Triptych_Atropo by gallimel
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*The future is whatever you want it to be.The future is you.*
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This tryptich blossoms out from a request abmlober (you sweet Andreas!!) made me days ago.After using my "Woman in Bed" piece he asked out for another similar face, and a skull of the same proportions, to use for his pieces as well. He asked also for some handly made squares, coloured and B&W, that I made for the same purpose, and which I have used for a piece you have seen already (From Stars To Concrete)
Since I never do exactly what people ask me to do, but I elaborate ideas out from the simplest of things, I decided to dwell into the legend of Parca Sister from the Greek/Roman mythology, which is also a myth of the Northern Lands within epic book of Scandinavians, the Eddan, under the names "Nornas".
The whole symbolism is about the blossoming of life, the developement of it, and the end of it.
The Greek Roman version says there are three sisters, daughters of the Night Deity, called Cloto, Lachesi and Atropo. The first and youngest, whose symbol is the spindle, traces out the wire of whool which is someone's life (Cloto is named Urd in the Eddan mythology, which means "Destiny".She's also the Goddess of the Past. Alongside her sisters she sits under the Cosmic Tree Yggdrasil sheding also water of life around); then she passes it to Lachesi, whose symbol is a parchment (Lachesi is Verdande in the Eddan, which means "The Becoming", and she's the Goddess of the Present) and who mantains and develops life, with all the good and bad, and moreover, with the idea of enrichin whomever during the time of existence with any evenience as an experience, either if it is a positive or a negative one. When it's time to going to afterlife, the third sister, Atropo-whom I made as a skeleton, but she's not in the myths I am talkin about- cuts the wire of whool. Her symbol is the libra, with evident references to the fact the actions of good and bad made by the one who dies will be weighted up by someone.(in the Eddan, Atropo is called Skuld, which means the Fault, but not in any bad sense.. it is Fault as completing a road, an idea near to the indian concept of Kharma, as Inevitability of ending. She's also Goddess of the Future, and is the only Norna who's also a Valkiria)
This tryptich is also a reaction of my brain and heart to the tragedy occurred in the southern of Italy days ago, with many young, young children killed by the roof of their own school falling over them, on the Halloween day, after a quake.
It makes you wonder about sense of life, the time we might have here, and the way we should use it in a way instead of another.
In all this, the ending is inevitable.
And like this legend tells us, we should see it not like punishment, but as a fact we cannot question over.
In a light and wise way.
Still uneasy, when innocents die that way...
Peace to their souls, and thoughts of compassion for those who are still here, suffering for their missing.
This tryptich is also an homage to them, and if you don't know how to pray tonight, please pray for them. In any language, any cult and religion and belief, you can do it and it will be a good wishing sent to them. Up above.
Thank you .
Comments (29)
syndroid
You've done some research on skeletons I see. It's not totally realistic, but it's as symbolic as it can be. Not sure about the eyes though, they seems awfully small to me. Dark and grim, the time has come...
daeve
Nice work Meli! Its cool to see some new flavour in your work. I'm curious, on the left hand side are some charactors that seem familiar but are a little hard to make out. What are they and what do they say? :)
ffranceschi
Yo Gallimel, Artisticamente parlando delle tre la migliore questa, Atropo, anche se in effetti un po' troppo magra... :-) !!!!! Scherzi a parte, complimenti, eccellente picture! Brava! Ciao! Francesco (Frank)
crrunchyfrog
I love this Meli! As soon as I saw the three thumbnails together, that legend is what it spoke to me. Excellent :D
gallimel
Yep!! I worked the skeleton sketch having in front a tine (and i mean.. TOO tiny) little anathomical Skeleton.. but it was really incredibly though to work on it replicating as much as possible the dimension of the others two Parcas.. and the pose ;) The writing on the side.. it is from the fact i used a paper which was bought in Far East, and it is stomped with those ideograms.. I have no idea what they could mean ;) I think soon or later I will make again a proper skeleton picture.... I will need probably one month, but there you go ;) To make all with pencils is honestly hard when you have to make a dark background :P
Heriotza
Ive just seen the image trilogy and readed the legend and your commnents, because i was on party for 3 days (i have a BIG headache....). I really like the interpretation you gave to the legend, by drawing the three sisters, who are so different, in the same standing-forml. You create a "progression" style, wich takes the viewer form the first and youngest to the skeleton, as they were the same person. Great work meli! Btw, i hope that what happened in italy wont happen never again.
