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Thanks to all of you who have written me over the years. It is deeply appreciated. These are a small collection, beautiful misspellings and all... . To leave your own, please feel to write me at art@kevissimo.com "What draws me
to your expression is not the darkness, but the light to which it points.
Your work moves me." "Your words and
your work make my skin prickle. I have you on my watch list, and everytime
something new of yours come up I sit here in wonder, trying to think of
a comment that will do you justice and sum up my feelings for your work
at the same time. I often fail. Your poetry makes your imagery even stronger,
deeper. You explain everything with your words yet leave so many mysterious
to be decided. I don't know exactly what it is about your work that draws
me - perhaps my love of the nude female figure and the lovely curves of
the women you choose, the way there is nothing sexual in the way you view
them and define them, the way you glorify and honor them with your treatment
and loving post-editing. It could be those things or it could just be
that I have never seen an artist's work (much less a male artist) who
captures something about women that most men spend their lives trying
to understand. Bless you, Kevin.
And thank you." "You are a wonderful
artist that speaks to my soul more than any other . your breathtaking
works inspire me ...... continue this glorious journey" May 11, 2006 It is so rare to find
an artist that good, that serious and that sensitive -Jake. Date: Oct 6, 2005, 7:16:25 PM you are most def one of my fav deviantartists. awesome gallery and i love love LOVE your journal stuff. ~meizerrrs Date: Aug 26, 2005, 12:15:16 AM A wonderful way you worked this photo the way you did... dark and delicious... kind of Victorian, and also as if a vision directly from one's mind. i wish i could add something unique that's not already been said. ~NightHalo Date: Aug 18, 2005, 4:58:29 PM I really love the haunted atmosphere created in this photo by the dark shades. The lamps in comparison to the wet cobblestone really adds an aura of melancholy which I adore. The opening in the background, which I presume is an opening in the clouds, suggests an apocalyptic or relevatory journey of the soul. Well done. Reply =WildAtHeart Date: Aug 16, 2005, 6:27:52 PM that's so wonderful! it reminds me of so many old songs and movies, it just looks so old and romantic-sad. I would love to see this on my wall! *darby Date: Aug 21, 2005, 2:39:52 AM that is beautiful. i am deeply moved
by your words. =bothhands Date: Jul 17, 2005, 10:45:37 AM i was speechless at first - this is an intense work. i'm going to refrain from reading others' comments, keep my interpretations to myself and skip the detail on how much i like the technique and what i think it did to the piece. i'm going to make it my first fav because this is a spectacular version of greatness when it comes to being creative. creativity, to me, is the essence of life. ~jaehk Date: Oct 14, 2005, 2:43:03 AM It reminds me of Edvard Munch's 'The Madonna', with the same eerie and heavy atmosphere, created by deep colours, although his was a woodcut print. I'm rather fond of this piece, as it reflects your style of photography - very surreal and dark. Excellent. *annaa What a wonderfull piece:clap: Im a sucker for this tecnic you master so brilliantly, my friend... everything you do this way, talks to depth in me- and I like that so much! Thank you for sharing-
its always such a pleasure to see your work. *sycophant13x Date: May 25, 2005, 1:31:27 PM Gorgeous... I particularly like how her hand seems to blend into his chest... like the two are becoming one maybe. And the flowing blood(so I assume) from the corner of her mouth illustrated the title wonderfully. It's a simpler looking piece too... which is nice because it allows me to focus more on the nuances. Another great piece...
