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©2008-2009 ~Alvaro--Pirado
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Submitted: May 15, 2008
File Size: 1.2 MB
Image Size: 47.1 KB
Resolution: 600×468
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Make: NIKON
Model: E5400
Shutter Speed: 10/206 second
F Number: F/2.8
Focal Length: 6 mm
ISO Speed: 50
Date Picture Taken: Jun 6, 2007, 2:42:58 PM

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This painting is derived from a sketch of a tau-tau ceremonial head at a Karel Nel exhibition. The Toraya arrange their dead on 'balconies' in smooth-walled caves, with effigies guarding them. It was an image that struck me in its drama, and so I tried to show the fixed stare of the effigies and the damp profundity of the caves. Oils on canvas.
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I like the contrast between the smoothness of the cave and the harshness of the face.
Eh, it was what I was going for, but I can't say I'm too happy with the face's texture myself. Especially the beige, broken-off wood: it could have been a lot rougher. It's a good start.

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