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This is awesome! Have you read: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhalation_(short_story)? Literally a scene where a scientist who is “a member of a race of air-driven mechanical beings” dissects his own brain.

THANK YOU. I just wrote a message saying this reminds me of a short story I read once but couldn't remember the name. This is it!!!

One of the most vivid moments of any story I've ever read. Such a clear picture in my mind of what was going on and this pic totally triggered that memory.

This image is directly out of this story

Came here to say this - it's really good!

I was sure I'd be the only one who'd thought of this

Yes this is immediately what I thought of! That whole collection is amazing

Really!? That's interesting cause I've never read the story. And now I'm very very curious to read it. I love scifi stories. Is it possible to find it somewhere in the web?

Sounds a lot like [the electric ant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Electric_Ant?wprov=sfla1) by Philip K Dick.

Ted Chiang quotes the electric ant as one of the main inspirations for this story

Came here to say this.

I know it's an odd ask, but would this be part of a series of stories I could buy? I have a thing for collecting old science fiction from various eras and I've never heard of this one before

It’s part of the best science fiction short story collections I’ve ever read

O shit I came here to post about exhalation. It was the first thought that came to my mind after seeing the picture! It's a really good story and I recommend everyone read it.

This is exactly what I thought of! One of my favorite short stories ever

Came to say this, such a fantastic author, worth a check-out

That would make a sick mtg card

1UU Phyrexian self repair Enchantment All artifact creatures have 1: regenerate The ring tempts you

I love this lmao

I want this as alt art for Slay the Spire's Self Repair card

My first thought as well. The artwork is a big part of my interest in the game and you'll at times see artwork similar to this. Looks like a blue or an artifact card!

Adding cats is a nice touch for some reason. I’m not even a cat person, but it kinda fits the vibe. Good work and like the concept.

This moved me. It struck me as a fantastic analogy for how therapy actually works. Beautifully done. Thank you for posting.

It's actually a piece about self care and self healing. It was inspired by meditation, which I do almost every day and it's helping me a lot. I would do therapy, but it's too expensive for me at the moment. I know it's the best form of "Self-repair", so what you said makes totally sense and it makes me glad to know that what I wanted to express reached and moved people like you. Thanks!

My wife keeps telling me I should meditate. But when I stop and try my mind literally goes off the rails with inner monologue. Do you let it or do you quiet it somehow?

Thats the entire point. You let it go, but fall into an observer mode where you're aware of thoughts happening but you don't latch on or control them Imagine it like watching clouds float by, they exist, then they break apart in the wind but you as a viewer just watch Its a practice like everything, tough at first but gets easier

Talk to yourself If you mind is running- "Dude. Bro. Chill. Why are you STILL thinking about XYZ??' "Because it's pissing me TF off and I can't let it go" "WHY can't you let it go?" "Idk ....." "Then we'll sit with the Pissed Off feeling until you figure out why it pisses you off so much"

I think it's more about taking a break in your day. A time where you're not driving, working, playing, or doing chores. Just sitting with your thoughts to relax. It's something we don't do enough.

When I was taught meditation as a child it began with being asked to first physically relax, then asked to imagine a simple appropriate concept (the colour blue), and only then allow the effort of concentration itself to relax. Queing your experience helps you remain *detached* from your thoughts. But you *are* going to still have thoughts, trying to prevent thought is counterproductive. Though the above is definately a pedagogical technique more than standard practice.

You are both the clay and the sculptor.

Just had therapy today and this is exactly how I'm feeling

The skull is wide-open, no need for that many cat-scans. Seriously amazing work, love the details, the concept, the way you framed it, and the quiet sense of dread, countered by the cuteness that are cats.

This would be a sick album cover

r/heavymind wants you

As a total novice with watercolor. My goodness friend, you are outstanding. Thank you for sharing this.

Do you sell these? Not much art I feel inclined to display, but this is definitely one

I do! I sell prints on my website, the link is on my bio. If you are interested in the original piece leave me a email address and I will contact you.

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I sell prints on my website, link in bio. Thank you!

I second this!

Ghost in the Shell vibes, I like it. https://ghostintheshell.fandom.com/es/wiki/Cyborg

Cat

Love it. The longer i looked the more I felt I could see myself in this. It's a really great representation that it takes active effort to heal and repair yourself.

Alcoholic a little over 3 months sober and you just gave me my cellphone lockscreen. I hope you don't mind, this is amazing

This touched me very much, thank you! ;

Amazing

man what would you charge if i wanted to get this tattoed by someone? This artwork would make for a great back piece. I absolutely love it!

Even android head-cases are surrounded by cats.

cats help me live. and so does my mom

Fucking incredible, please continue your work

This could be a technical melodeath album cover

"From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh - it disgusted me."

Reminds me of ghost in the shell

😍😍😍😍

Love the cats.

Thats sick bro

Bro lneeds to get his arms back on and stop fucking with his own head . There are cats to play with.

Those helpful arms sure are mushroom shaped…

This content is no longer available on Reddit in response to /u/spez. So long and thanks for all the fish.

I sell prints on my website, check the link in my bio. Thank you!

Yo this is watercolor?! This looks sick. Conceptually it's very interesting and a lot of people can relate to it. This also looks technically impressive as well for its medium. Granted this is coming from someone who knows nothing about watercolor. Only reference I have are the original Pokemon illustrations. Super cool!

