PROJECT PULSE:
A continuation of my AP Art and Design Sustained Investigation:
My sustained investigation was guided by an inquiry into the human mind. Originally an exploration of human nature, but over time my investigation evolved into a study of our most basic fears, desires and instincts.
My background in paleoart and landscape painting was very useful to me. The sustained investigation allowed me to combine these two practices together, something I’d never imagine doing.
Science fiction has been my source of inspiration. After reading or watching, I would always start with the sketchbook, where I would jot down several ideas and work out morphology. To me, the best way to communicate my message was through the re-contextualization of monsters (commonly used in the sci fi genre) by altering their anatomy, the setting or time.
My sustained investigation was guided by an inquiry into the human mind. Originally an exploration of human nature, but over time my investigation evolved into a study of our most basic fears, desires and instincts.
My background in paleoart and landscape painting was very useful to me. The sustained investigation allowed me to combine these two practices together, something I’d never imagine doing.
Science fiction has been my source of inspiration. After reading or watching, I would always start with the sketchbook, where I would jot down several ideas and work out morphology. To me, the best way to communicate my message was through the re-contextualization of monsters (commonly used in the sci fi genre) by altering their anatomy, the setting or time.
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Watcher
The Iridescent Maw. Oil on white canvas. May 17, 2020
LIVE/EVIL
The Throne of Chaos. Oil on white panel. September 13, 2020
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Winnower
Harbinger of the Heat Death. Oil on white canvas. June 15, 2020
Wraith
Once in a Blue Moon. Oil on white panel. October 31, 2020
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Worshipped
Touch of Malice. Oil on white canvas. July 18, 2020
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Withered
Circle of Stones. Oil on white canvas. July 25, 2020
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Watcher:
The Iridescent Maw
"It is absolutely necessary, for the peace and safety of mankind, that some of earth’s dark, dead corners and unplumbed depths be let alone; lest sleeping abnormalities wake to resurgent life, and blasphemously surviving nightmares squirm and splash out of their black lairs to newer and wider conquests."
-H.P. Lovecraft, At the Mountains of Madness (1931)
-H.P. Lovecraft, At the Mountains of Madness (1931)
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The Iridescent Maw. Oil on white canvas. May 17, 2020
Watcher: Underpainting. Oil on white canvas. May 10, 2020
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Wraith Covenant. Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). August 10, 2020
Concept I (and references). Pen & ink. May 9, 2020
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Winnower:
Harbinger of the Heat Death
"Existence is the first and truest proof of the right to exist. Those who cannot claim and hold existence do not deserve it. This is the true and only divination, a game whose losers are not just forgotten but are never born at all."
-"The Wager," Unveiling, Destiny 2: Shadowkeep (2019)
-"The Wager," Unveiling, Destiny 2: Shadowkeep (2019)
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Harbinger of the Heat Death. Oil on white canvas. June 15, 2020
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Concept I. Pen & ink. June 4, 2020
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Behind the Teeth:
1) Pre-Concept I Ideation: Dominion of the Orbweavers. May 19, 2020
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2) Underpainting Layer. June 4, 2020
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3) First Color Layer. June 8, 2020
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4) "Overpainting" Layer. June 15, 2020
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Worshipped:
Touch of Malice
"The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, and the Old Ones shall be. Not in the spaces we know, but between them, They walk serene and primal, undimensioned and to us unseen. Yog-Sothoth knows the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the key and guardian of the gate. Past, present, future, all are one in Yog-Sothoth."
-H.P. Lovecraft, The Dunwich Horror (1928)
-H.P. Lovecraft, The Dunwich Horror (1928)
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Touch of Malice. Oil on white canvas. July 18, 2020
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Heartbeat of Hell. Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). October 29, 2020
Timelapse. Oil on white canvas. July 6, 2020 - July 18, 2020
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Withered:
Circle of Stones
"When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers."
-Toby Ziegler, The West Wing (2002)
-Toby Ziegler, The West Wing (2002)
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Circle of Stones. Oil on white canvas. July 25, 2020
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Perish Gaze. Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). August 22, 2020
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First Pulse: Waking Worlds
Interstellar Convergence
"Fever- wild dreams- somnambulism- illusions of sounds- a pull towards a point in the sky- and now a suspicion of insane sleep-talking!"
-H.P. Lovecraft, The Dreams in the Witch House (1932)
-H.P. Lovecraft, The Dreams in the Witch House (1932)
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Primal Pentaptych. Oil on white canvas. September 8, 2020
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Interstellar Convergence. Oil on white canvas. September 8, 2020
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LIVE/EVIL:
The Throne of Chaos
"We have come upon the end of the world, and I've stared into its expanse. It has whispered into my ear, and I am enlightened. Death is coming and it has made me its herald. The end will eat everything."
-"DLXXIX," The Chronicon, Destiny 2: Forsaken (2019)
-"DLXXIX," The Chronicon, Destiny 2: Forsaken (2019)
"[T]he allegorical figure of Azathoth, the primal monster who had given birth to the stars at the beginning of time, and who, according to an obscure tradition, would devour them at its end."
-Han, The Last Night on Earth (1995)
-Han, The Last Night on Earth (1995)
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The Throne of Chaos. Oil on white panel. September 13, 2020
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Veiled in Darkness/Nameless Rites and Deeds. Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). September 6, 2020
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Wraith:
Once in a Blue Moon
"If ever I should wish for a retreat wither I might steal from the world and its distractions, and dream quietly away the remnant of a troubled life, I know of none more promising than this little valley."
-Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820)
-Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820)
Height: 24 in.
Width: 18 in.
Materials: Drawing pencils, pen & ink (brushmarkers, gel pens), oil paints, linseed oil.
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Width: 18 in.
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Once in a Blue Moon. Oil on white panel. October 31, 2020
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The Devil's Reaper. Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). October 17, 2020
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The Wrath of Walpurgis. Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). October 10, 2020
Shin Godzilla Study. Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). July 2, 2020
Perish Gaze. Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). August 22, 2020
Heartbeat of Hell. Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). October 29, 2020
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The Elder One. Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). July 28, 2020
Nameless Rites and Deeds. Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). August 31, 2020
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Captain Calamari. Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). August 2, 2020
The Wrath of Walpurgis. Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). October 10, 2020
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Wraith Covenant. Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). August 10, 2020
The Devil's Reaper. Pen & ink (gels, brushmarkers). October 17, 2020
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