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Shane Damianni  

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Artist's Statement

Journal Entry: Thu Jan 4, 2007, 9:55 AM
Shane Deruise (The Artist as Words.)

I am an artist. I am afflicted.

Somewhere along my strands of DNA lies a particular combination of chemicals that make this so: I can no sooner change it than I could change my height or eye color or the shape of my face or the sound of my voice. It is hardwired in my genes. It is who I am, it is who I will always be.

I look at the world through the eyes of an artist. It's not better, it's not worse; it's just different. I am different. I am an artist and I am not the norm. Within my photography I choose to find moments, things that make us the people we are. Things that happen that are so large, or so small... they change the way we are, who we are, or what we think... forever. I celebrate instance, emotion, and the human form in my art.

Personally I strive to be open-minded, I seek out what is shocking and against the grain. I observe, I immerse myself, I learn and I grow. What was shocking now becomes accepted and understood.

I am proud of my work and I don't hide it away. This is what I do, this is who I am.

We are flesh and blood, bones and cartilage, sinew and muscle. We live, we breathe, we sweat and cry, we hope and dream, and hurt. As unique as each individual personality might be it all boils down to just how similar we all are on the basic level.

[reminisce]

I used to take photographs about my environment, objects, myself, and friends. Those images never felt close to me, though, there is a strange thing about being shunned, and misunderstood... never feeling at home. After searching for many years, and losing a lot of what I lived for, I realized what I want my work to encompass. Now I take pictures of gender, the human condition, and trauma.

The human condition is growth and decay. I am searching out beauty within the grotesque. We are not all the same, people's physicality has inspired me to confront the everyday sense of normalcy and decency. If intimacy wasn't such a confining word... for me it may be represented as substance; emotional, sexual, and hideous.

I have come to the understanding that in presenting my emotions to the world, that we are all comprised of the same elements; love, sex, hatred, death, and God. I strive within the presentation of my photographs, that at last, I can humanize hurt, sex, and span the void between the unspeakable and the commonplace. Thus, dismantling a persons preconceived notions about what is “normal" sexuality and physical beauty.

I am becoming more interested in wound bruises, scars, and bodily fluids… the unconventional form. The body as a site of trauma. I want to seek out morgues, and insane asylums, the resulting photographs of which will be an elegant, haunting, and beautiful representation. A hideous beauty that is as compelling as it is taboo.

I am an artist.
I just want to be heard.
I will keep trying.

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Devious Information

  • Current Age: 28
  • Current Residence: Hell, NC
  • Interests: Why are women the devil?
  • Favourite genre of music: no rap, no country
  • Favourite poet or writer: walt whitman
  • Favourite photographer: nan goldin, yang tan, joel-peter witkin
  • Operating System: failure
  • Shell of choice: soft
  • Skin of choice: scarred

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Devious Comments

~aranocelot:iconaranocelot: 1 day 13 hours ago
hey - awesome gallery

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~xRocketship:iconxRocketship: 5 days 16 hours ago
i'm a pretty big fan of your work.
it's nice to see some talent in eastern carolina.

and...
wtf at robert dressed up as an 80's rock star
>_>

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~mouthfulOfist:iconmouthfulOfist: May 2, 2008, 9:45:56 PM Mood: Sadness
i feel you man....on the same page as you. i gove you my deepest sympathy. take careSadness
~viciousart:iconviciousart: Apr 25, 2008, 8:37:39 AM
it's never too late to find out what's good. I'm glad I found you.

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*ritarocha:iconritarocha: Apr 14, 2008, 11:06:00 AM
Just to let you know that one of your works is featured on my journal!

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Thanks for charing your ART and for being a inspiration to other artists.

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~BlueEyedAlice:iconBlueEyedAlice: Apr 9, 2008, 2:11:16 PM
Couldn't stop watching till the very end!
Great art!
~shakart:iconshakart: Apr 1, 2008, 4:11:25 AM
great gallery

well done

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Shak Sher



All the same who wins, we (humans) lose always
Egal wer gewinnt, wir Menschen verlieren immer
~spindl:iconspindl: Mar 11, 2008, 7:22:15 AM
Ooooooo I just might. :D
~rdwstudio:iconrdwstudio: Mar 5, 2008, 10:17:12 AM Mood: Eye Candy
:eyepopping: you've got some seriously cool pics
~jigga-jayb:iconjigga-jayb: Feb 5, 2008, 3:01:50 AM
your- THE PROCESS AND
HALLUCINATION OF
MADNESS. - hand made? i am really interested in your techniques. would you please share some thoughts about your chosen medium? thank you sir.

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I'm not crazy, my reality is just different than yours.

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*Jeffreymcc:iconJeffreymcc: Feb 4, 2008, 1:48:37 PM
Your work is wonderful, disturbing and amazing. Ummm... ever spent time looking at the art Jan Saudek makes?? If so then Duh, if not, you'll like it. Don't stop.
~smalldarkplace:iconsmalldarkplace: Jan 24, 2008, 6:48:39 AM
love your work

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if you're frightened of dying and holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace then the devils are really angels freeing you from the earth. It's just a matter of how you look at it, that's all.
~eggflesh:iconeggflesh: Jan 21, 2008, 12:42:32 AM
Yet another artist I can learn from.

Thought-provoking and original!
~jrennie1984:iconjrennie1984: Jan 19, 2008, 8:06:58 PM
I featured you in my recent jornal
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~Buachall:iconBuachall: Jan 17, 2008, 4:43:44 PM
I just passed through. Some photos in life only demand a quick glance and move on. Yours make me stop, note your photo titles and think that little bit longer. I will definitely be back for a proper look. Well done.
~nd12031973:iconnd12031973: Jan 13, 2008, 10:00:36 PM
I am your Big Fan Now ... :D :D :D

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~porsylin:iconporsylin: Dec 31, 2007, 3:40:28 AM
oh! and happy new year!
~porsylin:iconporsylin: Dec 31, 2007, 3:40:09 AM
when are we shooting again? i thought we were in love. ;)
~Ihaveonly1heart:iconIhaveonly1heart: Dec 21, 2007, 11:03:41 PM
Top Notch! in my book. I love your work.

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~Imagoo:iconImagoo: Dec 21, 2007, 6:17:22 PM
Totally superb!

<3/C

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~FrauleinAutopsy:iconFrauleinAutopsy: Dec 21, 2007, 4:06:14 AM Mood: Joy
Your work is absolutely amazing!
I can't stop going through your gallery

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"God made me a cannibal to fix problems like you"- Angelspit
*meridiansage:iconmeridiansage: Dec 20, 2007, 2:39:38 AM Mood: Joy
So you are keepsake! Solyria and Jane Doe speak highly of you.

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~QueenSpamtard:iconQueenSpamtard: Dec 3, 2007, 10:01:37 PM
Incredible gallery, it's like no other! Must watch.
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