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This was my entry for Iron Painter Round 4. The theme being 'lowdown and dirty' I spent a few days considering if it was too controversial to do but the general consensus with female painters was that it was ok and a good way to highlight the struggle against sexual assault. While the male sculpts lent themselves towards non-caucasian I didnt want the piece to be endangered by racial undertones so I purposefully painted them cuacasian to avoid that With only 2 weeks to do it in time is always tight. I deliberately tried to make the piece really tight and focussed in on the girl.

Posted: 1 Dec 2018

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darklord
Thanks mate that means a lot. Unfortunately despite wide acclaim everywhere else cmon users seem to disagree!
2 Dec 2018 • Vote: 10
Aldarionn
I cannot speak for others, but personally I applaud your courage. The piece is dark, graphic, full of emotion and it's uncomfortable to look at, but the message cuts right to the heart of the problem in vivid detail. I am a straight, white, cisgender male so take my words with a grain of salt, but more than one woman in my life, including my wife, have been victims of sexual assault so the topic is very close to my heart. My wife found the image powerful and graphic, but overall a positive message filtered through the lense of a woman's fear. Thank you for helping to raise awareness with such a powerful diorama, and I hope others will see this and be as moved as I was. The paintwork is clean and suits the image well so I believe it deserves a 10. Well done.
1 Dec 2018 • Vote: 10

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