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"Vanitas" by Konrad Drakon

SF&F Picture 32 out of 33 by Konrad Drakon

SciFi and Fantasy Art Vanitas by Konrad Drakon

This typical baroque still-life has its special place in my old room. What you see is also the prism of color cast on the wall by the different light sources there. The colors enhance the feeling of a door just opening to a dark room, as you can see by the shadow of the serpent's head and the reflections on the hourglass... Despite the obvious attributes of vanity and death there is a lot of hidden meaning in it: The Byzantine cross represents all kinds of duality me while the Triskell on the dagger (it's designed after mine) means eternal change. One of the books I entitled 'De mysteriis mortis' (About the mysteries of death) while the Hebrew letters on the parchment read 'SalMaweth'- Shadow of death.

Date	Name	Comment
23 May 2005	Emma <speedythetortoise@msn...com&g	Loading... Absolutely stunning.
13 Aug 2005	Beven Loney <Loading... Konrad Drakon replies: "I'm rather the psychedelic than the gothic type of person, too.But I'm weird enough to switch between personalities quickly Interesting analysis, that's how critics should be!"
19 Apr 2008	Juliet P Lindquist	Loading... I like how the color sets a mood to this picture, your shadeing is very good.
16 Feb 2009	Jaschenka Saarloos	Loading... One of my favorite pieces up here I think. The amount of symbolism is overwhelming but I love it. So subtle how you made the curling smoke of the candle adorn the face of the shadow-dragon on the wall. It’s captivating details like that which make me come back for more. Wonderfull!