Inspired by this quote:
There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
Carl Jung
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In case some of you wonder, how I interpreted this quote:
The nights and days shall be represented through the stars and the daytime background.
The curtain stands for the view you have for your own and also other people's lifes.
The girl represents the happy life, while her clothes stand for the "measure of darkness".
The two sad statues stand for the sadness, which is balancing the happiness.
The rope is in this case completely straight and not bend in the middle where she is standing, because it stands for the strength you need to have, when you feel sadness.
That is the same for the hands. They are part of the sadness, but they are balancing the happiness in form of the horses.
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More sources:
Stars - thanks to CGTextures
http://www.cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=21862
Stars - thanks to CGTextures
http://www.cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=25948
Stars - Thanks to CGTextures
http://www.cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=25935 (5 years and 3296 days ago)
- 1: Background - Thanks to gorex
- 2: Girl - Thanks to Laenulfean
- 3: Curtain - Thx to Kilian Tuor
- 4: Knot - Thx to Fire Engine Red
- 5: Chain - Thanks to CGTextures
- 6: Horses - Thanks to Redrobes
- 7: Statue - thanks to autiscy
- 8: Rope - Thanks to Astrid Droslo
- 9: Stars - Thanks to CGTextures
- 10: Stars - Thanks to CGTextures
very very cool work author...high marks from me...
Nice entry, very playful and colorful.
Very creative and a lovely, surreal image. Having the statues behind the curtain while the umbrella is in front of it might a be little too surreal, however. Also, I confess I would have struggled to identify the sad elements without your explanation. The colorful, entranced gazing statues, for example, don't immediately say "sadness" to me.
Very nicely done, I really like the ethereal feel of the piece. Best of luck to you.
A lovely whimsical entry! For some reason it reminds me a little of Pippi Longstockings. Well done!
It' true... A bit of sadness is needed, to be able to feel happiness and to know how valuable is this feeling. Very touching entry!
veryyyy nice
like the colour and composition very much author...gl...
good job
nice work
great job author! One of the best entries here so far
Fantastic entry! Best of luck
Nice work author
Beautiful surreal image and great mood
Congratulations, Lelaina! Be always happy (without feeling much sadness...)
Congratulations for 2nd
congrats on 2nd
Congrats! for 2nd place
Congrats for such a nice entry
Congratulations, it's really nice
Congrats!! Love it!
Congratulations!!!
I like this, makes me smile =)
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