This gallery is dedicated to the creme de la creme of the artistic community who have submitted their Great Works, created using the innovative Crab Palette technology available for your use here. Peruse them at your leisure, and submit your own great opus for inclusion.

Sick Squid
Grinfish

Mr Grinfish of Grincity has submitted this particularly dramatic and emotive action piece. In his words:

"It is a piece created to evoke emotion for the plight of that most peaceful and lovable of creatures, the Giant Squid. Here we see our betentacled friend just moments before he meets his untimely demise from collision with a Russian nuclear submarine. See the sadness is his crab-like eyes, that this cruel world that made the giant squid so famous for it's roles in movies like 20.000 Leagues Under The Sea, could so carelessly do away with it in an underwater impact. Hopefully, this work will bring home the truth of the damage we are doing to such invertebrates by existing upon this planet, and will convince us all to shoot ourselves until dead."

Quite. Not merely wonderful artwork, but also an ecological call to arms. Squddy magic, I'm sure you will agree.

The Hair?
Mr Maryn Chadderton

Mr Martyn Chadderton of Fareham, England has submitted this unusual and revolutionary female nude.

The hirsute woman is certainly underrepresented in fine art, and it is certainly pleasing to see the medium of the fucked crab being used to remedy this situation.

Bravo, Mr Chadderton

Ms Gaye Eppley of Pennsylvania, USA has submitted this particularly emotive piece.
She says:

"I find squashing crabs quite soothing, and wish to thank rathergood.com for providing me with this medium. Without it, I would never have discovered the sheer joy of smashing psuedo-creatures for art's sake."

It is particularly pleasing to the esteemed panel of judges to feel that they have helped artists to discover the joys of the meduim (and of course its artistic merit). Bravo. Ms Eppley, we are sure that it is only a matter of time before you are displaying your work at the Guggenheim.

Jesus
Mr Tony Blews

Mr Tony Blews of Geekhaus has submitted this religious image, in competition with "Jesus in Crabs" below.

In his own words:

"It is a rendering of Our Lord Jesus Christ and his two crim mates oh their crosses. On the far left of the picture you will find an extra cross. This is showing the death of Mini-Jesus, an often overlooked biblical character"

Very moving, I'm sure you will agree. This is a piece which would ot look out of placeon the ceiling of the Cistine Chapel.

Composition A
Matt (no surname submitted)

Matt, of Sensible Erection has submitted this very modern piece to the gallery.

He describes the work as :

"composition with black, red, gray, yellow, and blue tribute to mondrian, a man who truely embodied the expression of the crab medium"

Truly greatness must surely follow- it is very encouraging to see this kind of quality work being submitted to the gallery and taking the medium in a refreshing direction.

Jesus in Crabs
Mr Manuel (using Crab Shop Pro)

In many ways it is unfair to include this piece in the Crab Palette Gallery as it has been created using new and more powerful software than rathergood's Crab Palette. This piece, "Jesus in Crabs", is an example of the results that can be achieved by anyone using the Crab Shop Pro package created by Mr Manuel of b3ta.

This will turn any gif formatted image into an array of fucked crabs.

Why not have a go?

Future submissions using Crab Shop Pro may not be included in this gallery due to the ease of their construction- it is hardly a level playing field for people who prefer the more hands-on approach of the Crab Palette- a new gallery will be constructed should there prove to be adequate demand.

Wank
Mr Andy Sheerin

A flying tank sneaking past two moon radars to fight two other smaller tanks which fire killer bees at the larger tank while my dad stands by powerless to help
Mr Andy Sheerin

Mr Andy Sheerin of hairytongue.com has submitted these two remarkable pieces. Surely, they set a new benchmark for achievement in the field of crab art, with the inclusion of the drama of animation, we see a cinematic skill to rival Hollywood taking shape using this wonderful medium of the fucked crab.

In his own words:

The lower is a study - "a flying tank sneaking past two moon radars to fight two other smaller tanks which fire killer bees at the larger tank while my dad stands by powerless to help". It symbolises our laissez-faire attitude to 3rd world debt and also never getting a nintendo for christmas even though I asked all the time and i even left santa a bloody self-made mince pie and he ate it the fat bastard and then left me a David Bellamy microscope.

The top one is an animated gif. It symbolises a wank.

Miner Willy -
Mr Robert Manuel

Mr Robert Manuel of b3ta.com has submitted this truly fabulous piece of artwork, fit for the Louvre.

In his own words:

This is a portrait of Miner Willy, the star of the early 80's computer game Manic Miner, done using your crab generator technology. I hope you like it. It took fucking ages, and I missed work drinks to do it!

