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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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I guess I'll start with colors? I love the warm colors. The warmth, passion, and excitement they portray makes the whole piece feel inviting, almost familiar (which, strangely, contrasts the way most other elements make me feel). The high intensity or the colors fuels the piece with energy. The ragged, random lines compliment the harshness (a good thing) of the colors but overall contrast the feelings the colors themselves evoke. The large amount of negative space, complimented nicely with subtle textures and details, does a good job of forcing you to look at the center..to the heart of the piece. Speaking of which, is it just me or is the entire thing heart-shaped? The way the woman's arm is twisted combined with the curved shape towards the right, and the way they both flow down towards a central point...i dunno, it comes off as a heart to me. Great touch putting the dark jagged lines where her hair is, it makes her look chaotic and peaceful at the same time (she looks like she's lying down and relaxed). The white lines/blobs (sorry for the lack of colorful vocabulary..its late) do a great job of breaking up space and making your eyes dance around the piece (the outline of her face is a cool detail. took me by surprise when i first picked it out). I also love the other details like depth of field effects and water bubbles thrown around. Makes the piece continually interesting to look at.
My biggest gripe is the over-use of green..it sticks out too strongly in places, especially by her arm and the bottom of the 'heart'. It looks fine in some places, like the edges of where the neg. space begins, but is a bit overpowering in others like i've mentioned.
Overall, a seriously stunning piece. I did a double take when I first saw it...it really took me by surprise. Amazing work. Really, it is.
Good point on the monotone..then again, its so small and almost unnoticeable that i think it'll be fine if left alone.
+FAV