[x]

deviantART

 

©2006-2009 ~nemo-ramjet
Details
Submitted: June 17, 2006
Image Size: 532 KB
Resolution: 774×579
Comments: 48
Favourites & Collections: 22 [who?]

Views
Total: 1,416
Today: 0


Embed


Thumb

Artist's Comments

From a larger selection of my childhood drawings and doodles,
[link]

Around the ages of four to ten, I remember having very vivid dreams full of strange creatures in bizarre locations, mostly inspired by the video games I'd been constantly playing. When I woke up I'd sketch them furiously, trying to capture as much of the detail as possible before the feeling of the dreams "drifted away". I'd even numerate the dream-creatures, and create maps to show where-I-saw-what. This is one of the three such drawings I've done, but the other two are regrettably lost.

Years later, I discovered that Asian shamans did simillar dream maps of their drug induced trances, dug up some of my old drawings, photographed them against a wall and included them in my website for you to see.

Anticlimactic Note:
When your work is even slightly off-kilter, there is an irresistible temptation as an artist, to jump in and say that what you do is the product of "dreams", "visions", and "experiences". I think that such claims are almost always (intentionally and unintentionally) false, and the experiences are normal functions of the human body, there is nothing deeper to dreams than their face value; blank shots of dormant brains. At least when my own work is concerned, I can assure you that no ammount of crazy dreams and head-trips can replace the real deal at otherness; an awareness of what you are up to, a good knowledge of your subject and work; determined, neverending, tireless work.
[x]

Devious Comments

love 0 0 joy 0 0 wow 0 0 mad 0 0 sad 0 0 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0

Comments


ejtapot; that's sweet. must be a funny feeling to look at these things after so many years.
nice deviation, I'm not sure about the category though :)

--
[link]
[link]
technically, it's a landscape drawing of a stupid kid's dream =)
the feeling's very strange indeed, as far as I remember this was done in 1991 or 92. those were the days :P
I can't tell if that's adorable (I'm such a girl) or frightening. It's also tiny so I can't see much. What is the thing with "ejtapot" (is that what it says?) written under it?

Is that last bit um...anything to do with me? ;) Maybe I have some more explaining to do if that's the case.

--
"It doesn't really matter if we don't have any appreciation for each other's interests or hobbies, so long as we share an intense hatred for so much in this world."

-The Blockheads
no no sweets, it's not about you. "ejtapot" is a combination of "ejderha"-dragon and "ahtapot"-octopus, because it was breathing fires the way I saw it :P
gulu gulu sekeri ve tirtil adami boyayan minik memoyu dusununce gelip opesim geldi.
ozledim adeta.
yala cok basarili. seni ifade ediyor tam.

sonrasi ayna ve gor de okuyucuyu eserin icine sokmus. bir dialog aman aman.
it is amusing to imagine, and mesmerizing to know that a child did this.
o zamanlar aynaların ötesinde başka bi dünya olduğu ve bu dünyaya ancak aynaya 1 milyon volt vererek geçilebileceği fikrindeydim, o yüzden. eğer bu boyut kapısı açılırsa bu varlıkları görebilirdik.

Site Map