rs The Maiden Brazil -------- ------------------------------------------------------ Several years ago (in the middle of 1996 to be more precise) I decided to create this group At that time I didn t have any idea of what a real ansi art group was I didn t even wonder what was the scene I didn t even know that were some scene thingy When the group was created I barely knew some ansi artist to join it So my first release - the classical sep 96 s mdn-0996 zip - was a solo contibution for my new formed group It was the first art group I ve ever joined I didn t include an info file in it because I didn t want people to know it was some one-man army - a group with one member You know the rest of the story Time passed people joined - Maiden Brazil was the greatest group ever formed on Brazil (and maybe on south america - at least we had more releases than that great guys at Circe Argentina one of my preferred groups) I ve said it before but I ll repeat it again at Maiden at the scene ansi I ve learned (both from drawing and from the people) more than I had ever imagined I met great people I met (few) bad people I met lots of great individuals concentrated in one common purpose doing ansi every month beeing the baddest the radest the first or as im my case beeing just better than the past month -) Surprisingly is this word correct enough my tiny group was received well People used to see me at #ansi and say hey you re rorshack from maiden brazil I love your group man I saw people saying that and it wasn t newbies or something I did realize that people liked my small group even if we are from under there even if we are not on the scene for ages even if we re kinda underdogs I met great people there So many people I just can t name em all here Dieznyick The 4th Disciple (who to my great surprise mentioned Maiden Brazil as beeing a cool group on that great Lo-Rez emag) Creator mr 4tune watOr Maestro (who was cool enough even to listen to my surprised irc msgs when I first saw him on #ansi note the FIRST ANSi SCREENS I VE EVER SAW ON MY LIFE were NATION STRAVAGANZA s SCREENS - ye oldie Maestro solo sickness!) And of course the great Brazilian artists (mino mosh enzo beer prophet sphinx morphs ) and many more) Bizarro TaintedX Leo Toot -) Today the remains I ve gathered from the ansi scene - SKILLS I ve developed (in many ways not only drawing) FRIENDS I ve got this is MUCH of what I have nowadays Without the ansi scene the whole ansi stuff I wouldn t be much of a great guy I wonder With the scene I ve even learned how to be a leader of something - I have never been a leader of anything before the group it self Maiden Brazil With that innocent act - hey why not Let me found a group NOW! there wouldn t exist a Maiden Brazil Even in some way I think Maiden has helped the scene a bit As lame as it may sound it s with a tear on my eye that I remember this great days This great old days And it is with a tear in my eye and a smile in my face that I m happy to see the scene is alive and kicking Like someone said for art s sake Continue the elite artwork and keep an eye on what s worth the deal the real undeground art scene and all it strange net-way of beeing Or something like that Pardon for my suffered english Jos Fernando B Caneiro aka rorshack@fatorcaos com br 25-ago-1998