty. Furthermore I look at it as signboard for scientific understanding of the world and life that makes any form of gods useless. It's also a very personal symbol for me since I'm a biochemistry student and the DNA stands for what I believe and what I want to do.

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  • Current Residence: Inside a room of mirrors, watching wats inside me.
  • Interests: drawing, painting, photographing, chemistrie, climbing, cycling
  • Favourite movie: Alien 2, Memento, Sin City
  • Favourite band or musician: Slipknot, Slayer and Böhse Onkelz
  • Favourite genre of music: Metal
  • Favourite artist: HR Giger, Bekinski, Gottfried Helnwein and Fritz Aigner
  • Favourite poet or writer: Dante and H.P. Lovecraft
  • Favourite style of art: Surreal
  • Favourite game: Life
  • Favourite gaming platform: Reality
  • Tools of the Trade: ball-point pen, Acrylic, Photoshop CS2 and Adobe Premier

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thanks a lot, i'll do likewise, your stuff is pretty sick

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Thank you for the Fav!
love your work and we have a very similar vision! thanks for the medusa fave
Thanks for faves and watch.

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this is so fucking metal. I love it and all things dark and surreal
Hell Yeah! \m/

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