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December 20, 2008
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21 3/8" x 27 7/8"

Winter 2008

© Joseph Christian


+2 to all skills. :lol:

I have always been interested in medieval elements and it's a little surprising that I waited so long to make a "sword & sorcery" piece. I started with the helmet and decided that a Viking theme would be fun and a partial tribute to Minnesota football.

For the background I decided that cool tones would be soothing to the viewer's eye after being drawn initially to the bright metal colors.

The snow and ice proved to be a natural setting for the ice palace entrance (I had meant to make a collage incorporating an ice palace for some time), and perhaps another reference to Minnesota and our winter carnival.

Another subject I wanted to depict was that of ravens. I had already fabricated a couple but couldn't find an appropriate context. Then I remembered my Norse mythology.

Odin, the chief Norse god, is usually depicted as being accompanied by a pair of ravens called, "Huginn" and, "Muninn", meaning Thought and Memory. According to Viking myth they travel great distances and upon returning Odin knows all they have seen and heard.



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Some materials used in this work were derived from various magazine sources, perhaps including, but not exclusive to; National Geographic, National Geographic Travel, Architectural Digest, Outside, Smithsonian, In Style, Playboy, Transworld, Reader's Digest, Sailing, Sports Illustrated, Field & Stream, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Skateboarder, American Hunter, and American Rifleman.

I have altered, rearranged, and transformed the fragments of photographs and advertisements published in these magazines in a way inconsistent with their original context, focus, and arrangement, so that any derivative use qualifies as
de minimus, and therefore does not infringe on any copyright. Additionally, some elements may have been appropriated and recontextualized, qualifying as fair use.
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~StrongBear Sep 21, 2010
Vey nice.
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~picturefragments Sep 21, 2010
Thank you.

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~StrongBear Sep 21, 2010
You are welcome. I realy like this piece. Old VIking meets new age its very well put together.
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~Seraph6283 Apr 9, 2010  Student General Artist
I esp like the crown in bottm right corner

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~kokonattsu-n-cream Dec 2, 2009
Cool! I love all of the depth and the different sort of layers and levels! Awesome job! :heart: Also, something that is cool, is that the concept is never obvious, which means that each person can see it differently, and in a unique way inside of your own sort of unique idea! I thought that was really cool! Awesome work! :heart:

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~warlike-magic Aug 7, 2009  Hobbyist General Artist
I like how you combine the cooler colors with the metallics ones, the sword , the helmet and all the composition is great :)
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~picturefragments Aug 7, 2009
Thanks so much. I'm glad you looked deeply into this one- its one of my favorites so far.

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*Viscious-Speed May 19, 2009
Again, love the surreal feel & great work on the arrangement. Keep it up mate!

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~ImprovidentScion Mar 22, 2009  Hobbyist Photographer
This is impressive. I've seen a lot of Norse-themed art, but this is by far the most innovative. Also, the shield, helmet, and sword remind me of something out of Conan the Barbarian ("...to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women...").

Excellent work.

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~picturefragments Mar 22, 2009
Thank you very much. I'm glad you got something out of it.

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