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MuzunguMbaya In reply to MicheleCobb [2010-12-30 02:05:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I've spent the last few years trying to simplify the forms of my work, to do more with less as it were. I try to make the lines I keep be the most aesthetically pleasing. This has been most difficult in my abstract pieces where I never imagined that the placement and shape of curves would be such a big deal in something that was non-representational, but the eye wants what the eye wants and so I scrap roughly 90% of my designs right off the bat before I ever take saw to metal. The design of this piece was inspired in part by the classical designs of the knight pieces of chess sets, but the trot-like pose of the head was inspired by vague recollections of the little figurine from The Black Stallion, which I remember being a bold and proud-looking representation of a nearly mythical beast. I did not directly reference pictures of the sculpture, just my memory of it since I didn't want it to unnecessarily alter the vision in my head.

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GeshaR In reply to MuzunguMbaya [2011-08-07 20:13:11 +0000 UTC]

Your lines are indeed wonderful. The mane looks a bit like the crest of a Roman helmet, and the curves on the top and the bottom make the eye run up and down the piece several times. In short, this is perfection of simplicity.

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MuzunguMbaya In reply to GeshaR [2011-08-08 02:03:21 +0000 UTC]

That's a very interesting observation, since I believe the crest on a Roman helmet is supposed to emulate the mane of a horse, sort of a circle of reference. Thanks for the kind words.

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MuzunguMbaya In reply to creativeetching [2010-12-30 01:54:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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MuzunguMbaya In reply to salvagedsword [2010-10-27 06:57:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I drew it while bored at work a few years ago where the design sat and was almost lost (I found it on the floor of my garage near a sawdust pile).

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MuzunguMbaya In reply to Kestlovas [2010-01-09 20:56:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! It's nice to know that all of my filework wasn't wasted effort.

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Kestlovas In reply to MuzunguMbaya [2010-01-09 22:40:07 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. It wasn't for sure

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