Death is in us all





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More by Ian Leino

Average score:
2.12 out of 5

Number scored:
2,045 people

Scoring finished:
640 days ago

Comments:
30 comments

Ian Leino
Ian Leino on Aug 03 '06
Based on the themes and look of the Mexican \\\'Dia de los Muertos\\\' or day of the dead. A time for both celebration, and reflection.
DeadPoetic_Underoath
   DeadPoetic_Underoath on Aug 10 '06
5$
Erica76
Erica76 on Aug 10 '06
i'm a little stupmed here... nesting dolls are traditionally russian
Luke...
   Luke... on Aug 10 '06
great patterns
Ste7en
   Ste7en on Aug 10 '06
to hell with tradition Erica!

this is great, and your colors, though untraditional, are quite nice
mezo
   mezo on Aug 10 '06
5$ for the Mexi-stache alone.
aniktwo
aniktwo on Aug 10 '06
this is a fantastic idea, but i'd rather see russian/ukrainian imagery for this shirt. i like dia de los muertos imagery as well, but i think it lessens the impact of this particular shirt. good job though!
nins45
nins45 on Aug 10 '06
i like it, but in orange...i would never wear it.
Dr. Elusis
Dr. Elusis on Aug 11 '06
Kill the gold/orange shirt, and you have a potential winner.
closetome543
closetome543 on Aug 11 '06
i like it... kind of like death is in us all or something. 5!
but i hate the color of the shirt.
younger brother
younger brother on Aug 11 '06
im really not sure what it is suppose to symbolize,, but i like it. cinco
marsh
marsh on Aug 12 '06
background colour is abit off but fab otherwise
funkie fresh
   funkie fresh on Aug 12 '06
love the patterns
Magen
Magen on Aug 12 '06
Wow this is mucho awesome! $5
phones
phones on Aug 13 '06
$5
abeadle
   abeadle on Aug 13 '06
I need this to get printed so I can wear it,
$6
Aristarchus
Aristarchus on Aug 13 '06
I like this. I'm not totally sure I'd wear it, though...
herky
   herky on Aug 13 '06
nice colors and characters.
bradleyadita
bradleyadita on Aug 14 '06
the colors (minus the light blue) .. are really close to Taco Bell
which also jives with the Mexified Matryoshka doll format...
(Matryoshka.. makes me think... "matriarch", mother earth, mother death...)
to me its a take on the whole idea of America as a melting pot... or here as a nested dolls.. but also you have the center figure.. which is the depiction of death. - contrasted by the festive colors.. (this contrast is apparent in Dia De Los Muertos displays as well) ...
The death figure could be a common link between all these cultures.. American, Russian and Mexican. As people, we have death in common.
the illustration itself is pleasing..
i think i'd want to see it a little bigger on the shirt..


fertilityhollis
fertilityhollis on Aug 14 '06
I like it but not on orange
Ian Leino
   Ian Leino on Aug 15 '06
Thanks for all the positive comments so far! For those of you who like the design, but not the gold shirt, here's another version on a Natrual shirt:

Death is in us all (on Natural)
slaterock
   slaterock on Aug 15 '06
Oh, very very interesting idea! Nesting dolls are done really well. 4
xxxaudrie
xxxaudrie on Aug 15 '06
hahaha
those dolls always scared me just a bit
i now know why
obey
obey on Aug 16 '06
Curve the stache.
Shwetambari
Shwetambari on Aug 16 '06
Love the idea. I wouldn't wear yellow, but... natural doesn't work so well. You need the garish.
Perhaps using the light blue as the t-shirt color/background? I dunno if that would be better...
Whatfollowsusdown??
Whatfollowsusdown?? on Aug 16 '06
Yes yes yes yes!@#$%^&*(
evrfixedmark
evrfixedmark on Aug 16 '06
with a russian theme, i'd $5, but this seems too culturally skewed. the "death is in us all" theme would work even if the dolls were russian without the tie to the mexican "day of the dead" celebration. also not a fan of the gold shirt, but the natural is nice.

this is definitely a super idea and very well done design. just the fact that the dolls are russian tradition and you have mexicans on them really messes it up for me.

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mlloyd
mlloyd on Aug 17 '06
Love it, made me laugh out loud! $5
46 days later
ElectricBanana
ElectricBanana on Oct 03 '06
wish I had seen this when it was being scored, it's definitely a fiver. the concept an excecution makes for a perfect piece. damn I want this.
74 days later
Dellex
Dellex on Dec 16 '06
the design is cool but I personally don't like the orange shirt
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