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Description 'Back In Bloom ' - 2009
Illustration: Justin Maller
Photograph: Chris Knight

Part of my solo show 'Black Salt Mezzanine ', running 1st - 6th June at McCullough Gallery , Melbourne.

Click here to see the piece installed in the gallery!


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Comments: 61

ekud In reply to ??? [2011-02-25 01:07:07 +0000 UTC]

Dude, do your own thing, stop worrying about how I do mine.

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Selene344 [2010-08-31 22:48:18 +0000 UTC]

that- is freaking creepy

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ekud In reply to Selene344 [2010-09-01 01:42:55 +0000 UTC]

cheers.

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CamSe7en [2010-03-31 18:58:33 +0000 UTC]

Very Cool...The colors just pop so well on teh black & whie image...The textures look like are painted on her body...great effect...

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gee4411 [2009-11-16 06:13:25 +0000 UTC]

Another fabulous piece! I like how you manage to overlay it in just the right spot so we as the viewer can still define what is her legs or fingers etc. Great stuff

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Lenw [2009-08-20 09:36:34 +0000 UTC]

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ekud In reply to Lenw [2009-08-21 01:11:24 +0000 UTC]

I don't think I've ever been so happy to get an emoticon as a comment, haha!

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alphakx [2009-08-07 14:23:07 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work - sexy skin texture too.

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ekud In reply to alphakx [2009-08-08 02:56:03 +0000 UTC]

I love your months later comments

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invisible-jon [2009-06-25 00:08:07 +0000 UTC]

Wow utterly beautiful work, I'll have to check out Chris Knight

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gregd-photography [2009-06-19 10:03:54 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely stunning!

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Dot2Kode [2009-06-12 05:07:27 +0000 UTC]

hella cool

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snakeart [2009-06-04 20:53:01 +0000 UTC]

She's getting her colours again, back to her naughty self, ready to launch herself on her prey. Love the shot, great addition to the series.

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ekud In reply to snakeart [2009-06-05 00:05:06 +0000 UTC]

Haha, good thoughts.

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apsolut [2009-06-03 17:35:23 +0000 UTC]

super one red is awww

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Axumis [2009-06-02 07:45:03 +0000 UTC]

I'm always interested... what kinds of meanings do you try to convey in your works? Great Execution.

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ekud In reply to Axumis [2009-06-02 13:16:03 +0000 UTC]

I prefer to let the titles and the work convey the meanings. Sometimes it's not obvious; I like that.

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thezits [2009-06-02 06:28:18 +0000 UTC]

wow absolutely amazing!

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a-wax [2009-06-01 21:30:04 +0000 UTC]

really cool!

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HomeBass [2009-06-01 20:21:33 +0000 UTC]

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SDoh9 [2009-06-01 18:26:01 +0000 UTC]

awesome work man

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TLBJohnnyAlpha [2009-06-01 17:22:11 +0000 UTC]

Wish i could come and see them in person, here's to knowing it'll go well.

Very cool use of red here; dark and deep adding so much tension, added to by the model's expression. This is wicked bruv

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Twenkey09 [2009-06-01 17:09:16 +0000 UTC]

OMG O.o , cool man

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karimbalaa [2009-06-01 17:03:35 +0000 UTC]

very cool!

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aerith167 [2009-06-01 15:07:12 +0000 UTC]

love the skin!

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Harlequin-Elle [2009-06-01 15:02:53 +0000 UTC]

Luuush. I like the metaphorical use of flowers, where the viewer identifies the blood-red with the stormy-looking model.

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Belthree [2009-06-01 15:01:27 +0000 UTC]

Brillant!

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vorad0r [2009-06-01 14:51:32 +0000 UTC]

Not the most original or insipiring pieces but still kinda of cool I guess

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ekud In reply to vorad0r [2009-06-01 15:12:54 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the backhanded comment!

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vorad0r In reply to ekud [2009-06-02 17:23:56 +0000 UTC]

What, you suddenly cant take criticism?

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Cl3tuS [2009-06-01 13:11:22 +0000 UTC]

damn awesome justin, a fav from you!

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ekud In reply to Cl3tuS [2009-06-01 13:22:38 +0000 UTC]

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envrmnt [2009-06-01 12:27:44 +0000 UTC]

freshness! :3

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ekud In reply to envrmnt [2009-06-01 13:22:13 +0000 UTC]

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dazza1008 [2009-06-01 11:30:32 +0000 UTC]

whoa, 3-D texture @;@

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wladko [2009-06-01 11:24:19 +0000 UTC]

nice one ekud!
i love your work.overall. however in this case, i feel that the photo is doing the 90% of a atmosphere, manipulation 10%.

but i have to add, that from the technical point of view, it is really perfectly made. no mistakes.great proove of skills.it had to be fun doing it.

btw, few months ago i was working on the same concept, however my skills in photography and phothoshope are limited.
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ekud In reply to wladko [2009-06-01 13:21:32 +0000 UTC]

My aim is always to accentuate, not dominate. If the photo is still speaking 90% of the words to you, then I'm doing my job.

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milktoday [2009-06-01 11:21:59 +0000 UTC]

Straight to desktop.

Really love the contrast in this; classic black/white/red, but the way the texture has been incorporated adds another facet to the image, as it's pretty much the only texture here, due to the blowing out of the highlights on the model's top. Really creates a nice contrast.

Is the title suggesting an innocence to be lost? I'm saying that due to the seductive pose, which has a fragile side as she feels the need to cover between her legs, with the texture representing the 'blooming'.

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ekud In reply to milktoday [2009-06-01 13:20:50 +0000 UTC]

Good interpretation! I like it.

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theGroo [2009-06-01 11:12:20 +0000 UTC]

i think i now what u used...ur previous work with shoes right ^^

looks awesome. love the contrast of colors and bw

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ekud In reply to theGroo [2009-06-01 13:20:10 +0000 UTC]

Nope, entirely new stock actually, shots I took out in wine country.

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theGroo In reply to ekud [2009-06-02 12:30:00 +0000 UTC]

my bad then^^

ah it looks so good...did i tell that XD

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Husam-Elfaki [2009-06-01 10:55:14 +0000 UTC]

Very well constructed, there's an art in forming the texturing itself which I like, then texturing the model afterwards makes it interesting. Well done man, very nice piece, I was waiting for it after the previews I saw before!

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ekud In reply to Husam-Elfaki [2009-06-01 13:19:23 +0000 UTC]

Cheers man, glad you appreciate

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00alisa00 [2009-06-01 10:49:33 +0000 UTC]

Nice!

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ekud In reply to 00alisa00 [2009-06-01 13:22:17 +0000 UTC]

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00alisa00 In reply to ekud [2009-06-02 07:06:22 +0000 UTC]

ha ha



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Hadjers [2009-06-01 10:05:53 +0000 UTC]

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ekud In reply to Hadjers [2009-06-01 10:34:50 +0000 UTC]

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Eliasklingen [2009-06-01 09:51:23 +0000 UTC]

Cool work

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