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Rusty Cage

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I don't know why I never uploaded this piece before. It's still one of my favorites.

Did it a little more than a year ago, various grades of graphite on gessoed canvas. The imagery is based on the Soundgarded song "Rusty Cage," or more specifically, Johnny Cash's cover of the song. The lyrics read, "too cold to start a fire, I'm burnin' diesel, I'm burnin' dinosaur bones." I literally drew a cage, and I really like the energy that comes throught it. I needed some sort of bird to go along with the idea of a cage, so I drew a Raven flying out, crossing from the dark area on the right to the light area on the left. The tailfeathers morph into a bandana pattern because my senior year in college I wore (and still wear) a bandana. The texture of the canvas and the spattering of inkwash I think really add to the feeling of a groady, rusty cage.

It's been more than a year, and I feel more locked in a rusty cage than ever. Ah, well, that's life. Least the drawrin's pretty good.
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NUMADACHI's avatar
wow you really did a amazing job on this peace amazing detail and even better creativity