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though I do more stuff with bones, but not all of them are finished work (yet).
it goes to show that motives make only a part of the image, and people can still be original even if they use the same subjects and tools 
When I'm content, I just draw random stuff, illustrations, not the work I'm emotionally invested in. 
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The heart in Care is the immediate attention grabber on the painting, but the woman who keeps the heart isn't drawn in a very basical way. Of course the heart is the main symbol (I'll tell about that later on), but the woman isn't unimportant or just a silly addition.
I must admit I have been told about the main symbolism by Nelchee herself, but to those who are raised catholic, it might be clear. I have been raised a catholic myself, but I didn't not consciously stumble upon the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
In many paintings of Mary, now mostly seen as kitsch, Mary shows a shining heart. Very unanatomically, the heart is drawn between the breasts, as if it were in the middle like a necklage. The heart is also depicted as the love symbol, not as much a realistic organ.
The Immaculate Heart is the symbol of Mary's hidden perfections, her virtues and her love. The depiction of the heart that shines through the body reveals what is under the surface of Mary's appearances.
Nelchee seems to have drawn this symbol in a more realistical way: the heart is not visible from the outside, nor does shine, nor is the well-known love symbol, but a realistically drawn organ. Please note there's just a little bit more then just a realistic depiction: one big vein grows from the heart like a tree. The blood that drips from the finger on one of the little veins turns the latter into a flower bud.
This makes clear that this picture is not like a biology textbook illustration, because it reveals the central organ, but that a part of the body must have been taken away. Otherwise, the blood from the finger couldn't make contact with the vein. It's one of the subtle, almost hidden details that makes [i]Contact[/i] a quite exceptional painting.
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