times square can't shine as bright as you
It's 1440x900. I made it for my desktop. I realize that it is an extremely uncommon size, and for that, I am sorry. :( You're welcome to crop it or shrink it to fit yours, but if you can't/don't want to, then just look at this as a piece of art that serves no functional, desktop-esque purpose. ♥ I might make other sized variations & layouts of it later, idk.
Lisa E. - Shine
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*1024x768 version sized from 1440x900 for you guys by the lovely miss_fancy.
I've had this idea for awhile now. And to be honest? It came out NOTHING like how I was seeing it in my head. It came out 100 times *better*. I just knew that I wanted to do something with celebutante teen Lisa of New York and the line "Times Square can't shine as bright as you". What I was going to do was find a shot of Times Square, and then either a shot of her from the back or someone who looked incredibly LIKE her from the back, and kind of try to put her in it - Make it more of a concept piece than a literal one.
WELL. That obviously changed in the last couple of days when we got these pictures. It didn't occur to me to use them for this at first, but then I realized I could.
And this... GOD, I DON'T EVEN KNOW. Made me feel so... different. And okay, today in my Anthropology class, my professor was talking about how religion induces 'awe' in people, and gives them 'awesome' experiences - and not like 'cool' kind of 'awesome', but literally in awe - powerful and mystified, tingly and strong and surreal, and on top of the world, like nothing could touch them. And I don't know if I'd go THAT far, but this was definitely something along those lines. And I cried. Because she is just... I don't think *I* even know how much I really love her or something.
It's just one of those nights where I love her so much and she's so amazing and beautiful that it hurts. This is probably only the third one I've had in my life - so rare but GOD I love them and the only thing I'd trade them for is real, physical time with her. I can't even wrap my head around how much I love her right now. I wish I could explain this feeling better.
And this piece is extremely special to me because I really value youth. And I really value hers. She was my age when she was off doing all of this stuff. My. Age. I can't even IMAGINE doing all of this right now - writing a play (a musical, no less), going out every night, making my own fame, making a difference, dressing up and getting photographed, making headlines. In a way I could, but I'm obviously not. And I just really look up to who she was when she was young. I look up to who she is now, but there's just something about her early adulthood that really means a lot to me. Reading about all of this stuff one night was one of the first times that I remember really loving her. The way I felt about her completely changed and grew that night. And I cried then, too.
I just can't even explain how I hold her adolescent/early adult years. All of them and everything she did during them are just so precious to me. So this was not only extremely emotional, but also extremely fulfulling. And when I finished it, you know what I said, honest to god? "Wow. I'm so glad I got up this morning." Because I didn't want to. At all. And I love working with her, because as stupid as this sounds, I feel like it allows me to spend time with her. So... It was like I spent time with her. And not just her, but her young self that I value so much, the self is so rare/non-existant in normal dealings/news/pictures nowadays. It's done, it's gone, and yeah, stuff is surfacing and we're still finding little things, but still... I don't wanna lose that. So yes. It made me feel like there was a purpose to me waking up. And all of the bad days that I've had lately don't even matter anymore because making this fixed EVERYTHING.
♥
Couple of things:
- In case you haven't noticed, all of that newspaper is about her. I made a brush set out of her headlines and articles from the mid/late-80's.
- That big "L". This might be really obvious, and it doesn't really hold any deep meaning other than that I really really liked it.
- "the world will never ever be the same and you're to blame". This was never part of the original plan with this, but I had the song on repeat and I decided I needed to add it because it's true to her. And by 'world', I obviously mean the world in general - she opened a lot of doors in regards to AIDS and all of that, but even more so, I mean MY world. Ours. I know she's touched so many of you and changed your world for the better. And if you're one of the lucky ones, your world will never be the same after knowing (of) her.
- Read that newspaper. "New York's Queen of the Night" (< I just got goosebumps typing that, no kidding), "Girl of the Moment", "... she dropped her last name in favor of the initial"... I positioned everything on purpose, to highlight aspects of her life that I really admire/enjoy.
- That picture of her with that guy, on the right side? Down the right edge - "Creating your own celebrity". ♥. And more importantly, she talks about love right by there: "Despite her looks and charm, Lisa says she has never had a long-term romance." That is SO... amazing for me. Because neither have I.
Annnd, I think that's it in terms of things that made me say "be sure to point this out".
