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A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

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Shhh…

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Written by

Jen Savage

You’ll have to excuse my silence but my hard drive started failing last week and then went completely.  Now that I’m back up and running, I’m trying to get caught up on moderation again.  That’s just what I was doing when I came across this submission from SaD and I thought it was really cool!  The artist is Roman Fursov from Хорс in Lipetsk, Russia.  One of the best parts of moderating images for BME is getting to see the work that comes out of so many different countries. I’ve definitely noticed a rise in submissions from shops outside of the US and Canada and that’s fantastic!

I can’t place the girl but she’s very familiar to me. The portrait is based on the Wasp Queen doll by artist Virginie Ropars.  I love the shading on the face and in particular around her lips and the furrow of her brow.

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Check out the portrait gallery on BME for more like this.

Comments

11 responses to “Shhh…”

  1. Lornen Avatar
    Lornen

    She reminds me of Roo’s girlfriend Ala!

  2. Ambertimestwo Avatar
    Ambertimestwo

    Beautiful! The shading to me looks like a really nice watercolor painting!

  3. fiona Avatar
    fiona

    i love it

  4. Kaitlyn Avatar
    Kaitlyn

    She looks to me like something out of Snow White (: Love it, nevertheless

  5. oppositronic Avatar
    oppositronic

    i like it very much. looks to me like a cross between edward scissors hands, lady gaga and the frontman of Great White or other comparable glam metal icon.

  6. Rachel Avatar
    Rachel

    i have a feeling it might be a play on a really famous soviet propaganda poster where a woman is holding her finger up to her mouth and the caption reads “dont talk” in russian. here’s a pic:
    http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q168/sisario/Propaganda/CCCP-USSR-Poster5.jpg

  7. Miss Mess Avatar
    Miss Mess

    That’s awesome!! I LOVE this!

  8. Eden Avatar
    Eden

    Virginie Ropars. http://vropars.free.fr/index.htm

  9. Eden Avatar
    Eden

    Specifically her Wasp Queen sculpture.

  10. Jen Avatar
    Jen

    Eden – Holy crap, those dolls are amazing, thank you for posting that link!!!

  11. Madmaxxxx Avatar
    Madmaxxxx

    I really love this.

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