Best of deviantart

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  1. Orko's Avatar

    Orko said: April 17, 2010 03:14 AM

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    I wanted to dedicate a thread for all the lovely pictures that are out there on Deviantart.
    And here, I shall start:

    This picture is titled "Alien Parenthood". Here is the link to the page:
    http://abiogenisis.deviantart.com/ar...thood-40631696
    The artist's description:
    "This alien mother is taking her young child on a food gathering trip to the edge of her clan's territory. It is the end of the growing season and the tough dryland plants are sending out their large, robust seeds as the last of the rains leave the plains for months.
    The plants stock their underground tubers with water and starches for their long hibernation, and it is these the alien mother is trying to find. However her child seems more intent on catching a large floating seed as it drifts past on the dry afternoon breeze. "
    Not only is the picture itslef painted good, in my eyes, and it's content is very original and beautiful, but it also shows us that parenthood is the same kind of hard work anywhere, with anyone.

    Now it's your turn to post your favorite pics from deviantart.
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    Dr. Croccer said: April 17, 2010 04:05 AM

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    Angus Mcleod's Hidden Faces of War.

    Note: Disturbing.

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    And some other good things from him

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    Gallery here

    http://angusmcleod.deviantart.com/gallery/#_featured--2
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    Quote Originally Posted by A.J.P. Taylor
    Peaceful agreement and government by consent are possible only on the basis of ideas common to all parties; and these ideas must spring from habit and from history. Once reason is introduced, every man, every class, every nation becomes a law unto itself; and the only right which reason understands is the right of the stronger. Reason formulates universal principles and is therefore intolerant: there can be only one rational society, one rational nation, ultimately one rational man. Decisions between rival reasons can be made only by force.





    Quote Originally Posted by H.L Spieghel
    Is het niet hogelijk te verwonderen, en een recht beklaaglijke zaak, Heren, dat alhoewel onze algemene Dietse taal een onvermengde, sierlijke en verstandelijke spraak is, die zich ook zo wijd als enige talen des werelds verspreidt, en die in haar bevang veel rijken, vorstendommen en landen bevat, welke dagelijks zeer veel kloeke en hooggeleerde verstanden uitleveren, dat ze nochtans zo zwakkelijk opgeholpen en zo weinig met geleerdheid verrijkt en versiert wordt, tot een jammerlijk hinder en nadeel des volks?
    Quote Originally Posted by Miel Cools
    Als ik oud ben wil ik zingen,
    Oud ben maar nog niet verrot.
    Zoals oude bomen zingen,
    Voor Jan Lul of voor hun god.
    Ook een oude boom wil reizen,
    Bij een bries of bij een storm.
    Zelfs al zit zijn kruin vol luizen,
    Zelfs al zit zijn voet vol worm.
    Als ik oud ben wil ik zingen.

    Cò am Fear am measg ant-sluaigh,
    A mhaireas buan gu bràth?
    Chan eil sinn uileadh ach air chuart,
    Mar dhìthein buaile fàs,
    Bheir siantannan na bliadhna sìos,
    'S nach tog a' ghrian an àird.

    Quote Originally Posted by Jörg Friedrich
    When do I stop being a justified warrior? When I've killed a million bad civilians? When I've killed three million bad civilians? According to a warsimulation by the Pentagon in 1953 the entire area of Russia would've been reduced to ruins with 60 million casualties. All bad Russians. 60 million bad guys. By how many million ''bad'' casualties do I stop being a knight of justice? Isn't that the question those knights must ask themselves? If there's no-one left, and I remain as the only just one,

    Then I'm God.
    Quote Originally Posted by Louis Napoleon III, Des Idees Napoleoniennes
    Governments have been established to aid society to overcome the obstacles which impede its march. Their forms have been varied according to the problems they have been called to cure, and according to character of the people they have ruled over. Their task never has been, and never will be easy, because the two contrary elements, of which our existence and the nature of society is composed, demand the employment of different means. In view of our divine essence, we need only liberty and work; in view of our mortal nature, we need for our direction a guide and a support. A government is not then, as a distinguished economist has said, a necessary ulcer; it is rather the beneficent motive power of all social organisation.


    Quote Originally Posted by Wolfgang Held
    I walked into those baracks [of Buchenwald concentrationcamp], in which there were people on the three-layered bunkbeds. But only their eyes were alive. Emaciated, skinny figures, nothing more but skin and bones. One thinks that they are dead, because they did not move. Only the eyes. I started to cry. And then one of the prisoners came, stood by me for a while, put a hand on my shoulder and said to me, something that I will never forget: ''Tränen sind denn nicht genug, mein Junge,
    Tränen sind denn nicht genug.''

