Advanced Photoshop Pictures Contest - 14 image entries Contest Directions:Create images of something that happened in the news during September 17 - 23, 2007. Here's an example of a news story that can be used:
US dollar has hit a new low against Euro, while oil price has hit a new high, reaching $84 this week. In other news OJ Simpson was granted a bail with a choice to pay $125,000, or two cans of gas.
In the Author's Comments, it is mandatory to link to a news story. You should use this format to make a link: [URL="http://www.SomeNewsLink.com"] news title [/URL] [ browse best gallery pictures ] Tags: newsseptember Jackpot: 1st place: $5, 2nd place: $3 , 3rd place: $2 Started: 9/22/2007 6:00:00 AM, Ended: 9/24/2007 6:00:00 AM
This contest is fueled by the following news:
A lot of news takes place in any given week. We select stories each day that we think would generate good entries. This is your chance to select any news story from this week and create an image / parody photo of that story. Remember to include a link to the news story in the Author's Comments section.
Instead of illustrating any specific piece of news in whatever anologic way, in this occasion I've wanted to chop under the influency of two unusual news not linked between them, mixing both with a forthcoming event.
The news are the $25m fine to Banana Chiquita and the lawsuit of His Majesty King Cobra (aka Ernie Chambers) against the Almighty , who daringly proclaims that the Creator laughs with the increasing succession of disasters He is sending to mankind.
The forthcoming event is the impending 90th anniversary of the Russian Revolution of October.
The collision between the chosen elements of three selected sources produces many layers of meaning, and very by the way I have not wanted to emphasize any, in order that he is the proper spectator who, in accordance with his intelligence and criteria, selects the most adapted for him.
Consequently don't fear to imagine, don't disregard any relation you can find, all they are right.
Nevertheless I feel forced to give some guidelines.
This entry has nothing to do with art. I've preferred to speculate about the classical themes of Divine causality and destiny beyond the human will. Therefore there is nothing arbitrary here. The colours chosen have a purpose, and even the name of my entry, DESAGUADERO, has to do with another weird event happened this week.
Don't try to understand the sense and opportunity of three logos
placed on the top left corner. For the time being accept them as
simple irrelevant adornments. They belong to the future, being very
likely that in a few weeks the news REVEAL us their intimate relation
with the rest of the composition.
For whom they want a more close approach to the engine of meanings
I've designed here, I recommend to them to listen to this
little tune, to
read its lyrics
and to have a notice about its
history. For reasons nor I myself understand I have been
listening to this music up to concluding the composition.
But if in spite of everything you are unable to align chains of
meanings or, worse, you don't understand anything, don't worry, you
will not be the only one.
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