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I planned to carry on the worm like patterns in the prints but use paint to create them on a piece of wood instead. I learned from the weeks prior that my most effective ay of working was to not have a plan and just let it happen, i picked oil colours for this one as i could work into them for longer. i let this piece be influenced by all of the development, using parts of my favourite outcomes. Overall i like this piece however it lacks depth and feels quite design like and obvious instead of hold that mystery that im searching for.

The next piece i decided to plan out a bit more.

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Inspired by Mathais Weischer i wanted to involve the illusion of turning a corner, i didnt want it to distract or be the main focus, however. the best way to do this was simplify it using a blocked out section, i did this with oil bar because i like the slightly rougher texture and that you can see the dark colour form underneath pulling through. i feel this section strengthens the composition. the next step was adding the squirming eels, i felt like if i just painted on top it would look flat so i scratched into and dragged out the oil bar. the next step was to incorporate the patterns ive used throughout because i feel they tie to a variety of imagery that fits my theme. i started painting in yellow acrylic but its didn’t stand out enough and looked to still and print like.

Ive chosen this Piece as my resolved work , i feel it is compositionally the strongest, it has depth and draws the eyes easily. i also feel it still displays the ideas and atmosphere i was trying to achieve. the dark background creates a space of nothingness, an eerie feeling, like something could be hidden by the blanked out corner. The flesh tones with yellow peeking through suggest something gory or gross, like veins, intestines or parasites. The eel like shapes tangled in, posses a confusion, your eyes try to follow the lines of each around getting tangled whilst trying to make sense of it. I am pleased that this work achieves the goal of not attaching itself like anything to specific whilst still sparking familiarity, you can recognise the shapes but they are placed in an unfamiliar setting. It is unsettling and requires you to take a few looks before deciding what it could be.