Organized Chaos

Everyone perceives the world in their own, unique way. My interpretations of the world around me tend to lean towards the more wholistic side--aka borderline chaos. To me, even the simplest of objects have a deeper connection to the world. My mind often wanders when staring at these objects, spring boarding off the deep end into a world of my own where I can see everything at once. I created a piece that summarizes how I think. When I see something as simple as a glass of water, my curiosity rushes forth, zooming and zeroing in to explore every aspect of it. The water morphs into hydrogen dioxide atoms, vibrating and swirling to life as they float out of the glass. The water breaks free of its glass prison to escape further into the depths of my mind, wanting to be known. The glass turns into a creature with its own will and personality, taking over all my thought. It wants me to dive further. So I dive, willingly. I see a scuba diver swimming along side me as I continue to explore and recall all my knowledge of water. Bubbles escape from his snorkel as he tries to tell me something. What is he trying to say? I can't hear him... The disruption from water to air reminds me to take a breath, snapping me out of my reverie. And I am left staring at a simple glass of water. I did my best to merge abstract with reality in my image to create a surreal effect. This style was chosen primarily to mimic a daydream. The blue represents water, tranquility, and knowledge. The child is dressed in white to symbolize the purity of my curiosity. The image is contained with abstract slices of gradients to portray a sense of everything occurring within one tiny spot, rather than occurring separately in multiple different places. Each element of my piece touches another element to draw emphasis to the CONNECTIONS in everything that I see and know.