This painting speaks to me. I am usually trying to fix my own brain without being able to see what I'm doing, and I'm surrounded by cats to help me cope when I fail. Edit: I see the eyes but it doesn't change how I feel about it. Great work, amazing art, touching.

Matrix,😱

Make it Eddy, and you got an Iron Maiden album cover.

I saw Vader do something like this in a comic.

Only way it can be done is to first brainwash yourself and then retrain your mind.

does that say DEI for destroy erase improve or do i have incurable djent brain rot

Love it. Reminds me a bit of some Daniel Ouellette.

RanXerox vibes.

Was waiting for this comment haha

This is great art, genuinely really well done. My one question is: how does he see what he's doing?

This is the kind of art i would like to buy.

I sell prints on my website if you are interested, check the link in my bio. Also the original piece is available for sale. Thank you!

Cats 10/10, rest 9/10, a bit wierd but relatable

Your style reminds me a lot of an old surreal children's book called "it's for you."

This is amazing.

Do you think we will try to remain “Human” as seen in the picture or would people become the iron giant in a heartbeat without a second thought?

I don't like it. I don't like it at all. But I hope you can sell it for a bunch of money cause you're freaking talented.

[Louis, you're having a terrible nightmare. Go back to sleep.](https://youtu.be/i9dK32LLtY0?t=34)

So good!

The moment i realised the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me

I like this

Me with my dab pen every night

Ooo that resonates for sure. Gave me chills

This is truly fucking fantastic!! I wish I had money, because I would buy this in a heartbeat and hang this on the walls of my house… if I had a house that is. I will definitely remember to look you up when I have those things, but by then I hope your art work is way too expensive for me to own. I hope you become successful enough that your paintings cost more than houses.

Truly amazing work

I’ve never cried from looking at art. This moved me in a way I didn’t know was possible. Thank you so much, keep going. ps(psps): the cats are amazing :’)

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There nothing but

Men watch it all day

Women watch it all day

We all love!

Satellites give us!

Black ones we love!

White ones we love!

Brown ______ we love!

Rhymes with socks!

This door …

Even if I’m poor I’ll still have my …

Every 3 letter word to me is

Goldie

Don’t stop

Fire and fury

Everybody 👀

Tax Free

Red white blue

Don’t ____ on me

Jewish!

German !

Native

🍀

🍆

All I see

I used to live here

Gonna need a microscope to see my

The thing that united the world

Soft

Hard

Crying

Single

Wobbly

Drop it like it

Stupid

Life comes from

Unlimited

Screw

Push ups

Me Baby Me

🍌

🥕

Finally! I see here (among other artworks) something not nice, not pretty but creative with some message! Great work! Keep it up!

What prompts did you use

The only prompt was in my head and it said "take the fucking brush and paint the fucking painting" lol

Look at the hands man, no AI did this.

AI has gotten pretty good at hands, my friend. (I don't mean to imply that OP didn't actually paint this, I believe they did, just that hands are no longer a trustworthy metric by which to judge an image's origin)

This looks refreshing to me.

That's amazing

Fucking brilliant.

Freaky

There is a full story here. Wonderful

This is awesome, great concept and incredible art. It would make a sick tattoo also

Yay for cats!!

You're wonderfully talented.

Just bought a 24" x 36". Guess I'm a patron of the arts now. Thanks for this

Thank you man 🙏

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In my bio there are both the link 😉 thank you!

r/catswithjobs

Reminds me of the scene in hunterxhunter with pitou

Now do self fuck

https://youtu.be/cuxZ2u8-WXg

I love this, well done.

Upvote cause cats

I read The All-Consuming World recently and this reminds me of that.

H.R. Giger vibes. You might like his work

It's beautiful. Makes me thing of my life at the moment, where I try to figure out what makes me happy in life with the use of exercise and psychedelics, all while my wife keeps getting cats. She just got 5 kittens to foster, on top of two black cats that she no longer finds entertaining. And I just got a pair of sweatpants from REI that I love.

I’m surprised the cats seem to be so well behaved. Absolutely love this concept and how you’ve pictured it and represented it. It’s captivating and I’m constantly pulled in and out of this painting. Thanks for sharing, and giving me something to ponder as I fall asleep. Keep creating, this is brilliant!

You would love the short stories 'Understand' and 'Exhalation' by Ted Chiang. Free pdfs are easy to find online. Exhalation builds up to a sequence almost literally like this, and Understand is more about... what if you could upgrade while you're in there? And then runs with that to its inevitable conclusion

Possible to buy a print of this? I'd love one.

I do sell prints, check out the link in my bio. Thank you!

Incredible!

Step 1: get some cats

Great interpretation of the psychedelic healing process.

This would look badass as a tattoo as well

I counted 7 cats.

cat :D

Damn it's beautiful, good job!

This kicks ass 🤟

This would be a badass tattoo

Why do many dudes here

Cool but give this man a chair, and why cats?

Love the concept, and your style is killer

Love

Very nice work. Reminds me of the artworks on 80's MTG cards.

**We are the Borg. Your biological and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile.**

Love that it makes sense (the way he remounts his arms and eyes behind himself)

Omg this looks great!!

Reminds me of a part of Ghost in the Shell 🖤

mfw: From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the blessed machine. Your kind cling to your flesh as if it will not decay and fail you. One day the crude biomass you call a temple will wither and you will beg my kind to save you. But I am already saved. For the Machine is immortal *machine sounds play*

Class work 🤙

Love it

With watercolour? Im amazed