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  • That was amazing

  • Wow jus wow melissa, you have an amazing view on the world and take art to a whole nothr meanin bravo melissa bravo, encore

  • These pieces and the artist's mind amaze me. That last painting she was talking about with the mirrors, it really struck a chord, it was like looking into yourself. That centre mirror facing right at you, empty, with all the versions of your self around it, yet you still don't know what you truly look like, and who you REALLY are. It's simply brilliant.

  • Hmm. While I dont personally like these paintings, I respect that the artist uses them to express herself and uses it to show how she feels.

  • i see so her mind does the same thing to her as it does to the scared child backed into a corner in my mind my understanding is much smaller and i could be wrong considering most of the gruesome thoughts ive had i dont know why theyv been there maybe if i met this woman she could teach me about myself but alas it is but a fleeting dream luckily ive been blessed with the ability of repression of thought to survive the days

  • Those painting... are just simply amazing.

    They are beautiful, wonderful, magnificent.

  • Wow...

  • Personally, I can connect with that person on so many levels. The way she describes her isolation and her thoughts and the way she sees admired people, also the art itself expresses that.

    I am certainly not nearly as experienced as she, but I can see my art turning out similar to hers. That is also why I'm just as curious to find out how she can suppress the self-consciousness of such meaningful, expressive work.

    Yes, it's weird, but I want to see more. Her artwork is inspiring!

  • she is an artist like you i feel sad i think i know what she was going through somthing bad sad

  • The work is beautiful...wow!

  • whoooooo am I

  • yeah i wouldnt call them abstract paintings either....except maybe 1 or 2 at the very end.

    theres some talent there but its a lil on the dark side for my liking. (i like to paint happy things) lol.

    thanx, i enjoyed the video tho!

  • this made me think of who i realy am and i'm 9 years old

  • Melissa Rocha...

  • i dont think this is abstract

  • @6marilyn6mans0n6 same here. maybe surrealistic? anyway - mind blown...

  • @6marilyn6mans0n6 it is certainly NOT abstract. Surrealistic , meeeh, don`t know, not over the top surrealistic, but sure it`s nowhere near realistic.

    it`s really beautiful anyhow.

  • Her talent just blew my mind it was so amazing and it has inspired to me to get in touch with my inner emotions and see what I am able to create.

  • That was some of the most amazing art I have ever seen. Very emotional, unbelievably beautiful.

    True art.

  • That was Totaly Awsome!!!!!! Thanks for sharing

  • I fucking <3 her! xo

  • Realmente magnífico..

  • im at a loss for words

    all i can think to say is amazing.

  • wow that was really beautiful. i love the morbid beauty of it all. all of the painting's were great.

  • loved it!!

  • Amazing! O.o

  • J-Art can get even more fucked up, but this is nice, inspires me to work hard.

  • She is amazing.

  • wow thats realy nice

    i like those

    3:45 is very nice!!!!!

  • Artists like her amaze me.

    They can turn a blank canvas into something with feeling.

    You need to understand the artist to feel the art.

    It's not just splatters of paint.

    The brush strokes are words.

    The picture tells a story.

    Sorry, went off in a rant.

    :p

    Anyway, she's awesome!

    :)

  • the last painting worked until the artist destroyed it. it needed the mystery of the child in it to juxtapose the top of the painting.

  • i really got the first one

  • im scared but she is a good artist but it scares me

  • Very inspiring; very beautiful; thank you for letting the world see your wonderful art.  You have a real talent. ^.^

  • Amazingg.

  • Wow they are absolutely amazing..Truely Beautiful

  • nice to know that Im not the only one that draws morbid things, She seems like a amazing person to chat with, Id love to sit and have tea with her! her work is amazing! 6:40=my fave!

    my art keeps me same too

  • My fave too :]

  • I find myself impressed with the way the cuts scars were done. . .why I've found it possible to do a fairly good imitation of blood when drawing on say thte computer--get a good shade of red etc--I like doing ceramics but I haven't yet had any blood red glaze. . .of course even if I had a glaze that could turn out like that, it could certainly turn out a different color. . .but if I act on the idea of "blood cuts", why that's a good means of expression, thank you for the idea. . .

  • she likes blood cool

    : D XD  Awesome Video's By The Way

  • It is very much an abstraction of the human form. The title is correct.

    The zooming is distracting, tho.

