Ego Dialogues

The Unhomely Circus Of Existence

Sabina — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:54:04 +0000

I am not 100% sure if my painting is completed, but this is what I have at the moment. I need some distance from it to see how I’ll feel about it being finished then. I hope you like it!

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Secret agenda of the Midnight Circus

Stephen Gibb — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:17:06 +0000

Here’s the final… hope you like it!

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Stephen Gibb — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:47:18 +0000

Here’s where I’m at so far…about a day behind schedule and some interesting details still to be added…stay tuned.

Progress

Sabina — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:46:51 +0000

Well, I didn’t get as far as I had planned for this showing, but here is what I have so far.

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Subjective vs. Objective

Sabina — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:08:18 +0000

Cool! I really like how the mirror looks, as well as the “abyss” in front of it.

As for me, I got into my painting – big time, but I accept the suggested format, so I’m not going to reveal the whole picture yet either. Instead, here are two details, each containing numerous details….

As you can see I am painting in black and white at the moment. Color and additional details come at a later point.

For instance, the main character in front of the mirror will probably be much more “fleshy” and muscular.

In the second picture is one of the scenes that shows something that is happening in the ring, a boy infatuated with it all, and right at the entrance of the circus tent, a rabbit that’s coming out of a top hat. The magic is spilled right at the entrance, so to speak, but that doesn’t make a bit of difference.

The child is outside the ring, but it can’t wait to join the circus. What it doesn’t know is that it is already chained to it, and doesn’t have a choice but to eventually become part of the spectacle. The nail is stuck into the ground inside the ring (not visible in the above picture, obviously) and would pull the child in to face the same direction as everyone else who is “playing along”. Direction, and who is facing which, is important in my painting, but that will be more clear when a bigger part of the picture is visible.

the rough edges

Stephen Gibb — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:57:19 +0000

This is where I’m at so far…Just some simple sketches to build around. I wanted to make the mirror a character in the painting so it has become anthropomorphised into a face with cloven hooves for feet. The masked figure is ambiguous as to its logical position relative to the mirror and as to its identity (is it the viewer?). The circus tent will be dark and foreboding and the ringmaster will have a sort of perplexed look of not quite understanding his role in these bizarre events. Just like the expression I wear every day….

Let’s go!

Stephen Gibb — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:31:18 +0000

Sounds good!

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Inspirational Peeks

Sabina — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:52:23 +0000

It could be interesting to share the progress half way through, or so, and risk an accidental additional inspiration. March 15th is a Thursday…. so we could present what we have on March 1st and then again on the 8th?

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Strap on your pressure suit

Stephen Gibb — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:47:22 +0000

I’m ready to go. I just wonder about the value of any kind of exchange during the actual art making period, or would that cause interference and influence the other in an adverse way? Kind of like “no peeking”… But I think “peeking” would be cool too because it would continue the process of a long-distance collaboration. [...]

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Creation Launch

Sabina — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:54:22 +0000

I didn’t mean to split hairs but simply each of us to list a few (three or so) must-have elements (details), but we can do it this way as well. The image started conjuring up a long time ago, and shifted and changed a few times too, so yes, I am fine with wrapping it [...]

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