nana is a very good series. thanks for sharing ^ ^
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i have to put out first that im under the impression that i didnt follow the rules. to the judges whoever you may
be, i DID NOT use scans solely from the MT gallery. which to my knowledge, is in violation of the rules of scan usage
for this contest. out of the 8 Nana images i used, only one from what i could find, is present in the current MT
gallery. this is so because i used images from manga pages which technically wouldnt count as scans under minitokyo
policy. at this point, if im already not eligible, dont bother reading anymore. if by the rare chance i still pass,
continue on to other possible rule breakers. the round guidelines state that either NANA or Range Murata are to be used
for scans. it doesnt state whether other things can be mixed in but my guess, probably not. well being the moron i am,
i did such. my wall parodies the cowboy bebop OP which im assuming would disqualify this entry.
now by this point, your probably wondering why i even bothered making this or submit it. the fact is, i didnt
carefully read the rules until AFTER i finished the wall. i dont want people to get the impression that im blaming the
ones running the contest since its my OWN fault. though i do have to admit this rule imo, is quite lame. though
changing this rule now, would be even more unfair to those that may have already started working on their walls under
the impression that the rule was still in action.
now this leads to what the judges want to do with this little conflict. disqualify me or deduct points, i dont
really care. just do what you wish. anyways, in the rare case this entry flys ok, heres is my ACTUAL description for
this possible entry:
the theme: infatuation
scans: NANA or Range Murata
obviously i chose NANA over Range Murata and got this definition off of dictionary.com for infatuation:
1. A foolish, unreasoning, or extravagant passion or attraction.
2. An object of extravagant, short-lived passion.
To me this definition seems to refer to desires that can be dark or destructive to oneself. From this sub-theme, I decided to do a montage of different aspects of this using pieces of the story of Nana. Each box in the wall, was vectored from the manga and is a parody on the Bebop OP. Each box was vectored in close to 1600x1200 and shrunk down to all fit into one wall. so if anyone wants, i can submit any of these as it's own wall if you so desire. anyways, onto the meanings of each box:
the main aspect i wanted to show was the desire of love. This is illustrated in the first, second, and far right
boxes. love here refers to passionate love which imo is very destructive. imo love is just one's own foolish
desire to not be alone. finding that significant other is really just about making your own life easier. There may be
a special attraction at first, but all passionate love is just that, its not serious and will not last. In the manga of
Nana, this may not be the case but i wanted to use the imagery to just show a more general case that i see within
society. western culture believes too strongly in the concept of romanticized love that many would find it surprising
that most other cultures actually look down on love with a negative light since it leads to jealousy, hate, and
violence.
the third box which shows Nana puffing away at a cig and the one under it which shows her singing represents
escapes. Smoking and other drugs can let you shortly experience pleasure or a quick high that lets you escape from your
troubles. Though this effect is only short term and the longterm result is that one becomes dependent on that escape
and in this case, will fatally hurt you and others. Such things like music, watching anime, or painting can let one
vent their feelings through a brush or whatever form one may use, but like any other escape, it is not a solution and
only provides mental relief. Putting your heart and soul into a painting will not make you a better person or overcome
your troubles. These types of activities can indeed help a person overcome hardships but they cannot be 100% depended
on.
the last small box is of violence. i tihnk most people secretly desire it in one form or the other. some may
fantasize about getting revenge or just simply indulge in destroying something when frustrated. people say that
violence is never the answer yet what is it that sells? violence. the media over broadcasts such things as robberies,
murders, and killings when in actuality the number of them could be decreasing. In America, seeing something like a
homosexual in a mainstream movie is a taboo, while any extremity of violence gets OKed. Blood sells and in all of
mankind's history, this is apparent. From the times of the gladiators to most any war this can be seen.
Japan's feudal history is that of the love for war and everything that is to be a warrior. Mankind is a moronic
and ironic race, and violence completely factors into our foolish ways.
Overall, i wanted to go for that "cool" style that is very much associated with the jazz/blues scene, hence why i parodied Bebop. Each box is a directly taken from a shot in the OP and redone with NANA. Most of the text was taken from manga scripts and the typework is a direct parody of Brubeck's Time Out LP cover to keep in line with the jazz theme. the reason i went with the jazz style is that it is always highly associated with the underworld of the city imo. watching most any crime film like the ones of film noir can easily show what i mean by this, even Cowboy Bebop would accomplish such. Rock&Roll has the whole sex, drugs, and rock&roll theme and imo, it roots from jazz/blues. musically, rock is essentially the evolution of blues, and both jazz & blues share the same roots. And lastly, to keep in line with the team im representing, i kept the wall very simple and cleancut. i didnt want to use any fancy techniques which is why i soley stuck to vector and type. simple composition and concept as well.
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Comments
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marito55 Mute Member Apr 26, 2010
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summerrain Sep 28, 2010
eautiful work
Ahh....you're amazing
i love how it looks like a painting. thanks for sharing.
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Vercetty Oct 13, 2010
Thanks for the wallpaper ! ^^
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rktales Dec 03, 2010
we are BLAST, good night!
this is a first live show in toquio!
enjoy!nana <3
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sherryzxt Jan 11, 2011
really like this wallpaper XD
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