Epic Calamity Challenge / Part 1

 

The game is on...

And here we are with part one of the challenging task list Mrs. Vanquish had sent to me.

This is Artsie speaking, and I'm all alone here... finally.

(If you are new to this blog and don't know what this is all about, please check the related links at the end of this posting for your enlightenment)

Challenge No1: MAKE A BANNER!

This is the task, in Mrs. Vanquish's very own words:

I will NOT show the pics Mrs.Vanquish sent to me here. They were the usual ridiculous classical Twilight movie stills: Edward and Bella kissing, Bella and Edward kissing and a kiss between Bella and Edward. Plus two or three Edward/no Bella/no Kiss pics.

Not much to work with, but I won't complain.

As soon as Fanny left (...though I still don't get it WHY she was allowed to leave in the first place - just saying...) to do her Giggle-Giggle-Girly-Goof over at Let's Ride The Vanquish, I went to work.

Learning the hard way...

I am the part of Betti's mind where all the artistical skills come from. So I was quite sure, making a bloody Twilight banner would be easy as pie. But pride goes before a fall, right? Unfortunately, I had to learn that I am NOT the part of Betti's mind where decisions are made.

And here my trouble began, because decisions and priorities are a crucial part of creating a piece of art... that's at least what Betti explained to me, just before she said: "No. I won't help you. You wanted it that way!" *gulp*

I had elaborate outlines for exactly 237 different banners in my head, but couldn't find it in me to decide which one to make. 

The solution...

So I set an alarm clock for Thursday, Oct 6th, 8:00 a.m. to note me when I had to stop painting, in order to have enough time left to do this posting, and then I just started. Wenn the bell rang, I had managed to finish three sophisticated banners of a high cultural level, which I am proud to present now.

They are reminiscences to famous European painters who had a strong influence on modern art.

Are you ready? Good. Here we go:

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1. "Crepúsculo"

My epic Salvatore Dali Twilight-Banner

Salvatore Dali (1904-1989), Spanish Surrealist

This first work is a reminiscence to Dali's painting "The persistence of memory" of the year 1931.

The melting clocks are known worldwide as one of Dali's signature features, symbolizing the evanescence of all things as time goes by. The only persisting thing is memory...

This is why I put the images of Bella and Edward at the prom into the melting clockframes: because it is a moment that will never come back... as Bella said: "I'm dying already... with every second..." and so on.

Bella will pass away, and her own memories with her. Edward though will persist - he and his memories are immortal. So I didn't let him melt too - though I was very tempted. Very tempted...

Afterthought: I liked Mr. Pattinson's performance in "Little Ashes". 

He impersonated the young Dali very well. Good movie.

Left: Rob. Right: Salvatore

My fave Dali-quote:

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2. "Crépuscule"

My epic Pierre-Auguste Renoir Twilight-Banner

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), French Impressionist

This banner pays tribute to Renoir's painting "The Yole".

A very important thing in impressionism is light. Renoir was famous for his outside scenes and landscapes where you almost can see the sunlight flicker through the leafs of a tree in motion. 

Well, the light on Bella's face is actually coming from a cheap alienated x-mas chain of lights, which isn't neither impressing nor impressionist. But I did my best to blend the overdone tender kissing scene in. As to the landscape behind... um... the water symbolizes the wettest place in France: "Le Forks". And the building is the beginning of the Quileute Reservation. Or so I think.

Whatever. Fuck - I can not actually think for you all the time, ok? You have to make your minds up and let the art work on you!

Should there ever be a Renoir biopic... 

here's evidence that Mr. Pattinson could do this as well. Another good choice could be Leo DiCaprio, maybe. But since Renoir (left / self-portrait) had a lot of naked interaction in his RL, I would vote for Rob (right / sex-portrait).

My fave Renoir-quote:

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2. "Schemerlicht"

My epic Vincent van Gogh Twilight-Banner

Vincent Van Gogh (1853 -1890), Dutch Post-Impressionist

This masterpiece of a fucking Twilight banner is based on van Gogh's famous painting "Starry Night".

And I'm very happy I made it in time before the alarm clock rang.

As you probably know, poor Vincent was totally bananas! Obsessed with the love for a woman, he had no scooby anymore what was going on at all and he cut off his own ear and such - I mean, really...!!

So that fits: he was a lot like Edward. Ok - Edward kept his ears where they belong, but he wanted to commit suicide and was even too much a jerk to do it on his own. Well, you all know the story, right? Anyway: Van Gogh was successful and died of his own hands in 1890.

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------Below is another evidence of this strong coincidence. 

------Left: Rob/sex-portrait, bearded Right: Vince/self-portrait, bearded

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My fave van Gogh-quote:

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So I hope you've all learned a few things about...

1... bringing your art to an audience. 

Decisions have to be made, and being forced to leave the remaining 234 banners undone hurts me deep inside.

2... European history of art. 

I would have loved to bring to you Twilight banners inspired by Munch, Picasso, Modigliani and Dix. But I was forced to keep the schedule set by those rambling fangirls over at Mrs. V's blog.

If you happen to go there and your eyes start to bleed - just come back and let the fine arts comfort you.

3... the under-estimated acting skillz of young Robert Pattinson.

There's a movie-world besides Twilight, actually. And same applies to literature. Which we'll be hopefully exploring in "Epic Calamity Challenge / Part 2".

Thanks for your polite attention,

Artsie

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Related links:

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And: Who the fuck are Artsie & Fanny?