Behemoth (original) by Synapse

2D • Abstract • posted on Apr 02, 2005

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Description

This is Behemoth "naked" before any of the tonal manipulation in Photoshop. Personally I prefer the postworked version - this one looks more like what it is, a mess of dripped paint, but I don't mind it! I'd forgotten that the previously posted version was actually something of a cropping (before the close-up details, even) whereas this shows what was outside the crop. Rotated 90 degrees either way, it looks like a bizarre creature's face in profile. White liquid acrylic paint and black Indian ink on green A3 paper, mid-1998. It's all pretty runny freeform experimentation with textures, apart from the eye which was carefully painted and blended with brushwork ;-) Thanks for taking a look, and for your feedback :-)

Comments (15)

cynlee

8:17PM | Sat, 02 April 2005

i like the pwed one too with the added textures :]

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Naichan

9:14PM | Sat, 02 April 2005

Used to the manipulated version, and the impression of ruddy stone work, this "naked" version seems a lot more difficult to relate to the real world. This seems more like the manipulation! Must try this myself, sometime :-)

claridad

11:18PM | Sat, 02 April 2005

I can appreciate the postworked version much better after seeing the original. You did amazing work in the postworked version. I love to see the orginal and final versions. They are educational, in addition to being a real pleasure to view. Excellent art work in all.

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titta

11:25PM | Sat, 02 April 2005

I like this a lot. It has depth, in thoughts and in expression. I can see therepeople, dolphins, sea, forest... maybe it's the colour that takes me to nature. I appreciate all these variations of Behemoth - but this one is touching; it's kind of mother of so many of works of you, and I don't mean only manipulated Behemoths :-) Thanks, Jim, for showing us this one too! :-D

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daeve

11:52PM | Sat, 02 April 2005

Really awesome, Jim! Looks like some bizzare creature from the depths of ocean. Nice work buddy!

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gunsan

8:15AM | Sun, 03 April 2005

Very interresting to se the original. You maybe remember that I loved the two first details you posted. That choise remains, but this is awesome too, like an old sea creature. Great to see what you can do with old works!!

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crrunchyfrog

8:26AM | Sun, 03 April 2005

I really like this naked version, somehow more than the postworked one...even if I do see an octopus, and they give me the heabies L Beautiful, calming greens, almost serene in contrast to the postworked version. hugest hugs Thank you so much for creating and sharing all that you do :D

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bevchiron

11:18AM | Sun, 03 April 2005

It's quite fascinating to compare & see where this lead you with the postwork, they are so very different! I do like the postworked version very much & couldn't choose between them but I love the feeling of spontaneity this has, the life forms almost seem to be emerging before my eyes! Great work Jim ; )

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tibet2004uk

11:32AM | Sun, 03 April 2005

Well, u know what! I definitely prefer this version over the postworked one! Totally! This looks like some kind of strange underwater creature and I find it quite fascinating! Yep!

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unstrung65

1:46PM | Sun, 03 April 2005

...well -- I think I prefer the detail # one most of all --- and perhaps this original the least -- though it is intriguing in it's own way --- looks like a duckbilled dinosaur in primeval green - with birdshit droppings overtop ---- anyway , Jim -- lol! -- that's just how it hits me ---- but detail # one pulls me in and is still fascinating!

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Synapse

2:41PM | Sun, 03 April 2005

That's okay, I find it hard not to think about birdshit myself ;-)

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digitalgrey

4:30PM | Sun, 03 April 2005

Strange and beautiful, I really like the tones and colours on this one and the effects work is amazing.

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cbender

2:30AM | Mon, 04 April 2005

hey - you should again do those "birdshit things" lol no - i reall ylike this one too - it's quite interesting from the colors! there's definitely something about this "cold" green and the black and white structures... i like it... well done... ;) and i would look forward if you'd do some more "experiment" with natural media...

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irix.

8:46PM | Mon, 04 April 2005

hugzzzzzzzzzz jim at 1st glance it looks like some sort of fish but then again i didnt see the other one i like it.. and lol@birdshyt anyway i miss u luv u much

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