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Based on the song ,,See You In My Nightmares”, from Kanye West’s ,,808s and Heartbreak” album, this piece reflects the inner stuggle of the emotionally immature and heartbroken Protagonist.
He finds it difficult to balance between holding himself accountable for his mistakes and recongnizing that he has been deeply and wrongfully humiliated by his former partner. Without the proper understanding of his own emotions,
he cannot express his hardship to others either, causing further emotional isolation, anxiety and sorrow.
The Mercedes SLS is an allegory for heartbreak, as driving blindly into the pitch black night would innevitably cause a sudden and horrific crash that'd mangle the driver’s heart in-between the wreckage.
LIPSTICK RED
Episode III
Dedicated to
the 31st of July.
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VALEDICTORY
AMORE
Chapter II
PAPER EXTRAVAGANZA
Based on the song ,,Money Trees”, From Kendrick Lamar’s ,,Good Kid M.A.A.D City” album, this piece highlights the conflict between the metropolis and the small town boy with high aspirations.
He slowly begins to get overwhelmed by an evergrowing capitalist sentiment and finds it hard not to become morally corrupt, seeing all the power and money it brings to the sharks and snakes of the city.
He is thus faced with a decision: quick fortune
or long-lasting integrity?
Episode I
DOG DAYS
Based upon the song ,,Puppet”, from Tyler The Creator’s album, ,,IGOR”, this piece resembles the hard to navigate dynamics that
a crumbling relationship poses to the unexperienced and hopeless romantic, accentuated by feelings of jealousy, lust, anger and distrust that he is feeling twards his partner.
The Ford GT is an impressively complex and eye-catching piece of machinery, but also notably difficult to drive. It serves as a reminder
of the precautions the Protagonist must have taken before venturing into something he could not yet fully understand, nor ever manage
all by himself, but didn’t.
Episode II
LIPSTICK RED
Based on the song ,,See You In My Nightmares”, from Kanye West’s ,,808s and Heartbreak” album, this piece reflects the inner stuggle of the emotionally immature and heartbroken Protagonist.
He finds it difficult to balance between holding himself accountable for his mistakes and recongnizing that he has been deeply and wrongfully humiliated by his former partner. Without the proper understanding of his own emotions, he cannot express his hardship
to others either, causing further emotional isolation,
anxiety and sorrow.
The Mercedes SLS is an allegory for heartbreak, as driving blindly into the pitch black night would innevitably cause a sudden and horrific crash that'd mangle the driver’s heart in-between the wreckage.
Episode III
WASHING MACHINE
Based upon the song ,,White Ferrari”, from Frank Ocean’s 3rd studio album, ,,Blonde”, this piece illustrates the blissful feeling of youthful love, the imaculate Ferrari serving as a metaphor for the deep, formative experiences shared with the person the Protagonist naively thought he’d spend the rest of his life with.
Reflecting on his first love takes it’s toll on his wounded soul, as all of the good times with his former partner are now forever tainted and the reminder of her carelessness tears him apart. But it also
cleanses it, when he begins to understand that even though
his world ended, it was in fact not the end of the world.
Episode IV
BUTCHER SHOP
Based on the song ,,Starboy”, from the Weeknd’s album with the same name, this piece mirrors the strong feeling of resentment the Protagonist holds not only against the people and circumstances that brought him nothing but pain and moulded him into somebody that he never imagined he would become, but also against himself,
for allowing to be put into such a position in the first place.
The Starboy is a renegade, forced to stand against the things that he once stood up for, starting to think that in order to proctect his
scarred soul, he must welcome coldness and ruthlessness into his life, even if it means hurting everyone else in the process.
The all black scheme of the McLaren P1 embodies the spirit of the emotionally detached individual. He no longer prays for love,
he just prays for cars.
Episode V
FULL TANK
Based upon the song ,,Ghost Town”, from Kanye West’s 2018 album, ,,Ye”, this piece symbolizes the emotionally scarred Protagonist’s attempt to reach out and apologize to his father.
He finally aknowledges that his parents were hurt by his estrangement and selfishness, but also understands that simply shaking his father’s hand is not going to magically rebuild a broken relationship.
