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Deus Ex Machina

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danrule
on Jul 11 '07

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Average score:

2.70 out of 5

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2,380 people

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300 days ago

Comments:

87 comments

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danrule on Jul 09 '07

Larger version at;
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=728029415&size=o

Human hand is optional

as_a_kite on Jul 11 '07

I like it with the human hand

AlinaT on Jul 11 '07

what kind of message is this?

Bramish on Jul 11 '07

Looks fantastic on the shirt. Greta detail.

The Crackers on Jul 11 '07

i love the placement and detail

5

pickledbib on Jul 11 '07

wow... quite a striking image... excellent detail too.

AlinaT on Jul 11 '07

but what does it mean??

tonymamo on Jul 11 '07

thats not really a good description or example of deus ex machina, but definitely a cool illustration

karbonKid on Jul 11 '07

^Deus Ex Machina = The God Machine

make sense now?

(matthijs) on Jul 11 '07

Great work, although I would prefer it without the other hand

hellofromthemoon on Jul 11 '07

amazing...

travioli on Jul 11 '07

Holy Crap. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$5

Tankman on Jul 11 '07

OMG!!! yes... $5

amaliaslash on Jul 11 '07

hahah! awesome!

deus ex machina means "god from a machine."
it's a literary technique...anyway, this is the literal version of it!

mezo on Jul 11 '07

Art means what YOU want it to mean, alina. Neat design, the intricate God hand looks fabulous. The colors chosen are so weird, but strangely work. Instead of a floating human hand, why not a smaller full figure reaching up?

adam antium on Jul 11 '07

great detail on this one.
awesome

Monkey III on Jul 11 '07

You Rule!

Pixtoons on Jul 11 '07

Deus ex machina referred to the tricks that playwrights would use to solve an impossible/unlikely plot situation. In other words, the sky would suddenly open up and the hero would be lifted into the sky for no reason, other than to get him out of jeopardy...

Petanca on Jul 11 '07

that mechanic hand is amazing

Dan in The 518 on Jul 11 '07

I hope this wins.

Ellsswhere on Jul 11 '07

dude... you are walking in god country here, this is one of those designs i don't have to think about buying because the reaction is immediate. just perfcect

wotto on Jul 11 '07

nice

t4sh4 on Jul 11 '07

this is incredible!

Ciepher on Jul 11 '07

Wants!

Aidosaur on Jul 11 '07

Ah, fantastic! I think the human hand is unnecessary, the the art and the theme are great.

lemonalle on Jul 11 '07

hehe, cool

AlaskaCannoli on Jul 11 '07

hahaha, that's funny.

chippos on Jul 11 '07

sick!

chippos on Jul 11 '07

$$5

noponies on Jul 11 '07

cool detailing

chippos on Jul 11 '07

ohh!!! its you, your design "what makes it go" was blaster, it must be printed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fardoche will eat your kid on Jul 11 '07

the human hands seems made from a photograph (against the rules)

stingerstyler on Jul 11 '07

killer on the detail man!

jenraskopf on Jul 11 '07

Theatre nerds love it!

jenraskopf on Jul 11 '07

I agree with mezo about the smaller human figure btw.

fat pigeon on Jul 11 '07

Excellent!

danrule on Jul 11 '07

mezo, I tried it with a human figure, but it came across as too specific. I thought a human hand would be more of a symbol, more universal.

L337Cthulhu on Jul 11 '07

Plot hole resolved!

jenraskopf on Jul 11 '07

Is there any way to make the hand be more in the style of the god hand or the clouds and less photographic looking?

funkie fresh on Jul 11 '07

without the human hand pls! looks great with those colours

herky on Jul 11 '07

top notch illustration and execution of the mechanical hand, really nice.

Leslee on Jul 11 '07

The mechanical hand is amazing, but the clouds look a little off. Great work, though. 5.

BlameTheSuburbs on Jul 11 '07

this is so cool. 5$

Ufarious on Jul 12 '07

Excellent design. I definitely think you should keep the human hand -- parodies "Hand of God" nicely.

Dan in The 518 on Jul 12 '07

Bump for awesomeness

Quid Pro Quo on Jul 12 '07

I want this on my torso. Right now.

$10

kooky love on Jul 12 '07

GREAT $5

skuba on Jul 12 '07

the detail on that mechanical hand is unreal... i would buy it for that reason alone!

jackiejacktoo on Jul 12 '07

cloud needs to be heavier, just by the wrist, so it can seem to come from behind the foremost puff. . . It makes it more of a god reference if the human hand is there. maybe a very small human hand/ or small figure reaching up?

pfaff-off on Jul 12 '07

lose the human hand...

funtastickme on Jul 12 '07

i don't love the bright blue shirt color. a powder blue would be nicer i think. but great design!

