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The Haze

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Tåken (The haze)
2009
Ink on paper. 42 x 29,7 cm.
COMMISSION: private collection, Norway.

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:star::star::star::star::star: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star: Impact

This piece is an excellent marriage of technique, aesthetic and content.

The cross hatching used to create this is obviously done with skill and attention to detail. A close up view shows this to be painstakingly executed but with a final result that is more than worthwhile.

A step back shows a breathtaking image that is well balanced and luminescent. I'm especially drawn to the use of light in this piece as well as the contrast between the geometry of the monolith and the organic shape of the whale and even moreso the ephemeral shape of the clouds, which hold the balance of light and dark so well.

This piece inspires a very dream-like state of mind, and at the same time a visceral response like surreal feeling of falling or floating - a vertigo most of us usually experience only in our dreams, so the fact that it was inspired by someone's dream is no surprise. Overall, extremely well done.