The Deposition Of Christ

The Deposition Of Christ, originally uploaded by MichelAngelo▲.

Final plaster model. I left it unfinished by the year of 1996.

Reinventing the Wheel says:
Beautiful work :-)
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>tony< says:
Amazing work!!!
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>tony< says:
Just a thought, I look at your work and marvel at it's beauty and detail, with present day bombardment of images and art of all kinds we still know that this kind of work takes talent and skill. We are amazed by it. Back in Michel Angelo's time what must they have felt to see such wonderful and beautiful work? seeing color and form for the first time :-)

Apollo - Making Of

Apollo - Making Of, originally uploaded by MichelAngelo▲.

This graphite study shows the final achieved expression.1989-91.

Faiza A Khan says:
I love love love your drawings. Takes me back to the times when we see the details of human drawing at its best.
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MichelAngelo▲ says:
Thank you very much, Faiza Ayub.

The Deposition Of Christ

The Deposition Of Christ, originally uploaded by MichelAngelo▲.

Final plaster model. I left it unfinished by the year of 1996.

Reinventing the Wheel *I miss Flickr* says:
Beautiful work :-)
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>tony< says:
Amazing work!!!
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>tony< says:
Just a thought, I look at your work and marvel at it's beauty and detail, with present day bombardment of images and art of all kinds we still know that this kind of work takes talent and skill. We are amazed by it. Back in Michel Angelo's time what must they have felt to see such wonderful and beautiful work? seeing color and form for the first time :-)
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MichelAngelo▲ says:
I understand what you are pointing out, >tonytony<.

Há muito não se ergue
Divina presença em colossal corpo
Há muito não se contempla
A autêntica ideia de imemorial torso
Há muito não se traça
A trilha que a vista perpassa
Ao longo do braço que fura o espaço
Tocando a essência de perdida vida
Que a todos cante
A força da origem
A memória sem história
Dos olhos em soberbo semblante

Old Head

Old Head - Cabeça Velha, originally uploaded by MichelAngelo▲.

Study for a head - The Resurrection
Conte chalk on paper. 1988.

A lot of people don't understand the reason why I decided to present myself as Michelangelo. That's a copy of one of my answers:

I just finished an entire book explaining why I decided to assume my identity. I confess that I prefer to go surfing and dating than talking about my personal story, but it's a spiritual duty to me to explain myself.

In 1994, when I started presenting myself as an artist and showing my art work, EVERYBODY said: "Hey, all these stuffs are from Michelangelo! Don't you have anything created by you?"
Is terrible to hear this after 10 years drawing and sculpting only by intuition JUST to discover a proof of my identity as Michelangelo.
And why I did that? Because of the remembering of Vittoria Colonna's death, in 1983. That emotional trauma IS the experience that revealed my identity. My art is a natural expression of being who I am.

This is a 25 years secret. I was going to stay my whole life with my mouth shut. I was happy as Eurico Poggi and I tried to find another art expression where I could hide my famous identity, because I needed to be accept somewhere and get a job. But everything always went wrong.

I'm atheist, but there's another dimension in contatc with me since 1979. That other dimension demanded me to tell my story and say who I truly am, otherwise I would never find a solution to my life. And that's exactly what I'm doing all over the internet.

To be honest, I think the other dimension is right. If I started posting my art work as Eurico Poggi, I would repeat the same situation happened in the 90's. All the comments would be: Hey Eurico, your art is simillar to Michelangelo's art! Sorry, but I'm sick of that.

I'm just a surfer who works for Rio's carnival production. I really don't care about other people's beliefs. But nowadays I HAVE TO tell my story.
Next year I will put english subtitles in my documentary film Icarus, Contemplation & Dream, and finally break the language barrier.

Thank you very much for the opportunity to explain myself once again! :-)

Europe - Carnival 2000

Europa - Carnaval 2000, originally uploaded by MichelAngelo▲.

Styrofiam sculpture for the parade. 2000.

Alexander Petti says:
nossa que obra! Fantastico! Que pena que no podem ficar assim, em branco.

Que pena tambem que nao sao permanentes, feito em bronze, o marmol.
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MichelAngelo▲ says:
Esquece o mármore, Alexander. Mármore limita o movimento do corpo no espaço. A liberdade e a velocidade de execução da peça em isopor é insuperável. Isso sem falar na possibilidade de reprodução infinita se for usada a técnica de forma adequada.

Saint George & Dragon - Carnival 2006

Saint George & Dragon - Carnival 2006, originally uploaded by MichelAngelo▲.

Styrofoam sculpture for the parade. 2006.
See the Making Of Video:
Broadband
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZTsiyAyWPs
Dial up
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqYo5e4CtXs&feature=related

ETT. says:
WOW!
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JB Melado says:
Deve ser muito bom de fazer.É grandioso!
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the_hart_shop says:
A very good sculpture, An excellent Work of Art !!!
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MichelAngelo▲ says:
Thanks, ETT!
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MichelAngelo▲ says:
Obrigado, JB Melado.
Se tivéssemos mais tempo em escola de samba seria prazeroso de fazer, com certeza.
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MichelAngelo▲ says:
Thanks, the_hart_shop!
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.RuriaK says:
simplesmente monumental !!
[o que não deves ter aprontado para esse carnaval de 2009...?!?]
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MichelAngelo▲ says:
Obrigado, .Ruriak
Veja o set Carnaval 2009 - Netuno. Em breve, postarei mais imagens.
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flaviofranko says:
Sem palavras... LINDO isso!
E é dificil conhecer e ver quem são essas pessoas, que fazem essas obras de arte ENORMES todos os anos! nunca vemos os bastidores... isso que me despetou mais atenção vendo essa foto!
Quero poder ver de perto um dia de produção como essa!
Parabens

Abraços

Pikeman in action

Pikeman in action, originally uploaded by MichelAngelo▲.

