Art in America

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This paper examines how inspired by the Cruxshadows' work, digital artist Mandem completed a series of images based on the story of the "Angel IV", which was eventually incorporated into the tenth anniversary edition of their CD. It looks at how this work was not only influenced by "Telemetry of a Fallen Angel," but how it also gives greater insight into the meaning of the album and the Cruxshadows mythology. Some of the elements used in Mandem's visual work that draw from, or contribute to, the "Angel IV" cycle are also discussed.

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"This organic dream-self of the Angel IV is presented in Mandem's work in several incarnations, and there is a deep significance in the representation of the Angel as both male and female. The first image of the Angel, with destroyed mechanical Icarus wings, is presented as male, however the second image, whose wings are made of clouds and moths, is female. In the distance of the female moth angel, a point of light meant to represent the male Icarus angel can be seen falling from the sky. As the male angel (knowledge) is broken apart, the female angel (emotion) can exist fully. This Jungian representation of the dichotomy between the male and female angel exists throughout Rogue's work. "

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