The Bugatti Chiron symbolises the Protagonist’s desire to one day
be able to take his dad on a ride in his brand new car, to tell him that he followed his advice and that he now is a made man.
Episode VI
HOCO KING
Based on the song ,,Praise God”, from Kanye West’s ,,Donda” album, this piece represents the coming of age of the lost individual, not only physically, but also spiritually.
He understands that it is his duty on this Earth to make something of himself with the gift that he has been given and so the decision to take a leap of faith is made. He takes to the sky and embarks on a journey of self discovery and emotional growth, leaving everything that he has ever known, loved and been behind.
Nothing can stop him now.
Episode VII
PAPER EXTRAVAGANZA
Episode I
Based on the song ,,Money Trees”,
from Kendrick Lamar’s ,,Good Kid M.A.A.D City” album, this piece highlights the conflict between the metropolis and the small town boy with high aspirations.
He slowly begins to get overwhelmed by an evergrowing capitalist sentiment and finds it hard not to become morally corrupt, seeing all the power and money it brings to the sharks and snakes of
the city. He is thus faced with a decision:
quick fortune or long-lasting integrity?
Based upon the song ,,Puppet”,
from Tyler The Creator’s album, ,,IGOR”, this piece resembles the hard to navigate dynamics that a crumbling relationship poses to the unexperienced and hopeless romantic, accentuated by feelings of jealousy, lust, anger and distrust that he is feeling twards his partner.
The Ford GT is an impressively complex and eye-catching piece of machinery, but also notably difficult to drive. It serves as a reminder of the precautions the Protagonist must have taken before venturing into something he could not yet fully understand, nor ever manage all by himself, but didn’t.
DOG DAYS
Episode II
WASHING MACHINE
Episode IV
Based upon the song ,,White Ferrari”, from Frank Ocean’s 2d studio album, ,,Blonde”, this piece illustrates
the blissful feeling of youthful love, the imaculate Ferrari serving as a metaphor for the deep, formative experiences shared with the person the Protagonist naively thought he’d spend the rest
of his life with.
Reflecting on his first love takes it’s toll on his wounded soul, as all of the good times with his former partner are now forever tainted and the reminder of her carelessness tears him apart. But it also cleanses it, when he begins to understand that even though his world ended, it was in fact not the end
of the world.
Based on the song ,,Starboy”, from the Weeknd’s album with the same name, this piece mirrors the strong feeling of resentment the Protagonist holds not only against the people and circumstances that brought him nothing but pain and moulded him into somebody that he never imagined he would become, but also against himself, for allowing to be put into such a position in the first place.
The Starboy is a renegade, forced to stand against the things that he once stood up for, starting to think that in order to proctect his scarred soul, he must welcome coldness and ruthlessness into his life, even if it means hurting everyone else in the process.
The all black scheme of the McLaren P1 embodies the spirit of the emotionally detached individual. He no longer prays for love, he just prays for cars.
BUTCHER SHOP
Episode V
Based upon the song ,,Ghost Town”, from Kanye West’s 2018 album, ,,Ye”, this piece symbolizes the emotionally scarred Protagonist’s attempt to reach out and apologize to his father.
He finally aknowledges that his parents were hurt by his estrangement and selfishness, but also understands that simply shaking his father’s hand is not going to magically rebuild a broken relationship.
The Bugatti Chiron symbolises the Protagonist’s desire to one day be able to take his dad on a ride in his brand new car, to tell him that he followed his advice and that he now is a made man.
FULL TANK
Episode V
Based on the song ,,Praise God”, from Kanye West’s ,,Donda” album, this piece represents the coming of age of the lost individual, not only physically, but also spiritually.
He understands that it is his duty on this Earth to make something of himself with the gift that he has been given and so the decision to take a leap of faith is made. He takes to the sky and embarks on a journey of self discovery and emotional growth, leaving everything that he has ever known, loved and been behind. Nothing can stop him now.
HOCO KING
Episode VI
Project envisioned by Cezar Panaite.
Dedicated to those who still believe that
love can save the world.
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