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snarryathonmod (snarryathonmod) wrote in snape_potter,
@ 2009-04-15 12:36:00

Entry tags:

art, rating: g, snarry-a-thon

Snarry-A-Thon ART: Pawns in a War
Title: Pawns in a War
Artist: majmunka
Rating: G
Media: watercolour
Warnings: no
Prompt: Famous artworks reinterpreted
Summary: Snarry version of Pablo Picasso: Acrobat and Young Harlequin 1905

pawns

pawns

Think you know who created this beautiful piece of art?
Let us know! snarryathon@googlemail.com

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	torino10154 2009-04-15 12:18 pm UTC (link)
	Wow. I am impressed. It's just perfect. And what a great piece of art to interpret. Great job. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	majmunka 2009-05-12 09:18 am UTC (link)
	Thank you, dear, I'm glad you like it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	the_con_cept 2009-04-15 02:15 pm UTC (link)
	This is really lovely! I like Snape's expression particularly--it's so poignant and right for him. (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 09:28 am UTC

	szefi 2009-04-15 02:35 pm UTC (link)
	Very nice! (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 09:29 am UTC

szefi, 2009-05-13 01:55 pm UTC

	centaury_squill 2009-04-15 03:48 pm UTC (link)
	Beautiful reinterpretation. :) (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 09:29 am UTC

	the_minx_17 2009-04-15 03:49 pm UTC (link)
	I love Snape in this. I mean my heart breaks for him but, yeah, love him. Lovely, lovely! (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 09:32 am UTC

	oni_butterfly 2009-04-15 04:46 pm UTC (link)
	Just wow. Snape's expression, it just really makes my heart go out to him. He looks so nervous? but it's okay because Harry is there. Amazing Job! (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 09:33 am UTC

	thesewarmstars 2009-04-15 05:04 pm UTC (link)
	Wow, this is a wonderful interpretation. I love how Severus is huddles. And those shorts! Really, great job. (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 09:35 am UTC

	jin_fenghuang 2009-04-15 06:29 pm UTC (link)
	what a wonderful interpretation of that painting. There is something incredibly tender about it. Great job. (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 09:39 am UTC

	galad222000 2009-04-15 06:49 pm UTC (link)
	Amazing reproduction and Snape's expression is priceless - however, I was looking at this trying to figure out what the pic had to do with "prawns at war"... until I went back and saw it was "pawns at war" head-desk Excellent work. cb (Reply to this) (Thread)

dwarfandelf, 2009-04-16 08:42 pm UTC

majmunka, 2009-05-12 09:43 am UTC

slashpine
2009-04-15 08:15 pm UTC (link)

WOW. This is absolutely beautiful! A sensitive reinterpretation of the original (& thanks so much for the link).

The theme is so apropos. Snape is very much the acrobat with his double life, constantly risking his safety as he performs for two masters. And Harry, in his garish Gryffindor colors - love that substitution! - is sometimes just a puppet, always on stage.

I really love your technique here - the stark outlines of their shapes, filled in with the soft wash of colour. It makes a delightful contrast, which I think also underscores how ambivalent their situations are, always half clear and half fuzzy. So much of their lives is fated and trapped by circumstance, yet so much also is constantly, wildly unpredictable. I fancy their poses and expressions show their response to this: Snape is expert, yet miserable, and Harry is uncertain, but sharing his optimism.

I wholly love this work!

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majmunka, 2009-05-12 09:50 am UTC

	eeyore9990 2009-04-15 08:23 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, this is awesome. I love the colors and the despair on Snape's face. And the way Harry is obviously comforting him! Really and truly beautiful. Excellent job, mystery artist. (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 09:51 am UTC

	swansong33 2009-04-15 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	Very interesting. I can definitely see what inspired you from the original. (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 09:53 am UTC

	shadowess 2009-04-15 11:09 pm UTC (link)
	really amazing job reinterpreting that piece of art. I really like the skin tones you used as well as Harry's hand on Severus' knee (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 09:55 am UTC

	lilyseyes 2009-04-16 12:09 am UTC (link)
	Very nice! (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 09:56 am UTC

	la_dissonance 2009-04-16 11:04 am UTC (link)
	Ooo, very nice. The original definitely has slashy Snarry-ish vibes, when you point it out like this. ;) (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 09:59 am UTC

	dwarfandelf 2009-04-16 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	I admit, it took me a bit of thinking, and looking up the word "harlequin" in the dictionary, and putting it up together with the title "pawns in a war", but then I figured it out, and I love it!!! I am thoroughly impressed and so pleased with it... Great job :-) (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 10:04 am UTC

	ivylady 2009-04-17 05:23 pm UTC (link)
	Such a beautiful piece of art. It's so close to the original, but different. Snape and Harry really fit the part very well. (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 10:06 am UTC

winoniel
2009-04-17 09:31 pm UTC (link)

What an inspired reinterpretation!

You've captured the poignancy and melancholy of the Picasso original, but since we know the Snarry back-story it is even more evocative. Severus, in his guise as the double-agent, has to bend himself into all sorts of positions, just as the acrobat does. Harry has always been at the whims of the expectations of his friends and the general public, just as the Harlequin is in the commedia dell' arte. Both are forced to put on masks over their own emotions to perform their tasks, which makes their own sadness that much more painful.

Beautiful re-visioned, beautifully executed!

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majmunka, 2009-05-12 10:09 am UTC

	elvirablue 2009-04-19 02:05 pm UTC (link)
	Severus looks so vulnerable and devastated. I’m glad Harry is there to comfort and help him. Their expressions are beautifully done. I love the way Harry’s optimistic, keen stare draws attention to Severus‘ melancholic face. The tentative hand promises good things, and the overall effect is heart-warming, positive and very affectionate. (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 10:11 am UTC

	alisanne 2009-04-19 09:42 pm UTC (link)
	The colors are absolutely beautiful! Severus looks devastated hugs him I love Harry's hand on his knee. Lovely! (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 10:14 am UTC

	bethbethbeth 2009-04-27 03:49 am UTC (link)
	Lovely, lovely work. Very evocative, with a wonderful color palette. (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 10:16 am UTC

	secretsolitaire 2009-05-01 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	Ooh, that's fabulous! Love the style. (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 10:17 am UTC

	boopsieanne 2009-05-06 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	This is wonderful. Snape's posture, so...hurting. The Dark Mark just visible on his arm. Harry's comforting hand and tender look. So sweet. (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-12 10:18 am UTC

	snarry_reader 2009-05-10 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	Just a quick comment to let you know that we've added this, and your artwork "Spy Retired, to the snarry_reader on our Art List here. If you'd like us to make any changes to the links, etc. please let us know. Thanks, Gaycrow, on behalf of the Reader. (Reply to this) (Thread)

majmunka, 2009-05-11 01:38 am UTC