Piss
Mr Chris Marsh

Also from Chris Marsh is this wonderful piece of modern art, reminiscent of the great works of the 60s and 70s. The power and visual impact of this piece lay open the darkest recesses of the artist's tortured soul in a hellish window into his own private torment.

Our team of judges feel that Mr Marsh may well progress to the giddiest heights of artistic stardom, if this early work is a true indicator of his prowess.

"Me by my house" is a submission from Mr John Philby of Virginia, USA. This picture is worthy of inclusion in the gallery due to the sheer technical profficiency of the self portrait, though the judges feel it is lacking the emotional impact of the works above.

A good effort, though.

Kill -
Mr Matthew Best

Kill Again -
Mr Matthew Best

"Kill" and "Kill Again" are two pieces submitted by Mr Best of Leeds, UK which are genuinely pushing the boundaries for the use of the medium.

Taking the revolutionary Crab Palette technology as his starting point, Mr Best has succeeded in creating a fusion with more traditional computer art tools which I think has really given us something new to think about.

The panel has decided that while these works are unlikely to qualify for the competition due to their straying from the criteria set out in the (voluminous) regulations, they are certainly worthy of display.

We are currently attempting to fight off the Tate Gallery.

Flying Goat and Exploding Volcano -
Mr Keith Duncan

"Flying Goat and Exploding Volcano" is a masterful submission from Mr Keith Duncan of London. He captures the beauty of the theme of the goat aloft, this peaceful symbol of harmony contasted sharply against the raw primal power and violence of the volcano beneath.

Is the volcano responsible for the flight of the goat, or is the goat simply an airborne observer? This question will surely assume the same importance as the mystery of the origins of the Mona Lisa's smile.

Fear The Crabz -
Mr Zach Garland

"Fear The Crabz" is an accomplished submission from Zach Garland. He wrote:

"Thank you for giving budding crab artists the chance to thrive in the virtual community. Were it not for patrons of the arts such as yourselves, crab artists would be on the street corners of this country with canvases in hand saying "will pound crabs for food." We are in your debt. "

It is most satisfying to receive thanks and acknowledgement of this sort from the burgeoning talent of the art world. Our panel is sure that Mr Garland has a very bright future ahead of him, and look forward to the opportunity to see more of his work. He has obviously put a great deal of thought into this piece, which has the visual impact of pop-art, yet also the technical proficiency of a Constable. All combined with a useful message of warning.

Good stuff all round.

Crap Balette
Mr Keith Duncan

"Crap Ballette" is another offering from Mr Keith Duncan. We are now entering the realm of art as Metaphysics- in this extremely accomplished piece Mr Duncan has obviously laid open his psyche in an attempt to translate the Dostoevskian Maelstrom of post-millenial existence into a visual experience through the medium of squashed crabs.
In the words of the artist:

"after much thought, i have a new creation to submit to the gallery. lately i have found myself getting stuck in loops in my work, and i've tried to express that in this piece. at the back of my mind, there is another idea along similar lines, but it has yet to reveal itself. i'm afraid that's all i can say. little else is clear at this time."

Few pieces have so truthfully upheld the dictum that we must suffer for our art.

The Sheep and the Cowboy -
Mr Rob Tyler

"The Sheep and the Cowboy" is a heroic effort from Mr Rob Tyler.
In the words of the artist:

"It tells the tale of a cowboy, who wants to catch a sheep. He has a gun and a lasso thingy, so the sheep is quite scared. Also, there is an alien presence watching from the heavens in the alien mother ship (the aliens are not dangerous, so its ok). The cowboy is called Jim-Bob and the sheep does not have a name, but I think Mandy would be nice. "

This piece lays aside the existential, modernist and portrait schools which have dominated recent submissions, and instead attempts to capture the action of a great event. The dynamicism of the characters in this piece are very impressive- The Cowboy is caught at the moment of capturing his sheep, his lasso still aloft. The sheep cowers but there is no escape.
This heroic scene shows us the constant struggle of mankind to impose his order upon the natural world.
Overhead, the alien mothership is a god-like presence, showing us that there is always a Deus Ex Machina poised to overthrow the works of man, no matter how he tries to battle against nature.
This piece succeeds in both presenting us with a powerful visual image, and yet manages to raise questions of mankind's place in the order of things both on this sapphire orb upon which we live, and also in the greater cosmic expanse of mystery which dwarfs our greatest technological achievements in

Competition!

We will be judging the best of the entries submitted to our judges, and will be aiming to present the overall winner with a wonderful prize! We have procured hundreds of real crabs which will be laid out in a grid, and the winning artist will be able to re-create his masterpiece by hitting them with a club hammer. Enter now! If you don't play, you can't win!

Back to the crab palette. Create your own masterpiece and submit it now! You've got to play the game, or the game plays you!

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