tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211226.post8484974260904009693..comments2023-09-01T09:31:24.812-04:00Comments on Kelly Darke - Fine Art: Vanity with ButterfliesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10137109046049857323noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211226.post-38817906526288321112007-08-31T22:53:00.000-04:002007-08-31T22:53:00.000-04:00The distortion is "the idea," but I don't want the...The distortion is "the idea," but I don't want the painting to be slapping the viewer in the face with it. I will work on this piece...I think that the butterflies shoule have more emphasis and that the background image should be blurred somehow.Colin Darkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00446067212325412303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211226.post-36967630012471299202007-08-30T08:08:00.000-04:002007-08-30T08:08:00.000-04:00I like the contrast of the color over the black - ...I like the contrast of the color over the black - I also like that the butterfly image is such a contrast with the figure image.<BR/>the only part I'm not sure about are the alien-type figures - I like the shape and motion of them, but I'm not sure I like them with the whole piece... I honestly can't decide. there is something kind of creepy about them, which is maybe what the piece is all about. without them the image would be a portrait of a "beautiful" woman whereas, with the alien figures you are reminded of the distortion of beauty represented by such models and images...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137109046049857323noreply@blogger.com