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Three-hour gouache painting using a triad from the color wheel (yellow-orange, blue-green, red-violet) for my color class. The assignment was to re-design a book cover, I chose Albert Camus' "The Myth of Sisyphus and other essays", although the myth isn't his.

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus is condemned by the gods to push a boulder up a hill for the rest of eternity. What better punishment than eternal arduous labor? Camus chose to show the idea that Sisyphus can be heroic by being graceful about his punishment, so I chose to not show any kind of strain.
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~Atlantean6 Mar 7, 2013
Thanks for this representation of Joseph.
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~AbhorrentIllusions Apr 4, 2013
Thanks for liking it!
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~mysteryfuzz Sep 24, 2010
This is beautiful. I've been looking for a portrayal of Sisyphus for a soul collage project I've been working on. This would've been perfect but I just wanted to comment to let you know that this, to me, is the best portrayal I've seen of this myth. The colors and the style.. Just wow.
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~AbhorrentIllusions Oct 28, 2010
Thank you so much! I'm sorry for the late reply but thanks again! I'm glad you like it so much :D
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~daisukekazama May 18, 2009
We've been studying Camus's 'Myth of Sisyphus' in class and I have to say you portray the concept of his essay - or should I say spirit of the concept? - remarkably well. 'Hats off, gentlemen!'
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~AbhorrentIllusions May 23, 2009
Haha, thanks! I definitely wanted to show the spirit and I'm glad it was transferred on to the page. I think I'll re-do this piece with colors of my choice...this was a class assignment so I had to use a specific palette.
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~Not-worth-it Jan 30, 2009  Student Writer
crap! it looks like hes going to slip!! *is scared for him*

Awesome by the way. I like Sisyphus, he reminds me of all human life - we keep on struggling even when we know we're never going to get there. ^^
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~AbhorrentIllusions Feb 2, 2009
Haha neat perception. Sisyphus is amazing, his never-ending struggle for nothing.
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~Not-worth-it Feb 2, 2009  Student Writer
Lol, why does he do it anyway? I know he was condemned to, but why not just let it roll away and leave?

Hmm and thank you. ^^ I hardly ever get complimented for my perception - most people think I'm sadistic or weird. ^^
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~goldenphoenix3000 Dec 16, 2008
Nice. What's even cooler is that I have also read Camus's essay and can see Sisyphus's contentment with his position.
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