“A human being is part of a whole, called by us the “Universe,” a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest — a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty” – Albert Einstein

Something that plays a big role in alienation is disconnection. Being disconnected from the world around us and each other. I was inspired by 60’s psychedelic posters and Einstein’s quote above when making this. It is argued that the lack of resonating with oneness is a reason the planet is in chaos and we are destroying it.

This piece took me longer than possibly any other digital piece I have made in the past few years because all of my work, for example my posters, digital art and murals are symmetrical. This was a challenge and frustrating at times because it required me to experiment a lot with composition before I could find what I thought looked best. However the perseverance and pushing myself to do something different paid off as I am very happy with the final outcome.

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Some examples below of styles which inspire me –

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