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The Eternal Light
This artwork is inspired by the song “There is a Light That Never Goes Out” by The Smiths. This song is about love so strong, it is the light in someone’s life that never turns off. It reflects the meaning of true love, and the extent someone will go if they truly love you. Going so far as to wish to die next to the person you love, no matter the circumstances.
I chose to do my piece on this song because it comes from one of my favorite movies named “500 Days of Summer” where a man and woman’s whole relationship is the cause of them both liking this one song. It’s lyrics are also a bit exaggerated and sarcastic, but what’s love if you can’t joke about it sometimes.
A description of my artwork is somewhat simple and has to do with the lyrics in the song. The song states “And if the double decker bus crashes into us, to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die.” So I painted a canvas all black with acrylic paint and a bright white light with a heart in the middle of the light representing love. I also used markers to draw a double decker bus, and then painted over it with white acrylic paint to give it an abstract and smudgy look.
The most prevalent emotion in this painting is love, but it is also unknowingness and mystery. Love is something people are never sure of at some points, and sometimes we must take risks for love. It’s better to do it and learn from it, than not do it at all and regret never doing it.
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