  • The title of the video does not refer to the "abstraction of the human form" in the manner of, say, Picasso. The title is "Abstract Art," and abstract art is art that does not depict objects in the natural world, but uses colour and form in a non-representational way. One can argue indefinitely about what is or isn't art, but the term abstract art has been well defined in the art world - and this isn't it.

  • A little like ray ceasar.

  • try ebay- get an idea of what people would pay for these, do an art gallery show under her name, and since no one (i assume) knows what she looks like, she can walk around and talk to people. usually art collectors attend these and will pay top dollar to hang in their house. if she's not looking to sell, the gallery should she catch someones attention will make offers towards opportunities, etc.. you get the idea what i mean? this woman has so much potential. she's gotta get her art out there.

  • Well they are certainly not abstract paintings, Where did that idea come from?

  • What ever you wanna see, you'll always end up with SMPFILMS!

  • That is awsome yet elagant

  • If I had money I would buy some of these :-)

    Its forcing me to look at it, gets me fixed on the spot!

    good luck

  • I bet you could find some great market for her work in Portland. Seriously. The goth scene there i bet would love it too ^_~

  • that is so beautiful and deep what a way of self expression. i admire her courage to express her self she is truly amazing.

  • this is not abstraction.

  • i like it ,doesn't realy freak me out ,edward munch or francis bacon freaks me out ,that's disturbing ,but this is also pretty dark

  • i liked the second to last one the best. followed by the first.

    i wasnt too fond of them, because they're just not my up of tea, but i can appreciate them, and i think that they are good paintings.

    does she have any formal training?

  • whats the name of the last song?

  • her art remembers me a little bit to frida khalo's; it isn´t so abstract art it has to do more with surrealism and neoexpressinonism-

  • I enjoyed this great art. Hope melissa gains lots of interest from her wonderful art. loved the poem towards the end.

    I am now interested to know what Melissa looks like?

  • may someone please explain the meaning of / beauty in abstract art to me? i'm not criticizing it, i just really wanna know what gives it value; i've been asking myself this all day. thanks

  • Look up Kandinsky- On the spiritual concerning art.

  • wow, shes awesome

  • I like this. Meminds me a little of Mark Rydens work.

  • awsome art... thx for the video

  • her voice sounds like she's dressed either like a punk or goth.

  • WoW! Wour painting speak to me so much!

    Amazing & so Beautiful!

  • Wow they are absolutely amazing..Truely Beautiful

  • wow these paitings are amazing there just so buitifull

  • wow. as an artist myself, I really got inspired by her work. Does she have a website? maybe she could post her work there.

  • I am an artist myself, some of my work is seen as weird,I Love Malissa's work, it is honest and beautiful, regards, Johny.

  • creepy!

  • What a stalker ..... do people really behave this way?

  • it's really good deep sad and yet happy

  • haw is it happy?

  • Art isn't only Visual Beauty, It can Be Emotional too (By Emotional i mean that Peace of art can Express a specific Feeling and don;t have to seduce you Visually).. and in my opinion, This is So Beautiful.

    I apologize about my Poor English

  • Wow... Those painting are very beautiful...

  • That poem she read was really good.

  • merced, huh? wow. that's like an hour from me. her art is incredible

  • Wow some of her paintings are really good.

  • buitifull paiting and i think she should keep on paintin becaouse she is realy good

  • Love her style..

  • their really good i liked the first one the best

  • im not trying to be mean but is she emo.all of her paintings like have cuts

  • fuck you stupid 5 year old. emo? get a life, and before you do, figure out what emo means

  • AWESOME!

  • nice artworks loved it so much.

  • wow thats amazing especially the last one but i dunderstood the statue with the bottom actualy more than she cut it off if that baby was a sheep but yea i whouldve cut it off too, i really wish her luck for the future.

  • What she read was extremely touching. Her paintings are absolutely gorgeous and I wish I had more to say... Her story is sad, but she makes the best of it with her paintings. She's extremely talented and I wish her the best in her life for herself and her daughter.

  • she is very good!

  • i have had mental illness for 30 years i paint happy things for my medicine i love the willow and girl i think its beautiful i wish so bad i had a friend like you to share my art . im bi polar and it is why i am an artist .life is so beautiful and ive seen the devil it was my first love , but god satyed with me and when i thought jesus was coming back they locked me up in the psyc ward so now i paint and people leave me alone but i want to be the most famous artist who ever lived

  • I'm so glad I got to see that. Thank You. Beauty, Interest, Charm, Emotion and I don't know what else... The First Painting, The Island and The Tree, and The Painting with the Poem... They are gonna stay with me, I know. And of course the first painting is positive! Where there's life and beauty there is also possibility... healing... mending... growth... new life. There's a power in that. That's what struck me.

