FanArt: The Allegory of the Cave

the picture is AWESOME i am really into philosophy and right now i am writing an essay about this particular philosopher and explaining the allegory in the cave...if people know the story, your painting can give them inspiration to think about where they stand in the story...i wonder often how he knew how humanity would turn out, isnt it wild how so many of us are in the cave and we dont even know it?

Wow, what a thing to do a fanart of! I never thought of doing something like this before...very cool, and you did it well, too

Hey, you remember me, right?

Is the painting for sale?

Allison Leigh Cassel replies: "It's actually just a marker drawing, but I have a high-resolution scan of it from which I can make prints if there is an interest. Current price is $5 + shipping for a print on linen paper, or $10 + shipping for a print on canvas. This applies to all images in all galleries here, actually. Just email me for information. ^_^"

Tsk tsk rather haha
u guys entertain me so much
i wont even bother to look any further
comments were just to low...

ASDASDASD, lol i guess its cool ya.

cant say that that is a good rep. im asuming that the people looking shadows are the puppeteeres that Plato mentions but to my understanding of his work the puppeteers are not visible only the shadows of the shapes they are projecting to the prisoners. While the puppeteers voice is heard the shadow of the puppeteers are not visible. please let me know if u have a different interpretation. but still nice drawing. later

This is a fine representation of the allegory, albeit the massive fire behind them...Thats somewhat disproportional to what was emphasized in the republic..In platos text the fire is not described as consuming...Rather, the fact of becoming blinded and mislead by the shadows (or the body politic) was of greater concern for plato and ulitmately seeking and/or finding the "truth"...Nevertheless i still enjoy loking at this depiction... As to the person who commented, "comments are to low," thats pretty elitist..If u actually read plato and completely understood his writing then it may help with your inflated "id"...(reference freud for "id")

I am a NYC professor of education teaching a course called Paradigms of Knowing. Your drawing will help my students understand Plato. Thank you.

I think this is a fabulous idea. I haven’t seen fanart of this.

The people that are passing by are actually walking along the wall, not behind the fire. The prisoners have to see the shadows. The people carrying the object have to be on top of the wall, in between the prisoners and the fire. But i still like your drawing. Its really cool.

Allison Leigh Cassel replies: "yes, that’s right, they ARE walking along the wall. They’re in shadow because of the intense light coming from behind them. In turn, they are casting shadows ahead of them. (Were they behind the fire, you would not be able to see them.) I could do this better now, true, but the fact remains that, at least that part, I did do correctly to begin with. "