L'avenir by gavincci

L'avenir

http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/6453/artist-challenge-7-rene-magritte

(Self Portrait on canvas)

This is my take on Rene Magritte's "The Future of Statues" (1937)

Peg Photo :

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HMTcR_29J-w/TM5ScvM9EEI/AAAAAAAAFCM/rtDRnxEYc2k/s1600/14.jpg

This work is made from a commercial plaster reproduction of the death mask of the French Emperor Napoleon. Magritte painted at least five of these casts, each with sky and clouds. Discussing the works, the artist’s friend the Surrealist poet Paul Nougé suggested an association between death, dreams and the depth of the sky. He commented: ‘a patch of sky traversed by clouds and dreams [can] transfigure the very face of death in a totally unexpected way’.

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When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened.

~John M. Richardson

Read other interesting "STORIES" about (the future of the statues)
here :

http://blog.tate.org.uk/tate-tales/?p=20
you might just be the most brilliant guy on here....i love it
May 21st, 2011  
excellent work jaydee... completely above and beyond anything I could ever do...
May 21st, 2011  
Yes... I agree, brilliant!
May 21st, 2011  
@robinwarner thanks robin, ♥ brilliant ? thats too much... haha congrats again for makin it on the top 4 of week 52 .
May 21st, 2011  
Yet again. Absolutely AMAZING processing. And so creative and original.
May 21st, 2011  
@andycoleborn thanks andy thats sweet! ♥
@kalexa thanks sweetie .... ♥

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Have a great weekend guys .... ♥ =)
May 21st, 2011  
@moynes18 thanks amber .... ♥
May 21st, 2011  
you've outdone yourself...as if that were possible! this is brilliant!!!
May 21st, 2011  
excellent work
May 21st, 2011  
A very interesting rendition of the work.
May 21st, 2011  
Sweet!!!
May 21st, 2011  
Your work is such an inspiration!
May 21st, 2011  
Brilliant!!!
May 21st, 2011  
Love it! :)
May 21st, 2011  
AMAZING!!!!
May 21st, 2011  
@amyhughes thanks amy! ♥
@asrai @digitalrn thanks guys .... ♥
@autumnseden @pixelchix @meggageg @sapphirenicole @nattybabe --- thanks ladies .... ♥♥♥
May 21st, 2011  
What can i say ..just brilliant jay so creative love it
May 21st, 2011  
Well, you did it again! I love how you always get the feeling of the artist so well!
May 21st, 2011  
Wow, wow, wow! A fav, of course!
May 21st, 2011  
Dropping by to say a thanks for your fav fav acknowledgement on my little droplet shot...
May 21st, 2011  
This is GENIOUS.....awesome work Jaydee!
May 21st, 2011  
absolutley fantastic as always you are so creative :D
May 21st, 2011  
Anyway I was going to vote for you on the other photo, but now I don't know, this is so incredible, again winner!
May 21st, 2011  
so perfect friend! so love it!
May 22nd, 2011  
Love the texture
May 22nd, 2011  
Just fantastic!!!
May 22nd, 2011  
I don't know how you did this but I love it just the same. =>
May 22nd, 2011  
Sooooo good Jaydee!
May 22nd, 2011  
Love this one! :D
May 23rd, 2011  
Pretty darn cool!
May 23rd, 2011  
amazing!
May 23rd, 2011  
cool!
May 23rd, 2011  
Artsy... :)
May 23rd, 2011  
Jaydee, this is amazing. Your self portraits are all incredible. I've run out of words to describe them. :-)
May 23rd, 2011  
I could say how much I love this but a FAV will say more :)
May 24th, 2011  
congrats...had to vote for my buddy
May 28th, 2011  
Jaydee, you are BRILLIANT!!! FAV, for sure!!!
May 29th, 2011  
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