#lately I find myself gravitating toward the ideas of Anakin in religious context
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“I need a father. I need a mother. I need some older, wiser being to cry to. I talk to God, but the sky is empty.” ― Sylvia Plath
#The Chosen One#anakin#anakin skywalker art#anakin skywalker#anakin skywalker fanart#sw#star wars#star wars art#mayhem art#my thanks to magnusbae for helping me choose the perfect quote to fit with the art <3#also this time I feel like saying a word or two about what I was going for with this one#lately I find myself gravitating toward the ideas of Anakin in religious context#this one was inspired by statues and stained windows of praying saints and it is the beginning of my religion themed sw art#some other wips are in the owen already so hopefully i will finish baking those someday :)#but more about this one#I wanted to capture the immense burden that was put onto Anakin's shoulders by being labeled as the chosen one by the Jedi#he was made into a symbol representing the hope of the prophecy#he stands surrounded by people. people with expectations. people who lay their hopes in his hands. who gaze upon him. who celebrate him#yet he stands isolated. lost.#deified. pushed towards his own downfall#he's searching for his path. he's searching for guidance#for a shoulder to lean on. to cry on. after the loss he has suffered and for the torments that are yet to come#he's exeptionally strong yet so fragile and vulnerable
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