Issabella wrote:
Thank you Griatch. My try for the current subject.
At first I was curious as to what was "forbidden" in your image until I noticed the inlay man behind bars. Very efficient and a cool take on the theme - here the desire of freedom and the fresh air is literally beyond reach and forbidden in a very physical way. Well done.
sallyanne wrote:
I know a lot of people (most happen to be women for some reason) who confess chocolate to be a powerful "forbidden" desire. So this is a very real interpretation of the theme indeed.
Mokonafan wrote:
Okay so I didn't quite nail it how I wanted but I'm still somewhat happy with this.
This is based off of The Serpent and the Forbidden Fruit a belief in Christianity, and the myth of Pandora's Box.
Although not the same story, there are some things that resemble in them so I thought the combination would fit for the theme.
The snake is part of the painting of the box fading in to being truly alive. A real threat!
The box if you look close has an apple tree painted on it, this represents the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (most people say they ate an apple though it's unknown and somewhat irrelevant the result remains the same). Of course the box is supposed to represent Pandora's box, although in reality the box is really a jar we just call it a box. The apple tree on the box with the snake is kinda like BEWARE! But since we humans like to ruin things somebody will probably open it eventually... The snake is fighting the light.
Just a note, I hate snakes I hated drawing this snake and I hated the reference images I saw, I couldn't even look very long I noted what I wanted to know quite fast and got rid of that tab. xD
If somehow Indiana Jones can end up with a son then I'm just long lost daughter...I HATE SNAKES!!!
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I like how the light worked out in this image and even without the mystical/religious explanation/connection the meaning is clear - the box is a temptation denied by the vicious snake hidden as part of it. Those are some nasty fangs there!
2-ton wrote:
Not having time to actually create from scratch, I will just use filters to make my entry.
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That cat is certainly taking a big fascination to that bird, I like how the filter effect has made the cat look a little bug-eyed (or did it look like that in the original?), it makes the whole thing look even more cartoony.
oldmangrumpy wrote:
Every where I look those 'forbidden desires' haunt me, even when I am just taking photographs ...
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Hah, these are one of those images that are really made all the better when viewed together with the caption text you added! The text and image together certainly makes for a very powerful reference to this week's theme!
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