I hope you like it and can appreciate it like I do. And even if you don't - to be frank, I don't even give a shit because this was one of the most fulfilling pieces of art I've ever made.
Lisa E. - Shine
1024x768 | 1440x900
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1440x900.jpg){kind=link}
*1024x768 version sized from 1440x900 for you guys by the lovely miss_fancy.
I've had this idea for awhile now. And to be honest? It came out NOTHING like how I was seeing it in my head. It came out 100 times *better*. I just knew that I wanted to do something with celebutante teen Lisa of New York and the line "Times Square can't shine as bright as you". What I was going to do was find a shot of Times Square, and then either a shot of her from the back or someone who looked incredibly LIKE her from the back, and kind of try to put her in it - Make it more of a concept piece than a literal one.
WELL. That obviously changed in the last couple of days when we got these pictures. It didn't occur to me to use them for this at first, but then I realized I could.
And this... GOD, I DON'T EVEN KNOW. Made me feel so... different. And okay, today in my Anthropology class, my professor was talking about how religion induces 'awe' in people, and gives them 'awesome' experiences - and not like 'cool' kind of 'awesome', but literally in awe - powerful and mystified, tingly and strong and surreal, and on top of the world, like nothing could touch them. And I don't know if I'd go THAT far, but this was definitely something along those lines. And I cried. Because she is just... I don't think *I* even know how much I really love her or something.
It's just one of those nights where I love her so much and she's so amazing and beautiful that it hurts. This is probably only the third one I've had in my life - so rare but GOD I love them and the only thing I'd trade them for is real, physical time with her. I can't even wrap my head around how much I love her right now. I wish I could explain this feeling better.
And this piece is extremely special to me because I really value youth. And I really value hers. She was my age when she was off doing all of this stuff. My. Age. I can't even IMAGINE doing all of this right now - writing a play (a musical, no less), going out every night, making my own fame, making a difference, dressing up and getting photographed, making headlines. In a way I could, but I'm obviously not. And I just really look up to who she was when she was young. I look up to who she is now, but there's just something about her early adulthood that really means a lot to me. Reading about all of this stuff one night was one of the first times that I remember really loving her. The way I felt about her completely changed and grew that night. And I cried then, too.
I just can't even explain how I hold her adolescent/early adult years. All of them and everything she did during them are just so precious to me. So this was not only extremely emotional, but also extremely fulfulling. And when I finished it, you know what I said, honest to god? "Wow. I'm so glad I got up this morning." Because I didn't want to. At all. And I love working with her, because as stupid as this sounds, I feel like it allows me to spend time with her. So... It was like I spent time with her. And not just her, but her young self that I value so much, the self is so rare/non-existant in normal dealings/news/pictures nowadays. It's done, it's gone, and yeah, stuff is surfacing and we're still finding little things, but still... I don't wanna lose that. So yes. It made me feel like there was a purpose to me waking up. And all of the bad days that I've had lately don't even matter anymore because making this fixed EVERYTHING.
♥
Couple of things:
- In case you haven't noticed, all of that newspaper is about her. I made a brush set out of her headlines and articles from the mid/late-80's.
- That big "L". This might be really obvious, and it doesn't really hold any deep meaning other than that I really really liked it.
- "the world will never ever be the same and you're to blame". This was never part of the original plan with this, but I had the song on repeat and I decided I needed to add it because it's true to her. And by 'world', I obviously mean the world in general - she opened a lot of doors in regards to AIDS and all of that, but even more so, I mean MY world. Ours. I know she's touched so many of you and changed your world for the better. And if you're one of the lucky ones, your world will never be the same after knowing (of) her.
- Read that newspaper. "New York's Queen of the Night" (< I just got goosebumps typing that, no kidding), "Girl of the Moment", "... she dropped her last name in favor of the initial"... I positioned everything on purpose, to highlight aspects of her life that I really admire/enjoy.
- That picture of her with that guy, on the right side? Down the right edge - "Creating your own celebrity". ♥. And more importantly, she talks about love right by there: "Despite her looks and charm, Lisa says she has never had a long-term romance." That is SO... amazing for me. Because neither have I.
Annnd, I think that's it in terms of things that made me say "be sure to point this out".
I hope you like it and can appreciate it like I do. And even if you don't - to be frank, I don't even give a shit because this was one of the most fulfilling pieces of art I've ever made.