    Jajem ssoref is m'n korew
    E goochem mit e wenk, e nar mit e shtomp
    Wer niks is, hot kawsones
     

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    danzig said: April 17, 2010 10:38 PM

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Croccer View Post
    Angus Mcleod's Hidden Faces of War.
    That is some amazing stuff the more traditional war drawings imo are the best of the lot, good find.
     

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    ly0_ly0 said: April 17, 2010 05:13 AM

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    My fav

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    saxdude said: April 17, 2010 08:01 PM

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    Awesome, but are the things representing the nations represent anything else? i notice the lion for britain but what in gods holy earth is france?
     

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    ly0_ly0 said: April 18, 2010 04:57 AM

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    Quote Originally Posted by saxdude View Post
    Awesome, but are the things representing the nations represent anything else? i notice the lion for britain but what in gods holy earth is france?
    Here's the description provided by the artist
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    The Clanker Powers:

    Germany is a massive military machine with weapons aimed outwards to all surrounding countries. It points threateningly at Britain, not so much as a sign of direct aggression, but more as an indicator that it was now Germany’s turn to start a grand global Empire to challenge the world’s current one.

    Austria Hungary is an aggressive armoured giant, teetering on shoddy foundations. It is also the primary aggressor in a land grab against Serbia, with two bayonets piercing the border.

    The Ottoman empire is a teetering automaton, collapsing under the weight of a paranoid and ungainly spying network that gazes at Europe through many lenses and spy glasses.

    The Swiss watch ticks away the time, comfortable to wait it all out.

    The Darwinist Powers:

    Britain is an militaristic lion with a Roman Imperial italic-type helmet. It sits upon a mound of riches gathered from its Empire.

    France’s elephant beast (wearing the French kepi they started the war with before adapting their firefighter helmets) is influenced by the Elephantine Collossus built for the Universal Exhibition of 1889 in Paris (later it ended up going to the Moulin Rouge.)

    Russia is a huge imperialist bear, rotting and filled with maggots.

    Serbia’s imagery is an indicator of the huge amounts of civilian deaths and suffering they’ll find themselves subject to.

    Norway and Sweden are both Scandinavian trolls in the style of John Bauer, an inspirational illustrator from the era who produced a lot of phenomenal work during the war.

    Portugal is a parrot for the Entente trying to goad a slumbering Spain into the war.

    Ireland looks askance to Britain and brandishes a shillelagh. An indicator of their very rough relationship at the time, and of their upcoming involvement with the Central powers.

    Italy is a clutch of snakes with intents on the Central powers despite existing agreements. A foreshadowing of their arrangements at the secret 1915 Treaty of London where they were promised land in exchange for involvement. It was heavily influenced by Italian Prime Minister, Antonio Salandra’s open policy of serving Italy’s "divine self-interest."

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    Copperknickers II said: April 18, 2010 11:45 AM

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    A new mobile phone tower went up in a town in the USA, and the local newspaper asked a number of people what they thought of it. Some said they noticed their cellphone reception was better. Some said they noticed the tower was affecting their health.

    A local administrator was asked to comment. He nodded sagely, and said simply: "Wow. And think about how much more pronounced these effects will be once the tower is actually operational."
     

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    Solid Snake said: April 17, 2010 09:05 PM

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    Ah yes the map of Leviatan´s great war...I think France is a mix of a rhino with an elephant.
    Swiss always cracks me up.
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    BemusedHorse said: April 18, 2010 02:33 AM

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    Good God, some of these pictures are amazing.
     

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    Last Roman said: April 18, 2010 12:38 PM

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    fairly simple, but a dream backyard for me.
    house of Rububula, under the patronage of Nihil, patron of Hotspur, David Deas, Freddie, Askthepizzaguy and Ketchfoop
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    Kanaric said: April 18, 2010 12:45 PM

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    LOL the swiss and clocks, only thing people can think of when it comes to the swiss.
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    ly0_ly0 said: April 18, 2010 02:55 PM

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kanaric View Post
    LOL the swiss and clocks, only thing people can think of when it comes to the swiss.
    not necessarily i think of these guys
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    Arto said: April 18, 2010 02:32 PM

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    http://ursulav.deviantart.com/art/Th...manca-29677500

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    saxdude said: April 18, 2010 02:53 PM

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    so thats were the meme came from.
     

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    Kanaric said: April 18, 2010 04:10 PM

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    I like how they give it a name like "biting pear of salamanca". Completes that piece.
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