Monday, March 21, 2011

Swallowed By the Sea

Tomer: for Newsweek-- "As Japan reels from the tsunami, archeologists claim to have discovered the lost city of Atlantis, a fabled place built--like much of the world--in the crosshairs of nature." The idea was to keep the focus on the human peril aspect of this primal threat looming above civilazation since the dawn of time.


 






 Art directed by Dirk Barnett.

20 comments:

  1. great piece. You really captured the sense of doom and the perspective works great. chilling.

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  2. Wow, powerful image. I love the rendering of the wave.

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  3. Dynamite. The light over the figures and against the dark/claustrophobic height of the wave is really haunting.

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  4. It might be interesting if the baby is looking at the viewer.... Anyway, amazing work!

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  5. Beautiful and simple, as always.
    I love the reflective lighting from the water on the skin.

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  6. This also captures the worst fears of a parent: being powerless to protect their child.

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  7. Beautiful and terrifying all at once.

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  8. Anonymous10:24 AM

    amazing

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  9. Gorgeous piece as always, and really illustrates the helplessness of the tsunami victims. Keep up the good work, Tomer!

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  10. I like the pose of the top right drawing better, but it's an amazing work Tomer.

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  11. Stunning. Those colors are especially gorgeous.

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  12. great work as always.

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  13. Absolutely gorgeous! Love the simplicity and colour!

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  14. Great work! You chose just the right composition. Also the sketches look very cool too!

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  15. Anonymous11:08 AM

    I like the way you made the wave. Unique!

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  16. It hit me like a fist in my stomach!

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  17. this really needs to be a print!!
    let me know when you decide to make this one!

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  18. love how the baby is tucked into her/his mother....their last moment together.

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