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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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I immediately thought of American Gods also when I saw the title, and I see from your response there's not really a connection. I thought the one large eye might have significance in relation to Odin, but it seems not. I'm assuming this Mr Wednesday has three eyes as there is an indication of where the third eye would be sited. I like how the eyes have an ornamental quality and their darkness is intriguing, suggesting Mr Wednesday is an unfathomable creature. The tilt of his head to one side suggests he is looking at us, just as we are looking at him, and I could believe it would be him who would find us lacking in quality, rather than the other way around.
Mr Wednesday is most elegantly dressed. The crumple in the collar is the only clue his attire might not be so comfortable and he might wish to lose the tie. It's an enigmatic portrait and we can only second-guess what this character represents. I might go out on a whim and connect the rhyme 'Wednesday's child is full of woe' with the power of prophecy suggested by the third eye, this would suggest he carries a great weight and maybe all the cares and woes of the world. Or it could be just a quirky portrait of a bird.
The portrait is very dark with large areas of flat black, but this seems fitting for the subject. I feel I can't penetrate this darkness, just as I can't easily determine what Mr Wednesday is about. Is his head held in sorrow? Or is he choosing to turn from us? (only you might know).
The work you have put into the detail of his head is stunning. I like the distressed feathers above his beak, they really add character. I also like the cropping and how you have composed the portrait. He really is a fine fellow and I'd love to know more about him.
F. Nietzsche
From his late notebooks.
With this drawing I was trying to balance a certain existianist seriousness with a cartoonie quirk to it. However I'm not very good with words and you comments hit it right on the head.
As for the symbolism with the eye, I like to think that this is Odin's eye that has grown the body of the bird. Or at least in a non-literal way. I'm not sure if the knowledge he carries is wisdom of insight or if he is some prophet of doom. I do know however that what ever knowledge he carries is occult and in plan view. And who ever knows it, feels a sense of dread.
At least that was what I was going for.
Once again, thank you for the critique.