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"If we value so highly the dignity of life, how can we not also value the dignity of death? No death may be called futile." Yukio Mishima

Some months ago, looking on the internet for information about Yukio Mishima I found a very low quality photo of his funeral after he commited seppuku after a failed coup d'etat to restore the powers of the emperor in 1970. It really struck me as a very powerful image about the death of a human being and how it affects the lives of people who knew or cared about that person.

The first man on the right is Yasunari Kawabata, a writer and personal friend of Mishima, who was also the first Japanese author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. He committed suicide two years after Mishima, leaving no note or clear reasons to do so, although his biographer has said that he had nightmares about Mishima for two or three hundred nights in a row, and was incessantly haunted by the specter of his deceased friend. In a persistently depressed state of mind, he would tell friends during his last years that sometimes, when on a journey, he hoped his plane would crash.

Sitting next to Yasunari Kawabata are Mishima's wife Yoko, his father Azusa Hiraoka and his mother Shizue Hiraoka.

(Copic markers, sumi ink and an assortment of patterned origami paper)
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Mood: Love *Mythian Aug 17, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
This is the best piece I've seen that not only shows great work in the piece, but ties the description in with it perfectly. After reading the description and looking at the painting, I felt a great loss from both men. I could hardly imagine how Mishima's wife and his father felt, but how his best friend was haunted, wraps the other two's feelings perfectly. I understand how Yasunari felt of wanting to leave this world and how his friend's death haunted him. We all feel grief and loss in totally different ways. To express the colors of each person like this, also gives a tiny glimpse into their souls (yet we don't know the truth of what is inside their souls) You have expressed honor and respect in a whole different light.

That's all I can say.
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Mood: Joy ~shell31 Aug 15, 2011   Traditional Artist
Beautiful work!!!!! :)
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=hollystarlightanime Aug 14, 2011  Student General Artist
Wow, amazing job! You portrayed the emotion so well, and your technique is amazing! :thumbsup:

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~SophieShimazu Aug 14, 2011
The bright colors are really intereting considering it is a funeral, but it's still got that heavy atmosphere to it. Nice work!
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=Husse1n Aug 13, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
wow thats soo cool the way you used the copics and the patterned paper gave it a really smooth and nice look almost digital like, nice work

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~CodWarrior Jun 1, 2011
The beatles yellow submarine movie finally reached theatres in purgatory
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Mood: Joy ~Reichenbach Jun 2, 2011
If this was Facebook I would definitely "like" your comment. Thanks ;)
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~RickyMartinez Mar 27, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Really like all the different patterns and colorful background. Looks good with all the serious faces.

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Mood: Joy ~Reichenbach May 26, 2011
Thank you for the :+fav: and comment. I'm glad you like it. I like the idea of using very bright colours for bleak subjects.
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Mood: Wow! ~R909 Feb 17, 2011  Professional General Artist
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