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Retro-Grade1 β€” Cold [NSFW]

Published: 2010-02-23 04:23:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 1321; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 25
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Description Scarred
Your back was turned
Curled like an embryo
Take another face
You will be kissed again
I was cold as I mouthed the words
And crawled across the mirror
I wait
Await the next breath
Your name
Like ice into my heart

A shallow grave
A monument to the ruined age
Ice in my eyes
And eyes like ice don't move
Screaming at the moon
Another past time
Your name
Like ice into my heart

Everything as cold as life
Can no one save you?
Everything
As cold as silence
And you never say a word

Your name
Like ice into my heart
Your name
Like ice into my heart
--
"Cold", The Cure


Painting idea/ composition.

Model/ photo: Me

Inspired by the self-portraits of

Please be kind, the fear and worry of posting myself will never cease. Will likely remove, or update.

Comments/ Criticism/ feedback welcome and most appreciated.

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Comments: 41

Zaharaa [2010-10-16 04:56:53 +0000 UTC]

WOW i really love this one!!!

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to Zaharaa [2010-10-16 22:51:57 +0000 UTC]

Aww... Thank you, truly, love that you like it!!

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Zaharaa In reply to Retro-Grade1 [2010-10-16 23:32:40 +0000 UTC]

You're most welcome

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to Zaharaa [2010-10-17 18:55:50 +0000 UTC]

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Saeleth [2010-10-09 12:21:22 +0000 UTC]

I love the pose you chose for this photo! Every of your images is so intense and tormented I dare to say... they're all so... touching!

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to Saeleth [2010-10-13 06:07:04 +0000 UTC]

Aww... Thank you Sonia, that means more than you know! Conveying emotion is the most important aspect of my work, love that you can feel it also!

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Saeleth In reply to Retro-Grade1 [2010-10-13 21:30:18 +0000 UTC]

You’re always welcome Ian! You always succeed in doing it or at least this is my opinion and what I feel… ^^ Your works are not just cold images, I think it’s always possible to perceive your soul in them and that’s a quality just a true artist has! And I always love their title! So deep and poetical! I think they’re too a mirror of your wonderful soul!

I would have commented the other works I added to my favourites also but I didn’t want you to find a lot of messages in one time (even because I’m not too original in my comments ). But perhaps in future I’ll do it

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LauraWilde [2010-04-10 04:35:38 +0000 UTC]

This is a beautiful portrait. The only thing I feel like I want to see are your toes. Something about feet... Or maybe fade them so I'm not left wanting

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to LauraWilde [2010-04-10 05:03:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!! I'm sorry your left wanted, trying to shoot oneself is really difficult and almost hit & miss, I did the best I could with it. I'll remember these details the next time I shoot more.

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LauraWilde In reply to Retro-Grade1 [2010-04-10 05:08:55 +0000 UTC]

I think it's very beautiful. To know that you had to shoot yourself is twice as impresive.

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to LauraWilde [2010-04-10 05:18:24 +0000 UTC]

Aww... that's really sweet of you, Thank you Laura!! I wish I had someone who could shot me, not only for assistance but to see what they might capture through their eyes. I don't, maybe one day, all of the images of myself in my gallery are by me.

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LauraWilde In reply to Retro-Grade1 [2010-04-10 20:28:25 +0000 UTC]

They are all beautiful. I like how you have managed the shadows, capturing the muscle tone and the mood at the same time. I am shy about posting nudes of myself, you have a way of making them into something other than nude. I'm not sure exactly how to say that but I think I'm somewhere near the mark.

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to LauraWilde [2010-04-10 20:40:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you again Laura, that means the world to me, you're very kind and I'm really happy you feel that in them! Emotion and mood are really important to my work, it's not about nudity or sensuality of any kind, the opposite in a way! I'm very much imperfect, and I don't hide it in my images. There are lots of ways to depict yourself nude without revealing too much, and in a lot of ways I find that more appealing, sensual, and mysterious, but that's just me. If you're interested, and ever shoot some but aren't sure, I'd be happy to offer any feedback I can before you post them.
<3

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LauraWilde In reply to Retro-Grade1 [2010-04-11 21:21:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the offer.

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to LauraWilde [2010-04-11 22:59:49 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, just thought I'd offer what I could. You're a beautiful woman and I'm sure your self-portraits would look stunning. Good luck should you decide to.

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Metallic-Art [2010-04-09 17:34:17 +0000 UTC]

this too is desperately beautiful... you seem not to have given up the struggle for warmth, for you can still see some tension in this figure...
good luck going on

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fma-edwardelric [2010-03-18 21:26:41 +0000 UTC]

woot for quoting the Cure!! This one's really good too btw

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to fma-edwardelric [2010-03-18 21:30:34 +0000 UTC]

Love that you love The Cure!! There are many quotes/ references buried in my gallery, they're my all-time favorite band and inspire just about everything that I am!

