Printed koan

One Hand Clapping by unruly_e
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Spiraling Buddhas, over-saturation (reminding of lomography), and strangeness make this poster unique. It seems that not even koans resist photo-manipulation!
A koan (or kōan) is a seemingly irrational statement that may be accessed through intuition. Koans play an important role on Zen Buddhism and they are created mainly to shock the mind into awareness. "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" may be the most famous. It also served as an inspiration to talented Unruly-e, who tried to answer by creating a visual koan, eccentric and delicious enough to catch my attention (and yours, I'm sure).

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Yesterday's snow

February 11th by Krissy_B
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Was it the day the picture was taken? Is it something special on February 11th, something that changed the artist's life? We don't know and it doesn't matter. What matters is this strange design with the red and ochre hues and the grungy texture. The weird-looking sky and the wires that travel through it. It's a great mousepad from Krissy B.

The meeting by Krissy_B
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I love the use of these vibrant colors over dirty backgrounds. Krissy's style is at it's best when it is unexpected and intense. Plus, dinosaurs never looked so playful before!

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Moody

Unreality Show by pasevin
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This print is moody, personal, surreal and utterly beautiful. It gives a dreamlike, menacing feeling in such a richly textured and detailed way, that you just have to admire. The artist is Aleksandr Pasevin, whose Pasevin store is small but really interesting.. His work consists of mixed media and photomanipulations, although you can see a wider variety of styles (all well-executed and eye-catching) in his great portfolio site.

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Strange mood

Before The Blood Rain print by surrealitee
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It's been some time since I last worked on a photography-based design. The sky in this one was so vivid that I only had to fiddle a little with the contrast and saturation. Something was missing, though. Until I thought of the swing in the sky. I believe it has an otherwordly quality. It sure looks good in print, if I do say so myself.

I was not sure about the title. By looking at this image I can tell that something of great importance is about to happen. I kept the first thing that came into mind: a rain of blood. Can you hear the wind blowing and the squeaking of the swing's chains?

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