SotSoG

Member : ThomdeG

Image description
"Standing on the shoulders of giants" is maybe the most over-used expression, but it still provides interesting visions. I had several very different concepts crowding my mind, but this was finally the one that made it, especially because it was simple, straightforward, and visually appealing (at least to me). Philosophically, the image challenges the concept of scientific progress however. It appears that standing on giant shoulders blocks a large part of the horizon and that vision of the preceding giant is always higher and vaster. So, science is slowly grinding to a standstill instead of soaring up and out. In that sense, this image might be interpreted as a pessimistic view on the scientific trade (which is not necessarily my personal view).

Description of how this image was created
Poser 7 was used to create the figures, based on Apollo Maximus. Moray was used to build the scene. A bit of post-processing was applied to the final image to correct mesh artifacts, especially appearing on the larger figures.

General statistics
No of ratings	:	8
Min. overall rating	:	33 (8 / 18 / 7)
Max. overall rating	:	53 (18 / 17 / 18)
Sum of rating	:	339 / 480
Date uploaded	:	2007-07-20 07:32:39

Specific details Note: The maximum value below is misleading as the voting system has changed. If the member votes for all the entries and has created one him/herself, there is an automatic 20/20/20 score added to the value (This encourages all members who enter to vote).
Rating type	:	Min : Max : Sum : Out of
Artistic	:	8 : 18 : 121 : 160
Concept	:	6 : 19 : 117 : 160
Technical	:	7 : 18 : 101 : 160
Overall	:	33 : 53 : 339 : 480

Comments by members when rating this image

1.   31-07-2007 Cool take on the topic, which if you really try to embrace it, is huge and encompassing. Like your reversal idea. Technically the touching of the hand to the brainpan area is handled with delicacy. This makes it kinda remind me of the 'Bicameral Mind' heyday. Remember Julian Jayes? I see that you have your figures posed appropriately on the right shoulder. So perhaps the ambiguity is deepened still further,... that the 'giantness' of the giants really stems from the progression of little muses whispering in their ears! 2.   29-08-2007 What can I say? This should be a poster hangin' on some wall somewhere... The only thing I'd do is to smooth the largest giant more.