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"Soon there’ll just be feathers and the quiet of the fall " ~Thea Gilmore, Icarus Wind
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"Breath taking" is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot, and is rarely used on a piece of art that deserves it, but I am proud to say this pic clearly deserves that title. You really knew how to use every inch of this canvas to fully show off the feeling you were trying to create. You filled up the lower half of the screen with his body and kept most of the rest of it empty, so as to create the feeling of him falling, while at the same time filling up this blue space with feathers and clouds so as not to leave empty space, which I've always thought can destroy a good pic. And I loved the way you curved these clouds, as if they were circling around him, like he was trapped in the middle of a chamber, a round prison of these clouds.
You were also able to create that sense of falling, by putting Icarus' hand just slightly below the center of the sun. If it was in the middle of it, then it would have created the sense that he was successfully grabbing it. But with it just a tad below the center, it creates that sense of him almost reaching it, but then failing at the last second. You basically are able to successfully tell the story of Icarus with just the placement of his hand. Putting that much meaning behind one part of the picture is very impressive. I really can't go on enough about how amazed I am by that.
I could go on and on about how great the details in his wings and hair is, as well as the ruffles in his toga. Or talk about how the shadows on his back create the sense of despair that contrast the bright blue of the sky, representing the hope he is reaching for. But then I would be here all night, so I'll sum it up by saying that this piece is beautiful, and conveys emotions on almost every level. Fantastic job.
What first captured my attention was the fantastic and unique angle and perspective of the image which focuses the eyes onto the sun and shows how central it was in Icarus' world in his final moments. There is an eye for detail that can be seen in the melted material holding the wings together, the charred feathers and the delicate shadows and light beams cast by the sun onto the clouds and tattered wings littering the sky. However, while I appreciate the detail shown in Icarus' back, my one concern is that the shadows there are not dark enough for the closeness and brightness of the sun, particularly given the position.
My favourite aspect of this image is easily the emotion within it. The anguish Icarus shows in the desperate act of still reaching out towards the sun, even when he must have known from his fall that he had failed, is ultimately what makes this image so powerful.
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