Alex Colville - In the Woods (1976)
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  • 77 points mordamango

    Are the trees upside down? Amazing pointillism!

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    37 points SnooKiwis2161

    I assumed he's hanging upside down, which brings a whole new level to the implied narrative

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    42 points HEAT_IS_DIE

    He's not upside down. The glove in his mouth wouldn't hang like that if he was. 

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    5 points SnooKiwis2161

    My assumption is the glove is thick / stiff

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    9 points TheIronGnat

    What's thick, stiff, and in his mouth now?

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    11 points MrMoustacheIs

    My assumption was that's snow on the ground that's white and then as the trees foliage gets thicker as it goes up it blackens out

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    6 points DoctorNess

    i always thought it was the reflection of the trees on some sort of weird lake

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    3 points Emotional-Top-8284

    I assume he’s standing in front of a pond or other body of still, reflective water

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  • 214 points BoazCorey

    I've always thought this guy's paintings were interesting for taking pointilism to the level of resembling film grain

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    58 points H0meslice9

    Just zoomed in, holy shit

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    17 points KDHD_

    pretty staggering

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    5 points DogAteProfile

    Wait whaaaa

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  • 75 points IronColdSky

    So many of his paintings had guns, or danger, in them for years. Not a healthy time in his life.

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  • 23 points sludgesnow

    His style is so eerie

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  • 43 points yourmomisglutenfree

    Oh I love this, feels very modern

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    34 points v70runicorn

    you’d like his other work too. He’s great at evoking a very uncomfortable and dangerous vibe .

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  • 14 points strange_reveries

    Creepy picture, seems like a professional hit-man.

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    2 points Bluedog212

    I thought it was just a target shooter doing winter sports of some kind

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  • 5 points Bluedog212

    always liked his works. seems to have a fascination with guns and dogs.

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  • 7 points needabreak38

    Even more eerie/intriguing- it appears that the safety is on?…

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    17 points disturbedtophat

    Pretty sure its a Sig P210, the safety switch is actually the little black tab just above his thumb (pointed at F)

    Sadly this unsavory looking fellow is ready to shoot

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    3 points YouGotALumpyAss

    That's the slide release

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    3 points Bluedog212

    no, it’s off. little lever pointing to F

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  • 3 points kellisarts

    Is this Death in June or MF Doom?

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  • 3 points Schmooto

    How unsettling and eerie! I dig it

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  • 2 points TheIronGnat

    Innawoods

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  • 1 points squigley

    I’m thinking about those colville cows

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  • 1 points LessElderberry5776

    my thought is that is a lake right next to him, hence the reflection. He is going to dump the body in the lake.

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  • 1 points cumbarf9000

    hard

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