Second Sun

by igo2cairo

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Second Sun by Terry Fan

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578 days ago

Submitted on:

Oct 27 '10

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67 comments

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2.55 from 662 votes

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igo2cairo on Oct 26 '10

This design was inspired by some reading I was doing on the Bikini Atoll, a group of beautiful islands in the south pacific and home to some of the world's first nuclear tests during the mid 1940's. I was struck by the paradoxical image of peace and earthly paradise contrasted with the devastating destructive power of the atomic bomb.

I remember reading somewhere a survivor from Hiroshima saying the a-bomb exploding was like a "second sun" and this haunting description always stuck with me and I think makes a perfect title. This design took a long time to execute because I was going for very specific imagery. I used a couple of public domain images as reference and re-illustrated them, notably an old, Victorian greeting card.

Thanks as always to NiNTHWHEEL for the awesome tee template.

Sim process. Think this would be cool for both guys and gals and it works on quite a few different tee colours, below are some of my faves:

High-res view of design

Large view on creme

Large view on dark grey

Large view on mint!

Large view on asphalt boatneck

Large view on creme boatneck

snaggle tooth on Oct 27 '10

FIRST!!!
YOOOOOOOOOOOO this is soooo fresh! Love the concept, execution, color palette, etc.
$5

laurastead on Oct 27 '10

Oh My God! I can see the vintagey goodness of this! It's so gorgeous! This is why you are one of my favorites! $5

walmazan on Oct 27 '10

you are in a roll! $5

electric_method on Oct 27 '10

hahah dear God, this is beautiful.
5$

andyg on Oct 27 '10

Awesome!

atomic child on Oct 27 '10

5 love this PRINT

ben chen on Oct 27 '10

beautiful

myteemo on Oct 27 '10

Fav! $5

dschwen on Oct 27 '10

$5 and PRINT!!!!

L-M-N-O-P on Oct 27 '10

There can't be many combinations of opposites better than this. Great work.

nurtritionalchocolate on Oct 27 '10

oh yah!

igo2cairo on Oct 27 '10

Thanks so much people! :)

TangYauHoong on Oct 27 '10

lovely!

ratkiss on Oct 27 '10

I freaking want this!

EN AJUSTES on Oct 27 '10

Sweet!

polynothing on Oct 27 '10

$5 sweet!

alexmdc on Oct 27 '10

love it!

Akaka on Oct 27 '10

brilliant!

blue sparrow on Oct 28 '10

Beautuful treatment of a horrible event 5$

Jellyes on Oct 28 '10

Boycey on Oct 28 '10

Wickedly splendid!
$5

WEAREYAWN on Oct 28 '10

very cool!!

igo2cairo on Oct 28 '10

Cheers everyone!

ArTrOcItY on Oct 28 '10

Fantastic!

herky on Oct 28 '10

Love it on asphalt!

lindseycarr on Oct 28 '10

Love the dark sweetness of this one Terry!

Santo76 on Oct 28 '10

wow wow wow!!!!

jess4002 on Oct 28 '10

dacat on Oct 28 '10

Great combination of styles and textures!

Anything Goes on Oct 28 '10

Awesome work!

lofty softy on Oct 28 '10

awesome!

Andreas Mohacsy on Oct 28 '10

awwwwwwwww... lovely juxtoposition

igo2cairo on Oct 28 '10

Thanks all! :)

soloyo on Oct 29 '10

AWESOME
this should print 5$

Pigologist on Oct 29 '10

sadly beautiful (T@@T)

jefffer on Oct 29 '10

beautiful work

retrovirusaurus on Oct 29 '10

nice!

Naolito on Oct 29 '10

opifan64 on Oct 29 '10

so cool! $5

Ivantobealone on Oct 29 '10

Unreal!!

YaaH on Oct 29 '10

♥

Noh_Body on Oct 29 '10

Love it!

kooky love on Oct 29 '10

GREAT $5

skitchman on Oct 29 '10

nice!

a__ on Oct 29 '10

I love this design!!! It may not be your usual style, but it is a great direction to branch out into. Looks good on asphalt, but esp on the mint! In my mind, I am already wearing this..

fikri on Oct 30 '10

aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!PERFECTEE!!!

helloshank on Oct 31 '10

poetic, beautiful work!

savegod on Oct 31 '10

Looks so cool on tee!! Print please

mcmarcg on Oct 31 '10

Nice twist with the atom bomb.

igo2cairo on Oct 31 '10

Thanks people, much appreciated!

Jemae on Oct 31 '10

sweet5$! :)

Jemae on Oct 31 '10

sweet5$! :)

thegoodpope on Nov 01 '10

Very cool! $5

stucco on Nov 01 '10

Not really like it,,,,,

deep space monkey on Nov 01 '10

i really like this! great juxtaposition of birds & bombs!

BubuSam on Nov 01 '10

So beautiful

Tony Centeno on Nov 01 '10

Awesome!!

igo2cairo on Nov 01 '10

Thanks peeps!

mreisel on Nov 01 '10

amazing!

walkingonadream on Nov 02 '10

STUNNING

andry2fast on Nov 02 '10

yes, it's stunning watching on atomic bomb !

dzeri29 on Nov 02 '10

great concept!

rompetelcuero on Nov 03 '10

Great composition.

myteemo on Nov 03 '10

WTF score?????

igo2cairo on Nov 03 '10

Thanks to all who scored & left comments!

mo - yeah, I'm a little disappointed, but that's the way the cookie crumbles. *note to self - do more pop-culture designs*