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Published: 2005-08-02 01:09:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 583; Favourites: 14; Downloads: 47
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patron saint of broken thingsrusty nails and insects' wings
neglected toys and yellowed pages
radios from other ages
abandoned buildings, lonely streets
debased, deceased and obsolete
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i did this back in like november i think, but i never scanned it until now because i was scared of damaging the insect wings. yes, those are real wings from real insects. don't worry, they were already dead when i found them. also includes an old photo, some things cut out of magazines, beads, sequins, tissue paper. partly inspired by old spanish portraits of saints, gloomy old men with big gilt haloes. i think it scanned pretty well, the darkish circle behind his head is metallic in real life, but other than that i can't complain.
i was the "artist of the issue" for my school's newspaper back in february and this is the piece i used for that. my friends still tease me about it. "i love dead insects! in fact i love dead people too!" i have crappy friends.
(terrible five minute rhymey poem also by me)
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Whoooow again. Truly amazing. Pretty as it is but still a riddle. ..I should say something nice here to compliment you but this picture has left me speechless.
..And hey, thank you so much for the kind words for my iron wire thingy..
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The hand gets me the most. For some reason it looks so 3d. This is sweetness
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the hand is actually another photo -- it's one of the things i cut out of a magazine to use in collage. so i can't really take credit for that part, but thanks!
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wow, i finally see the big image instead of that tiny black and white one that they had in the trapeze.
you
are
my
hero
that is all.
also, did you write the poem that goes along with it, also?
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indeed, the poem is mine as well.
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That guy kind of looks like joseph stalin, almost. You're a very well rounded artist. Your collage skills are up there with the best of them, you know, those long dead and famous collagistas.
I'm not even sure how this thing makes me feel; that guy looks like he's up to something; now he's all winged and super human... Everything is placed really well too, I wasn't to sure with the frilly tissue paper at first, but I like it now, breaks up the square, uniformness and makes my eyes loop at halos and wings.
I like the terrible five minute rhymey poem too, it fits the image so well, kind of narating and finally giving some idea as to what the hell my head should be guess at. Maybe.
anyway, your stuff is getting better and better; maybe someday you could loan me five bucks. stay in school
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this piece is awesome! i like the composition, and everything! 
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thanks! yeah, i actually do like modest mouse, never seen any of their videos though.
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