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fma-edwardelric In reply to Retro-Grade1 [2010-03-18 21:33:35 +0000 UTC]

haha yeah. The Cure is amazing! ^^ That's really awesome that you're inspired by them!

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to fma-edwardelric [2010-03-18 21:51:14 +0000 UTC]

They are indeed! Aww... I'm guessing you are also by them!

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fma-edwardelric In reply to Retro-Grade1 [2010-03-18 21:53:49 +0000 UTC]

I am sometimes not as much as I would like to be inspired by them but I am inspired by a lot of things.

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to fma-edwardelric [2010-03-18 21:56:58 +0000 UTC]

That's lovely, and look forward to finding out the kinds of things that inspire you Thea!

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fma-edwardelric In reply to Retro-Grade1 [2010-03-18 21:59:59 +0000 UTC]

well, pictures like these are actually very inspiring. But I think that they're more beautiful than inspiring... And lyrics are also inspiring for me ^^ I listen to a lot of music.

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to fma-edwardelric [2010-03-18 22:03:42 +0000 UTC]

Art inspires me just the same, as does my music, neither of which I could ever live without either!

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fma-edwardelric In reply to Retro-Grade1 [2010-03-18 22:06:07 +0000 UTC]

yeah, I know what you mean. i couldn't live without art. any kind of it really. And books. Books are my life.

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Neon-Stitches [2010-02-23 19:17:47 +0000 UTC]

This is my fav so far. Absolutely gorgeous <3

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to Neon-Stitches [2010-02-23 19:32:18 +0000 UTC]

Aww... WOW!! Thank you Dryden, that means so much!! Is it really?
<3

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Neon-Stitches In reply to Retro-Grade1 [2010-02-23 19:51:23 +0000 UTC]

Really Really.
I am very picky about what I fav and I faved it. ^_^ haha.

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cagataycol [2010-02-23 17:56:41 +0000 UTC]

amazing!!!

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to cagataycol [2010-02-23 18:48:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, I really appreciate it Sir!

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fantomdragon [2010-02-23 15:26:02 +0000 UTC]

This is fantastic!

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to fantomdragon [2010-02-24 10:12:47 +0000 UTC]

Aww... Thank you Jen, Truly, that means so much to me!

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fantomdragon In reply to Retro-Grade1 [2010-02-24 20:42:51 +0000 UTC]

You're most welcome!

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TheMadMulatto [2010-02-23 05:15:08 +0000 UTC]

Oh Geezus!!
And here I thought you were going through something so tragic I would be at a loss for words even if I had them right in the front pocket of my heart.

..also thought I knew every Cure sound known to man.

I was just starting to look around with a quiver-lip wondering what you've been up to.
MISS YOU!!

Yes, your body needs to be left alone once posting it.
I don't care what you do, how you express your next feeling, where your veins pop out,
and what color the floor is...

You have no idea how the beauty just pours from you. I could watch your structure all day.

Where's Burn when I need her!

Well, glad I hung in there and stayed awake the extra few hours to catch you.

All these words,
I should really be junking up your front page instead.

Hope to see you in New York, Ian!

-MichelleLynn

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to TheMadMulatto [2010-02-23 05:31:49 +0000 UTC]

WOW!! I am very lucky to have such a wonderful supporter, thank you Michelle, truly! Your comments leave me perpetually speechless and dumb-founded, I can't ever find the words to thank you for what you are able to describe, and feel in my work!! I'm just very fortunate and lucky you notice, thank you again Michelle! I've been well, just very busy, though happily. We shall visit in N.Y., not too worry.

Ian

And The Cure song is form the album Pornography.

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TheMadMulatto In reply to Retro-Grade1 [2010-02-28 05:53:22 +0000 UTC]



ML & Burn

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to TheMadMulatto [2010-03-01 22:33:01 +0000 UTC]

Aww... Thank you ladies, you're too good to me!

ML & Burn

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CountessMvonRichter [2010-02-23 04:49:10 +0000 UTC]

Ian, it's breathtakingly beautiful And dear goddess you know how I love The Cure!

Hope it's getting easier...you are getting better!!!!

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to CountessMvonRichter [2010-02-23 05:07:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much Laine, that means the world to me! And yes, I know about you and your Cure!!

It's not any easier, as I'm sure you understand, but I'm very happy that you think I'm getting better!

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Gothic-Threads [2010-02-23 04:26:34 +0000 UTC]

your pictures are so beautiful, and i love the poetry you put in your comments. just... incredible.

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Retro-Grade1 In reply to Gothic-Threads [2010-02-23 04:56:37 +0000 UTC]

Aww... Thank you Kiki, truly! I'm sorry to disappoint you though, they are music lyrics from band The Cure. I'm not a write, nor could ever be! I hope you're doing well this evening!

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