  • Melissa, I have been at a painters block for a while and thought youtube could help. Your work is inspiring and I have a few ideas now. Thank you for sharing with us.

  • wow ;^)

  • those pieces are beautiful.

  • I love these paintings! Thanks!

  • wow... that is so beautiful, its like emos beauty that should be shown to the world and i think that you helped with that a little bit cory. I will tell my friends about this and hope that they like it as much as i did and see the beauty in it because i might not have but i think they will and hope that she does get noticed more for her beauty and i think its really nice that you make a video about her work. you rock cory and melissa and hope you two get out into that into the limelight bye!

  • her work is beutiful...so deep. the first one for me made me think about (my dad passed on 3 years ago) how you just sort of need to recover after something bad happens. i don't know if i interpreted what she was saying correctly but it works for me so i'll take it.

  • i really like the one that you showed with the poem.. it was buetiful.. you inspired me to start writing poetry again

  • the dark side of light...of life...of her...of mine.

    one word: beautiful!

    thanks fr sharing!

  • Wow

  • I like the one without a foot. Gorgeous.

  • ebay

  • Her work is fabulous.

  • that fun house painting and poem is binding. so impressive. i will seriously never forget this ever.

  • wow. her work is amazing, i loved the first one because it kinda tells how nature can heal even the deepest wounds, at least thats how i saw it... wow. i think the 3rd one is my favorite even tho i dont really understand it.... wow. that 5th one is beautiful!! and there is something about the 6th, there is so much to see in it. she isnt disturbing, but very deep and she has a very clear view on the dark side of life, that most people seem to pretend doesnt exist, THANKS FOR SHARING!!!

  • Jean-Luc Godard:

    Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.

    Art Quotes

    "The more frightening the world becomes ... the more art becomes abstract."

  • Those were definately some of the best paintings I've ever seen! My favorite is at 6:54

  • hey!

    awsome paintings!

  • I like her art too now :)

  • Beautiful. Truly.

  • awesome job, both of you! Melissa i love your work.

  • at 2:24 the water behind the women's cut off foot is amazing. very good

  • I like them a little disturbing...alot disturbing but beautful and creative!

  • Im sorry but I cant say I enjoyed any of this

  • I found this quite disturbing. But how is that different from any of us? We all have this inner darkness, this sick, twisted part of our persona, but most hide it, either in shame or in fear. (ashamed others know this part of you exists, or in fear of what people think, say, or do, from knowing this part of you exists) Melissa Rocha is willing to show and express a part of herself that others hide and blatantly deny, and for that, I respect her. Oh, and I loved the paintings, too!

  • omg... thoes paintingts r VERY disturbing!... i perfer more happier and gracefull paintings lol... but there still good

  • Amazing...

  • A real artist always represents thier work not have someone else do it. The work is amiture and her speaking about it makes it worse. This is not the way to go about being an artist. Its clearly not taken seriously by her, especially when she cuts it up. Everything should be intended and if it isn't should be clearly stated intent by the artist. The work is symbolic and I like that. The last piece was the most meaningful.

  • that second painting is beautiful, the second i saw it, it spoke to me. Amazing work. I so wish i could have still pictures of this so i could explain them to my psychology class. Outstanding, so amazing..

  • Hi, your friend is a good agent !....keep

    going

    I'm a painter from Amsterdam

    see my works ..........search.......kotoun

  • this is really good....im like totally in love with your art work malissa it is really great best of luck=)

  • i love this artwork. its amazing and so is melissa. x

  • i can't even begin to form words about how i feel about those paintings....

  • amazing

  • i love that first painting! u should find art shows and start putting ur work out there and thats how u become more known then start talking to art galleries

  • it was amazing and she shood rele try 2 get over her shyness and show her talant as well as her self and i can tell how deep and soulful she is i mean that poem @ the end was amazing i hav never herd someone speek there soul like that i almost cried. i think she shood show her face and she shoodnt be so self conscous but its so interesting its almost like yu can see her but u cant like u can feel her soul but u dont need her 2 be seen its a good mystery and rele makes u think...... great job

  • Amazing talent but man that lady needs some antidepressants or something her stuff is creepy.

