Pearls before Swine
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- 16,145
- Score
- 4.65 / 5.00
- Date
- 05/25/2011
- Category
- Illustration
- File Info
- 706 x 906 px
- JPEG
- 230.8 kb
- Tags
- lol
- pearl
- before
- swine
- Frontpaged December 8, 2011
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Author Comments
I've been told to practise my coloring skills.... So that's what I tried to wrestle with...
Thank you for the good respons, and the FP NG! :)
Reviews
Rated 5 / 5 stars Dec 14, 2011
!
That's really interesting, it looks almost like something out of a David Lynch film. Really nice!
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars Dec 13, 2011
LOL's
at the literalism used.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars Dec 13, 2011
Beauty
I really love the coloring in this, and the orb, and the smoke, he has a very old and wise look :P
Rated 5 / 5 stars Dec 12, 2011
A rare find...
In that this piece, while able to be looked at from a clear literal perspective, oozes symbolism. Usually, pieces intended as metaphors are overly abstract and vague.
What I like about this is that it is a very clear representation of something that has several levels to it; is the pig a symbol of the corporate greed, its scarlet wine hinting at the ruthlessly spilled blood of his inferiors?
Or, is the sad expression and the "tag-like" earring on him representative of a soul doomed to die for his superiors?
Maybe, instead the pig represents those who devote their whole lives to a middle-management position, only to be forced into empty retirement with little-to-no time left to live their lives?
Whatever the original intent was, dozens of easily justified images spring to mind.
Excellent work!
Rated 5 / 5 stars Dec 12, 2011
oh my god
this is the most amazing picture i've ever seen in my entire life.