Epyontwo on Jul 12 '07

Man i freakin love this,the concept i mean

allie_strikes_again on Jul 12 '07

lovin it. great illustration $5

sanaawarhol on Jul 12 '07

i like this but i think the human hand should have been more clear a bit like the robot hand or lose it and make the cloud more dense GREAT CONCEPT THOUGH

FRICKINAWESOME on Jul 13 '07

The positioning of the robotic hand really wierds me out, but in a good way. Just an odd position to draw it, but by no means does this mean i don't dig it. I didn't like the human hand at first, but looking at the entire composition on the tee, it really blends in better. Great idea and fantastic placement equals a robotic god-fearing 4$ from me.

NomesMcFly on Jul 13 '07

awesome. id prefer it without the human hand tho. or maybe with a little version of that hand. =]

kingforaday on Jul 13 '07

i love it!

just not on blue.. there are so many damn blue teeshirts..

id still buy it!

space oddity on Jul 13 '07

another color..be my god its gorgeous...no pun intended

Fish Pie on Jul 13 '07

awesome

awesomedawn on Jul 13 '07

wonderful... perhaps another color

vice virtue on Jul 13 '07

It would look cooler if the god hand was reaching down towards a group of people.

Danceing_Potato on Jul 14 '07

Very well done.

allangv123 on Jul 14 '07

i would buy this shirt in a millisecond. $5!

boysbeambitious on Jul 14 '07

Fabulous illustration!

opifan64 on Jul 14 '07

wow... i love it! $5

Robsoul on Jul 14 '07

I actually like the human hand but would actually like to see it as simple line art, just a black line with no fill to contrast the complexity of "gods" hand.

Beautiful work and pleased to see it has received the attention it deserves.

Ste7en on Jul 14 '07

I dont think the human element is necessary, but it works either way, and is gorgeous

Dan in The 518 on Jul 14 '07

amazing

theoreticallybrilliant on Jul 14 '07

excellent work. I think the human hand is needed.

jpweeks on Jul 15 '07

i think it'd be better without the human hand, but it's awesome either way

infinitesilence on Jul 15 '07

i would prefer it without the human hand
would definately buy this either way
5

OlliRudi on Jul 15 '07

sweetness

abbster on Jul 15 '07

I really dig this. It reminds me of Terry Gilliam's animation on Monty Python. Great visual. I wouldn't change a thing.

helo on Jul 15 '07

the light color & fuzzines (halftone) of the human hand gives
it the appearance of being beyond (behind) the machine hand
which makes it look like the hands missed at their attempt
to touch

aerial perspective -- example picture

zoe77bubblegum on Jul 15 '07

cool.

speedyjvw on Jul 15 '07

hott

danrule on Jul 15 '07

Damn helo, thanks for the legwork. I like your interpretation.

moontanner on Jul 15 '07

very nice.

sillywalks on Jul 16 '07

I looked at the design and thought: hmmm... deus ex machina? And then I saw the title. Awesome.

Modestodg3 on Jul 16 '07

Oh my good!! This is marvel!! Veeery good!! the god's hand is perfect!! Congratulations!! 5++

BrobAZ on Jul 16 '07

Awesome design. Great Detail!

caleb haws on Jul 16 '07

beautiful minus the human hand

Cantatus on Jul 16 '07

Fantastic idea, but I agree something needs to be done with the human hand. If not lose it, then something that makes it so it doesn't just look like a floating hand.

polynothing on Jul 17 '07

ditch the human hand and I'll $5 it!

singlewordedpoem on Jul 17 '07

no human and or do it in a similar style

singlewordedpoem on Jul 17 '07

*hand

will-cawdordrive on Jul 17 '07

i would so wear that. it's purely amazing!! $5

6 days later

Dan in The 518 on Jul 24 '07

I need this

4 days later

opifan64 on Jul 29 '07

please print this!

Ellsswhere on Jul 31 '07

fugk the giraffe design, print this one instead... i would actually wear this one... bravo dan, you are amazing

21 days later

Sgraffio on Aug 21 '07

This is nuts. I expect a print!

19 days later

Edword on Sep 10 '07

congrats on both prints this week!

opifan64 on Sep 10 '07

congrats! yay... they printed it (TWO prints! how freakin' cool is that?) I kind of wish they had kept the hand in, but this is a definite purchase all the same.