From subconscious to conscious; from conscious to word; from word to pen; from pen to paper; from paper to eyes; from eyes to conscious; from conscious to subconscious. Insanity is a state of mind which every human suffers from, but few realize their own insanity or the insanity of those around them, for some forms of insanity are considered to be the norm. Mankind has chased insanity since the dawn of our existence and now we see it staring us down; our demons unleashed from Pandora's Box at our own curiousity's request; those that come before us setting the pace for our insanity by following the paths of those that came before them and them before them. Our suffering; entirely our own creation, though far removed and the creation of a different generation; when will we waken from our cooperative nightmare and begin to truly experience life as was first intended?

Thursday, June 9, 2011

DeviantArt

Today, I tackle a giant. Many of the people who read this blog or will come to read it are already aware of this website. For those who aren't, you may find it here: DeviantArt

What makes DeviantArt such a great website? It's free to join and it literally houses some of the best art of the modern age. People of all ages and talent ranges make their way there on a daily basis to upload their pictures in the hopes that the right person will see them, or that millions of internet viewers will run across it and say something similar to 'omg, I love this dude.'

That's putting it simply, though. It's not just about the art. It is, in itself, a bustling community full of people who give helpful tips to new artists and share trade secrets with each other all the while helping each other progress further than they would on their own. Whereas some artists will have their own website that may or may not be found via various search engines or StumbleUpon; DeviantArt is sure to be found via search engines and stumbleupon. When anybody looks up art for an anime, or for a cartoon, or really any sort of art from self-portraits to TV and Movies; or even just scenery; they're bound to run into at least a handful of search results linking to DeviantArt.

The artwork from the site has definitely made it's way into my bookmarks and favorites more times than I care to recall as I've run across some picture or another that reminds me of my childhood in some special way, Some person having remodeled my memories into something new and fresh while still holding true to my nostalgia; and it grips my heart in a caring caress and makes me fall in love with my memories all over again.


credited to: AdamWithers

Can you name all of the characters in this picture? I can; and that's what makes this so special to me. I grew up watching these cartoons and I remember loving them and wishing they would have stuck around a lot longer.

And, it's not even just that. The creativity and new art that makes its way onto this website also grips and causes emotions to ebb and flow just as surely as the things I used to know. Art that grabs me and twists playfully the parts of my soul that I was previously unaware of.

Pictures such as:

credited to: MumblingIdiot

and this:

credited to: GoddessVirage


Whether you're an artist, an art admirer, a person who enjoys a good story through the use of images or just someone who enjoys seeing their childhood re-imagined in new and powerful ways; DeviantArt really does have something for everybody.

My rating: 10/10

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