ShadowWind
The three are simply amazing and a testament to your talent in not only form, but anatomy. Wonderful work indeed and the legend is very well told as well...
ThePrettyHateMachine
Great Work !! Nice skeleton, and good legend ! ;)
figharo
Great drawing. The future can bring anything, certainly death, and always change. I think this one makes that clear. Of course, the mortal end is the beginning of something else, so you have the door open to additional triptychs.....
Satern
All three of these pictures together are very hmm whats the word, well I cant rember how too spell it but they are very well done anyway, (Cannot help but think of ''Creatures'' when rembering the tale of the three women spinning mens fate). And nothing is as sad as the death of a child... sighs, take care Meli
abmlober
Meli, thank you for this trilogy. These three images are quite fascinating, and it is very interesting to see you jumping from portrait to landscape to ballet and now to myths from ancient times.
Synapse
The shading on the bones is really great :-) I can see how you've done it - with an eraser, after smudging the graphite - and it works. I really commend you for trying something as complex as a skeleton, and by and large you've succeeded in your aim. I'm proud of you :-)
gallimel
To have pleased this way both Jim and Andreas makes me feel just amazingly :) It's by being pushed by people like you, that I really can come to manage something a bit valuable :) If any :) Thank you, everyone who's this kind towards me warmenes my heart :):)
DutchSky
Wow, this is creepy! Very skilled pencilwork Mel! Would be great to have it on a duel of ArtDuel one day. The Graphite/horror category. http://www.broenink-art.nl/duel/duels.html
tallpindo
If I draw from the anatomy students, "The dead teach the living" then she is dead because many are ill and can only be cured by the well-informed about the body.
henriqueaguiar
This series is amazing... Once again you amaze all of us... WOW!... :riko
PaperDoll
wicked coolest
the_pumpkin_king
These are amazing meli... Heather
RodolfoCiminelli
Il trittico ha un gran e molto impressionante fine!!!...lo scheletro ha un design molto elaborato e studiato!!!...molto azzeccato il colore del fondo in tono nero..fa che la gamma dei mezzi toni risaltino molto bene!!!...Una gran idea senza dubbi alcuna!!! :-))
FantasioX
Wow,you impress me once more,as from landscape to ballet to portrait,to gigitals...your range varies like mine,and im glad to see youre developing you inner self with every new piece or series with which you come up next,and its good to see this series,(im late to see it;-0) but as expected this one is a great tribute to hold the hands over the fates of innocent souls,whom are suffering,its a good intention,and its quite good to show this ,to open up the eyes of others to this tragedy,i respect this,but more the form of presentation of the developing process,i think there are some laws of life,they might be good and sometimes bad,but theyre always there,and youve captures the most important one of them,time is always twice,good and bad at the same time,in every form,past present and future,another law could be enthrophy,to come close to this subject,or the enthrophy of laws in a world like this,anyway this is a really great work,and i will speak through this little comment for the whole series,and all other works,were im too lack in time to comment on,(to come close to my subject ...;-)
AxoNe.FLuX
wow..i think this is wonderful!!!! ^,,^
Trance
Very Grateful Dead..wonderful Skeleton..a fine tribute I think to the Rock group..it was their logo..skeletons and roses..Even non-deadheads can appreciate the work that went into this.
MarcsRevenge
ha great melania looks scary ha wel keep it up
LaureG
Notevole. Dovresti comporrei i tre pezzi insieme e lavorarli con photoshop per renderli indimenticabili.
boodah30
love your work. thanks for the comment.
Cibele
Perfino gli scheletri sembrano dolci se tracciati dalla tua mano.
MadameCurie
It's very well done, and still have your stomp over, as for grace.
Doublecrash
Great task in depicting one of the strongest legends of all time... more on the Wagner's side of it.
kennyliu
Wonderful 'Triptych' series!!