Pencil on my small sketch book. 1988-90.

*Mamarazzi* (Sonya) says:
You do excellent work!
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edinei montingelli says:
Como sempre, mais do que perfeito!!!
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aongarcia says:
Everything you do is so masterful. I think of Michaelangelo.
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Doeki says:
Oh ... awesome!
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MichelAngelo▲ says:
Thanks, Devendra Pal.

Thanks, *Mamarazzi* (Sonya).

Obrigado, edinei montingelli.

Thanks, aongarcia.
I was baptized Carlos Eurico Poggi de Aragão Júnior. But life claimed me as MichelAngelo BuonaRoti.

Thanks, Doeki.

The Icarus Challenge

The Icarus Challenge, originally uploaded by MichelAngelo▲.

Close-up of the front view of Icarus final plaster model. 1986.

The Icarus Challenge:
To start understanding the essence of Icarus body, just try to repeat his gesture and torso movement in front of a mirror. No matter how your body is different from him, just try it and observe your reflecting image. Compare what you saw in the mirror to Icarus expression.
To make a more accurate comparison, take a picture of a male friend with body features close to Icarus repeating the sculpture pose. Do it. See the visual result you've achieved. And then, tell me what did you learn with this simple experience.

Old head

Pen on my small sketch book. 1989-90.

NaPix -- Hmong Life says:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Flickr Portrait Gallery, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

wonderful portrait...

Seen in my contacts' photos. (?)
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Currilla_ says:
Es genial. Todo un artista.
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BRUNESKINE® says:
Gostei muito das linhas soltas e expressivas.
um sketch muito bom.
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MichelAngelo▲ says:
Thanks, NaPix -- Hmong Life.

Gracias, Currilla_ .

Obrigado, BRUNESKINE®

The Deposition of Christ.

Deposição - Deposition, originally uploaded by MichelAngelo▲.

The Deposition of Christ..
Black chalk on paper. 2008.
This drawing was made for the time lapse drawing scene of the documentary film Icarus, Contemplation & Dream.
I was amazed when I noticed that my skills were not affected after so many years without practising my art. The pieces that I made just for the film didn't receive the attention I usually put on my art work.

Making Of:
www.metacafe.com/watch/1924457/time_lapse_drawing_from_c_...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ppqF_eQ8b4&feature=channel_page

A Deposição de Cristo.
Desenho produzido para uma cena de time lapse drawing do documentário " Ícaro, Contemplação & Sonho" Parte II. 2008. Giz Conte preto e branco sobre Canson.

lost4words says:
This is beautiful.
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' |<äR|__ ॐ says:
nesse a figura central sai do papel.
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~ ɐǝq ~ says:
This is absolutely amazing! You have a wonderful hand!

Seen on your photo stream. (?²ˣ)
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aka viewfinder says:
astonishing work, wow.
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MichelAngelo▲ says:
Thank you, lost4words.

Valeu, Karl. Vamos ver se eu termino esse livro logo pra voltar a brincar assim.

Thanks for your words, ~ aeq ~ . (How did you turn up side down the "a" and the "e" ?)

Thanks, aka viewfinder.
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CRIPPA. says:
great work man!
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arianna carbonara says:
bellissimoo
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Silvia Medeiros says:
Perfeito!
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MichelAngelo▲ says:
Thanks, CRIPPA!

Grazie, arianna.

Obrigado, Silvia!
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seekayem says:
amazing rendering, your very talented
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MichelAngelo▲ says:
thanks, seekayem.
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Moesther says:
you really have a wonderful mastery of human form..love your old world style!
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MichelAngelo▲ says:
Thank you, Moesther.

Study for The Deposition of Christ.

Conte's pencil on paper. 1988-90.

dimitre says:
Genial!
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MichelAngelo▲ says:
Obrigado, dimitre.

Apollo

Apolo, originally uploaded by MichelAngelo▲.

Apolo. Final plaster model. 1996.

' |<äR|__ ॐ says:
Esse eh muito foda cara! Acho que pela expressão corporal e a figura inteira, ainda suspensa por essa base ele se torna a minha favorita da tua obra. Queria ter um desse no meu quarto.. hehehe
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ziggiotti ivano says:
C'era bisogno di un altro scultore vero.
Davvero impressionante la tua abilità. Bravo!
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zissu says:
impressionante!
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The Resurrection - Study for a figure

The Resurrection - Study for a figure, originally uploaded by MichelAngelo▲.

Pen on my small skecth book. 1988-90.
See the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD597DOsAvk

Mastronardi says:
great sketches ...