I really need to witness your process in person some time. It's simply
amazing what you are capable of... keep up the great work man. ~girldisrupted Date: May 22, 2005, 1:35:52 AM god Kevin.. you keep outdoing yourself with these pieces.. i know this sounds like a cop out of a comment but this honest to god leaves me speechless (and that is definitely a rarity..) stunning. as always. *pinkcookie Date: May 22, 2005, 12:12:02 AM well what is there to say :shrug: beautiful, stunning, interesting, mysterious, dark, glowing, bursting, perfectly flawed all and everything and missing and complete ~happybeingunhappy Date: May 21, 2005, 5:11:01 PM My ignorance lies in religion, simply because I choose to ignore it. But this, this is astounding. The passion exudes like the blood itself. Soul and soul, intertwined like the pricking halo; you can almost hear the whispers of their pain. Wow. . you have an amazing talent. . ! *iamshe Date: Jun 7, 2005, 9:08:09 PM It just seems incredibly fucking crass to start commenting about this artwork in a comment thread. I finally set aside the time to go through all 15 Stations tonight and found the journey...transcendent. I was moved to tears, still am, as I write this, crying. As a mother. Thank you. *sycophant13x Date: May 25, 2005, 1:26:54 PM Wow.. the many arms on the angel really depict the movement such a being might have if it appeared. I can sense the flowing, kinda of motion-blurring effect that might happen. And that sky! Damn, is that a thing of beauty. Reminds me of a clearing sky after a nasty storm. Very fitting if ya ask me. Still can't believe that the you made that cave... but I saw it in your jounral, so I know it's true :) Looks real to me though... had I not known better, I might have tried to find out where that locale was! Beautiful ending to
and endlessly beautiful series. ~luciferous-glow Date: May 18, 2005, 11:41:42 AM Your work never ceases to amaze me. It's like you are a vessel for channeling the divine and the untouchable. You make the invisible visible and just by viewing your work we touch something infinite and astounding. I love the depth and the rustic colors. The sky is on fire and the earth is singing in rejoice... ~nlghtm4re Date: May 18, 2005, 6:16:44 AM Simply awesome! God has definitely given you a gift. ~smckellar Date: May 18, 2005, 2:13:43 AM Tis beautiful. And I am not a religious person. ~xenocBlood Date: Jun 19, 2005, 6:43:29 AM Stunning work. I've seen this image depicted so many times in my life, but I've never seen anything like this. Aside from being an amazing piece it's so hope-inspiring too. The darkness of the lower half of the piece looks to me like it signifies death and suffering but then the glowing aura of colour, and what looks like a halo of light around Him at the top, perfectly illustrates the instant ascension as it occurs. *sycophant13x Date: May 25, 2005, 1:10:17 PM The most beautiful, and moving piece in the series for me. It hits me like a brick to the chest everytime. Yet, despite being a death, you manage to keep a sense of such great hope in here. "Beautiful" seems too small a word to describe it... but it's the best I can do. Thank you for this one... it speaks so loud to me. =nathanieljc Date: May 14, 2005, 9:37:07 AM today in class we studied the Sistine Chapel. to see another one of these from the series, i would honestly hope one day to see these in a cathedral, they deserve such. their own chapel. these pieces strike into the christian tradition in a way that nothing in contemporary christian art has done as of late. they reach into the earliest representations of catholic art, but photographically show that this tradition is not yet gone. secularization has not killed all religiousity. i hope that this series will be available as a print from you. the whole collection, a package. i would love to buy an original, hopefully not for sale, (but, thus wasting all of my paychecks), but i think that the prints would be wonderful arrranged in my bedroom. (i just moved into a new house and am decorating.) a reminder of this lovely tradition. // cold tones at the bottom, the warmth contained in between his angelic like arms pose. his rising. his transcendence, "father forgiven them." loss of self, loss. annihiliation. // as for the Shroud of Turin. I reject it's authenticity. You could do your own, just as a portrayal. I mean there are numerous ones that is half of the fun in them, they're all just symbols...and you could attempt to form your own. There is the theory of the Turin Shroud having been commissioned by the Church to Leonardo da Vinci (and the image of Christ there being a self-portrait of the master himself.) You deserve an attempt. If you need to know how to make your own shroud I could give you some techniques used previously. =xxdisciplexx Date: May 12, 2005, 10:38:38 PM I think out of all of them that I have seen, (and faved, haha) this is the most powerful to me. This is what it was all about right here. The sufferings of Christ, for us. The image of fire here, in my interperation, representing Christ bearing all sin. And for this one moment He's seperated from the Father because of all this sin that he burdens for us. This is just astounding and a great and perfect reminder of what He's done for us... and who am I that He died for me? *ozDarchAngel Date: May 11, 2005, 4:43:36 AM I've been following your journals and pictures since I first stumbled across your work on DeviantArt. They have always been breathtaking, powerful, evocative. But, for me, this is it. I'm not a deeply religious person, but for some reason, somehow, this particular station brought tears to my eyes. Thats incredible. That's true art. Thank you for giving me the privelage of experiencing these works, I am truly honoured. =f4shi0nabl3 Date: May 8, 2005, 7:20:44 PM You do consistant and amazing work. I'm more impressed by the consistancy of your work though, I know plenty of photographers that have come up with something amazing, but your work continues to be so almost every time I see it. Where does the blood
