Iqra'a
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Kintsukuroi, by Iqra'a on Jul 28, 2015 0:32:30 GMT 1, Hello all!
I'm moving again (and hopefully for the last time) and I need to get rid of pieces for the sake of space. Below is a piece I made a few months back and recently added the drips to the line. The background is multilayered and "decayed" almost five times and the line is in reflective gold although that is not very clear in the image - sorry!
I was only able to get a clear HD photo of the piece before I added the drip because I broke my camera soon after. So I've included both images to highlight the details and the final product.
Size is 35 x 90cm on box canvas.
Please pm if interested!
Hello all! I'm moving again (and hopefully for the last time) and I need to get rid of pieces for the sake of space. Below is a piece I made a few months back and recently added the drips to the line. The background is multilayered and "decayed" almost five times and the line is in reflective gold although that is not very clear in the image - sorry! I was only able to get a clear HD photo of the piece before I added the drip because I broke my camera soon after. So I've included both images to highlight the details and the final product. Size is 35 x 90cm on box canvas. Please pm if interested!
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Kintsukuroi, by Iqra'a on Jul 28, 2015 0:33:05 GMT 1, Before drips were added (HD Image)
Before drips were added (HD Image)
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Kintsukuroi, by Deleted on Jul 28, 2015 8:55:07 GMT 1, what does the text read ?
what does the text read ?
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Kintsukuroi, by Iqra'a on Jul 28, 2015 11:23:01 GMT 1, what does the text read ? "Exist"
what does the text read ? "Exist"
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Kintsukuroi, by met on Jul 28, 2015 11:52:26 GMT 1, what does the text read ? "Exist" Should we then infer that the man is some kind of Islamic fascist?
The gesture of crossing out this text appears to saying, "Fรบck you. You shall not exist."
what does the text read ? "Exist" Should we then infer that the man is some kind of Islamic fascist? The gesture of crossing out this text appears to saying, "Fรบck you. You shall not exist."
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Kintsukuroi, by Iqra'a on Jul 28, 2015 12:51:56 GMT 1, Should we then infer that the man is some kind of Islamic fascist? The gesture of crossing out this text appears to saying, "Fรบck you. You shall not exist." uh no. Not at all. The text isn't in Arabic rather it's just a new alphabet I'm working on that attempts to combine Latin, Arabic, and even Japanese characters. Although the Arabic style clearly has the most influence in this image.
Also, Kintsukuroi is a Japanese method of repair using gold. An interesting idea that suggests things can become more beautiful only because they have once been broken. In this case, I'm just attempting to apply the idea to existence as a whole - overcoming our struggles ultimately make us better people.
Should we then infer that the man is some kind of Islamic fascist? The gesture of crossing out this text appears to saying, "Fรบck you. You shall not exist."uh no. Not at all. The text isn't in Arabic rather it's just a new alphabet I'm working on that attempts to combine Latin, Arabic, and even Japanese characters. Although the Arabic style clearly has the most influence in this image. Also, Kintsukuroi is a Japanese method of repair using gold. An interesting idea that suggests things can become more beautiful only because they have once been broken. In this case, I'm just attempting to apply the idea to existence as a whole - overcoming our struggles ultimately make us better people.
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Kintsukuroi, by met on Jul 28, 2015 14:04:42 GMT 1, Should we then infer that the man is some kind of Islamic fascist? The gesture of crossing out this text appears to saying, "Fรบck you. You shall not exist."uh no. Not at all. The text isn't in Arabic rather it's just a new alphabet I'm working on that attempts to combine Latin, Arabic, and even Japanese characters. Although the Arabic style clearly has the most influence in this image. Also, Kintsukuroi is a Japanese method of repair using gold. An interesting idea that suggests things can become more beautiful only because they have once been broken. In this case, I'm just attempting to apply the idea to existence as a whole - overcoming our struggles ultimately make us better people. Thank you for the helpful explanation.
Regarding Kintsukuroi, and specifically the idea that things can become more beautiful only because they have once been broken, I'm not sure how well this has been translated in the artwork.
By way of explanation, it seems like the written text, Exist, was already fine as it was. It was already pure and beautiful and, at least to my eyes, apparently unbroken. No natural "breaking" of existence had yet occurred, and therefore no "repair" was needed.
In your image, it looks like the breaking is actually being carried out by the man himself, through his act of crossing out the text in gold โ which, by the very same gesture, you suggest is also constituting a repair.
This feels like an artifice to me, and inconsistent with my (very recent) understanding of the Kintsukuroi philosophy.
Should we then infer that the man is some kind of Islamic fascist? The gesture of crossing out this text appears to saying, "Fรบck you. You shall not exist."uh no. Not at all. The text isn't in Arabic rather it's just a new alphabet I'm working on that attempts to combine Latin, Arabic, and even Japanese characters. Although the Arabic style clearly has the most influence in this image. Also, Kintsukuroi is a Japanese method of repair using gold. An interesting idea that suggests things can become more beautiful only because they have once been broken. In this case, I'm just attempting to apply the idea to existence as a whole - overcoming our struggles ultimately make us better people. Thank you for the helpful explanation. Regarding Kintsukuroi, and specifically the idea that things can become more beautiful only because they have once been broken, I'm not sure how well this has been translated in the artwork. By way of explanation, it seems like the written text, Exist, was already fine as it was. It was already pure and beautiful and, at least to my eyes, apparently unbroken. No natural "breaking" of existence had yet occurred, and therefore no "repair" was needed. In your image, it looks like the breaking is actually being carried out by the man himself, through his act of crossing out the text in gold โ which, by the very same gesture, you suggest is also constituting a repair. This feels like an artifice to me, and inconsistent with my (very recent) understanding of the Kintsukuroi philosophy.
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