  • Wow.....Amazing,great art man,great art. *Applause*

  • Wow,this is really good.I really agree with you man,it is disturbing,but at the same time just beauty. *smiles and claps for job well done*

  • I love it. She has an amazing gift.

  • wow. those paintings are amazing.

    (i couldn't help notice that sign "hippies use the backdoor. no exceptions")

  • Wow, that art is BEAUTIFUL. I love it.

  • little grumsome art but yet bueaty in a diffrent form i guess :}

  • I wish I could have one of those paintings. They are so amazing.

  • your artwork is incredible I love it so very much, I would definitely pay good money to have one.

  • really beautiful work.

    she sounds amazing too, very aware and connected with herself. which i admire.

    i want more!

  • Shes really strange, and I know many more artists that are much better. You don't have to be all wierd to be a great artist. Tell her to leave her house and sell her own stuff damn.

  • i wonder what her kid is like

  • this woman is deep, speritualy beautiful and her art woork is magnificent. cory, mr. saifty i wouldnt mind owning some

  • CUT~~~~~COws R dEAd ,,,, bUrNiNg stARs ----- hATe sUn """"SLIce RighT tHru meeeee

  • all the cows are dead! ROFLMAO

  • awesome how you hide the nipple, great!

    why don't you blur all the scars and show the nipple, pfff....

  • the pics are nice, but the best you show just for seconds :-(

  • lol

  • is she like emo?

  • she is good i actually have to say shes 75/100 good artists on youtube

  • its good stuff, but thats not abstract, its more of surrealism... i like it anywayz =)...

  • great work, hope to be that good someday!

  • a friend is anorexic she self harms alot do you paint to express your inner pain. By the way if you want world wide exposure of your art come into (second life) look me up at laguna beach jjccc art gallery

  • A facinating medium for art discussion

  • luv that song ... its from "the animatrix" , but i dont know the name right now ...

  • very different and interesting paintings.

  • i like it. like the sound of her personallity too.

  • mmm, some Sarah Kane is in there...

    And, a shame: Censoring things!

  • this stuff is amazing

  • No need to cover up nudity when you're showing artwork, on TV or otherwise.

  • love her work, seams like somthing i would own. great job. i love the she also just hackes at the one pic the she can't stand

  • Talent, but I'm not seeing originality. I'm seeing a lot of kids who paint this way eh? (And I mean A LOT)

    If you want to get out there tho, try galleries, cards, conventions, advertising, the INTERNETS. (And by that I mean building a website adn advertising like nuts.)

  • WHO censores a PAINTED nipple? What world are we living in?

  • talent might be stretching it....

  • Thank you for sharing your artist friend's works and words. I love when she cut out the part of her painting that had been driving her crazy.

  • These are lovely. I have a friend who is a professional artist. I would be happy to ask him any questions you might have. He and I were talking the other day and he told me that the first basic rule of being a professional artist is knowing what to charge. I think your friend definately has the talent.

  • Wow, I live in Merced. I didn't think anyone as morbidly talented as her would be here.

  • Wow... It is creepy how much I could see and relate to her art. Also how much most of my art looks like hers. She is someone I will be watching for.

  • WOW amazing artist let her know she moved me.

  • The background music is upsetting, but I liked the video, nonetheless.

  • extremement bizare,bravo!

  • Ok well u can get her 2 open up you just have to make her feel like she is being nurished! i dont know if u noticed but all her paintings were of women with cuts or deformatys!! can be 2 thing:how she see's her self, or women in general!... if ur into ocar wilde u should know wat i'm talking bout!! the image always portrays the artist!...subconsious always leak out in a train of thought!

  • WOW just wow...

  • I totally understand what shes going through and means

    uh... how do you buy her work? or meet her because shes so inspiring I just drew a picture after watching this and smiled at it Oo wow i might be a syco...*runs away* ok lol im just playing

  • covering up the breast in a painting of an artist that you're trying to support! where's your head at?

    ever been to a museum?

  • Her art is pure genious!! I wish you could have gotten her on camera. It would ne nice to see the artist behind the art.

  • you censored art dude! it's ART! :) but hey, they were really nice

  • he had do or it could have been flagged and taken down. Remember youtube has a no nudeity policy

  • yeah, that's true...darn youtube.