My final is an extension piece of previous work I have done in printmaking. The art style is inspired by the old Disney style seen in shorts of “Silly Symphonies”, mainly referencing “King Neptune” and the mermaids from the short. I am a fan of the vintage style of art and animation, and I wanted to incorporate that in my final. I also use Josiah Polley’s “Octopus in a Bottle” as a reference piece.
A brief description of the painting is the image of a sea creature, trapped in a bottle at the bottom of a large body of water. It is a dark, whimsical piece with imagery of water plants that is seen as in previous work, the tiny underwater creature also referenced and iridescent imagery. I wanted to keep the color palette neutral in terms of what is imagined in terms of the sea. I did add to the coloring with pinks and purples to give it a pop of color, as well as adding iridescent tones to the bubble imagery. In revision, I would definitely add more detail to the creature and also the bottle. The imagery is a bit flat for my standards. The spinal project did allow my own artistic influence and I find that I would experiment more with this style in the future.