figure into this? As per your description. If there is a place you posted
more in the way of explanation, I'd like to see it. I've been working
on my portfolio and haven't been following the text of this project as
much as I'd like to, though I've been looking at the images. *lorrainemd Date: May 7, 2005, 8:03:54 AM this is so intense and beautiful. what a powerful piece to depict the death of Jesus....it is like you can see the energy of life fleeing his mortal coil. OTHER COMMENTARY "Your work touches me so deeply… in every sense of the word! Not just emotionally. I truly feel different inside, (during) and after. I have returned many times to your gallery. I missed looking at them. I missed how they make me feel. Thank you! From my Heart! For enriching me so profoundly" "Staggering. The floating nature of this is just sublime. Every time I look at one of your pieces, I just have to figure out how you achieved such and such effect. The intrigue adds an edge. The pose is in parts, a person about to break the surface, a crucifixion. I can let my mind wander down one avenue of thought, and then check back and see another way of seeing it." "Your work is taking my breath away, in ways I never found in anything else...and it is a very indefinable experience too me. An almost impossible situation to comment on your work. I wish to stand wordless and move my self closer and further away to see and feel...more and less sometimes. I find that they stay in my mind. I wish that I somehow were able to express my experience in ways for you to enjoy! Thank you! Thank you for taking me to these new unknown places...inside of me" "Such a powerful picture this one...I see her both floating and falling...I see her just taken off the holy cross...I see her breaking the surface of water...I see her...and I feel her in all the above emotions." "When you use those colors in your photography - especially with oils - I can't help but think 'Sensual Rembrandt' every time I look at them. They do something to me as they are the colors that happen during those slow, rich, long, deep moments of living out love." "I really don't know why but to me, your portraits always seem to reveal so much... looking at this piece…the word PROUD comes to my mind. She looks like she's suffering - but bears it and tries to hold her head up high. Please - don't ask me why I'm thinking that, maybe because she reminds me a bit of Jesus... yes THAT Jesus... you see ... your art makes me think." "As always, your unique style shines through to powerfully portray your image and message. I think I've seen a thousand, no, a million crucifixion shots, but you have set yourself apart from the rest." "The toning and paint texture compliment these elements perfectly. This is just... beautiful. I hope I see this in my dreams tonight..." "I'd love to put words on it, but something's just dragging me into this picture like I rarely see - absolutely wonderful..." "I can't quite find the right words to describe what this photograph makes me feel...one second it's sadness... the lighting, the tones all leading to a feeling of longing, wanting, sadness, dismay...Then I see a figure of true beauty... the way her face it lit up and the look in her eye becomes more intriguing every single second...I just think you've captured a lot more here than you perhaps even realize...It is not only beautiful but also inspiring..." "I love how amongst all the muted tones in your work, there are these bits of purity that come through." "Your work has a religious quality (if you know what I mean by religious?) A mystery behind the image...a not of this earth or supernatural feel to it." "Its indefinable...indescribable...its so beautiful how you interperate...life and the people in it. You leave me breathless." "There is something very mother goddess about this. But my first thought, with the glowing aura around her, was of the Virgin Mary, big with the baby Jesus. Very glorious." "I can't even explain the feeling this gives me...memories of childhood, love of my huge, all knowing mom." "Simply stunning. It has your typical depth and darkness to it, but as always there is something more behind the paint and the scratches. There are so many emotions in this piece, so much to read into it that it would probably be impossible to pull your personal meaning out of it for the emotions is stirs within get caught up in the cross-fire. The colours around him seem to speak of fire, and spirit, and freedom. I love your personal touches to it as always, you've said so much to me without ever saying a word. I'm moved and touched." "Thank you. You stirred an old love that I had thought was sound asleep in a deep, never-ending slumber." "Dear Kevin,
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