BLACK METAL
THE METAL SCENE IS THE GREATEST INSPIRATION BEHIND THIS ART AND THIS IS HOW I CREATED THE CHARACTER: THE METAL STATUE.
I'M FASCINATED BY THE METAL SCENE BECAUSE OF THE MUSIC, PHILOSOPHY AND APPEARANCE. BLACK METAL IS THE SCENE THAT I ADMIRE A LOT AND I SPENT SO MUCH TIME IN THAT SCENE. THIS ART IS NOT ABOUT MUSIC, IT'S ABOUT SILENCE. SILENCE IS THE MOST POWERFUL THING THAT WE HAVE AND THIS IS WHY IT LOOKS SO TERRIFYING. BE THE PAINTING THAT YOU WANNA BE AND THE PEOPLE WILL BE AFRAID IF YOU'RE ABLE TO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF DEATH.
TOLKIEN
IT'S A RINGWRAITH JUST WITH SPIKES.
IT'S ''THE METAL STATUE''.
THE APPEARANCE GOES BACK TO THE NAZGULS FROM LORD OF THE RINGS AND IT'S TRUE THAT I WAS INFLUENCED BY THE CONCEPT OF THIS CHARACTER. THERE IS NOTHING MORE TERRIFYING THAN THE FACE OF DEATH AND IT'S THE PERFECT CHARACTER FOR THE METAL SCENE. THE LIVING STATUE CONCEPT MAKES IT MORE SURREAL BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE CAN'T REALIZE IF YOU'RE REAL OR NOT.
STOICISM
BE ALWAYS STOIC, BE ALWAYS METAL.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT BUT THIS ART IS DEEPER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK. THERE IS A DEEP MESSAGE BEHIND THIS, IT'S CALLED STOICISM. THIS PHILOSOPHY AND ART CHANGED MY PERSONALITY. IT HELPED ME TO GET THAT HIGH LEVEL OF SERENITY. SO IT'S NOT JUST ARTISTIC, IT'S ALSO SPIRITUAL. THERE IS NOTHING MORE INSPIRATIONAL THAN TO BE A LIVING STATUE BECAUSE YOU LEARN DISCIPLINE AND SELF CONTROL.