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Serotoninby `zancan

Traditional Art / Paintings / People©2009-2012 `zancan
Mature Content
Sérotonine
Oil painting on canvas - 59x33" ( 150x85 cm)


It was a chilly night of december. I had veiling my look the glimpse of clumsy grace of the one who just gave one month of his wage for an art print _ heartbeats don't have a price. And there, I beheld, her fluttering one meter above ground, with all her youth and her witty words. But I remind not much of what happened that night in Paris, only that Pas d'Ange was wrong.
In the train back I was relishing the new space in my chest.
Later on I dreamt of truth,
of purity and wind,
and I wanted to paint reds.


This is a painting about inspiration: how a bit of a person's substance, despite the mischievousness of the _hopefully harmless and unnoticed_ puncturing act, nourishes an artist's creations through a chain of transformations. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter occurring in the brain among other places, and which has been identified, when lacking, as responsible for some depressive states. The name was borrowed from *kmye-chan who much kindly posed for the main character.

Some close-ups can be seen here and here

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-Michaël
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One of my favourite painters on dA once again shares with the world something brilliantly rendered and touched with rumination - `zancan. What can be perceived as a visual representation of the title itself, translates to a floating sense of wonder that permeates the delicate stratum faintly distinguishing semi-conscious thought and corporeality... of course all words of description might seem nonsensical if not ludicrous... all it takes is a closer look, and the ability to let go. Please enjoy this sensational piece by `zancan. ( Suggested by ~Keeny-kun and Featured by `snowmask )
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No, I don't understand this, not completely, but I love it anyway.

The colour, first, is very well done and beautiful. It is predominantly palely neutral; the slightly darker skin tones of 'the little creatures' and 'the main character' providing subtle contrasts. On either side, the painting is injected with bright colour: teal blue fading in on the left, red autumn hair on the right. These lovely hints lift the piece, adding both emotion and brightness to the thoughtful and depressive atmosphere.

At the centre are the four 'creatures', incongruous little things occupying their own space of reality through their strange poses and gravity-defying positions. They are the starting point of this visual journey, but the eye is constantly drawn back to them again and again, every time seeing something new. Even without your description, their individual personalities become evident in the lines of their slight faerie bodies and the mixed expressions of submission, disdain, bemused inquiry, and quiet purpose. They are beautiful in a sometimes classic, sometimes imperfect, sometimes unnerving way, and it is this very quality that makes them so striking - and mesmerising.

The main character is different from the creatures, and she holds her own restrained loveliness in the gentle tilt of her neck, the subtle dark flick of her eyelash, and the elegant poise of her hands beholding the lily. You're quite right - the black of her shirt contrasts starkly with the tone of her complexion and further emphasis her ballerina-like grace. It further creates a very dramatic block of dark colour that draws the eye as equally as the creatures. I love that single, almost invisible strand of wayward hair escaping the severe bun to curl behind her ear. It's so slight as to be almost invisible but it nevertheless adds that sense of 'untidiness' even if it isn't noticed at first glance. You might consider making it a little more evident as it tends to blend in with the similarly reddish tone of her cheek.

Not only your major elements, but your background is equally mesmerizing. At first it seems to be simple white space, but it is in fact full of faint textures and patterns. The hints in each corner of leaves and trees, seemingly at odds with the indoor setting behind the girl, adds to a feeling of surreality. But not too much. It is simple enough not to disorientate the viewer with its peculiar content, and revels in that simplicity. the tree branches on the right are especially well-placed, I feel. With such a subtle background image, it would be easy to get their look or placement wrong. They come in delicately, finger-like and not too obviously, gently fading into the pale peach - like sudden fireworks just as suddenly dying out.
I really adore the two origami pieces as well. They act like visual quote marks, beginning with the lily and ending with the fish. It feels like the essentially inanimate lily becomes the fish, travelling through every point of contact and finally emerging as a being of free movement. I'm not particularly sure how this relates to 'Serotonin' particularly, but it's wonderful.
The desk, pen and paper, also done in low-contrasting tones, provide a bit of background information about the main character without distracting from the main images. What does this tell us about her? Maybe that she is a writer, or an artist, or someone simply using this stash to while away the time making origami flowers. Whatever it is, it sets her in the real world. Along with the walls, it ties her to the tangible even as she has links to an intangible reality through the creatures.

Like your other works, Serotonin is full to bursting with details both immense and infinitesimal from the filament hairs of the creatures to the fleur-de-lis like wallpaper. From the origami lily and goldfish to the clawed tree branches reaching from somewhere beyond the edges of the picture. You put yourself into this painting and there is beauty in every line because you make it so. Thank you, for 'Serotonin'.
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Mood: Wow! *Lisa-Of-The-Moon May 12, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
THIS is art! EPIC!

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Mood: Love *marcgosselin May 11, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Absolutely beautiful!!!

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Congrats!Great concept excellent artwork!
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=BiBi54 May 7, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
amazing painting :love:

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*danydiniz May 6, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Wonderful!

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Mood: Wow! =Omadart Mar 6, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
beautiful
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~FullmetalHostClub Feb 25, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
I feel like I kind of understand this. I see that one of the people in the chain of 'emotions' is holding something like a brush. So its like, your emotions, as part of you, inspire and create you. You change along with your emotions, because emotions change your sense of self. A beautiful photo. <3

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~Zanygaugh Feb 6, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
This is epic!!
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*LunaFeles Nov 27, 2011   Photographer
Featured your artwork: [link]
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