So here’s one from the Wild Youth series’s that is definitely the most morbid of the bunch. This one is called “Pinwheel.”
I was trying to see how far I could push the gruesome concept with this one, and from that aspect I think I succeeded in painting a pretty bloody picture. I wanted to explore just how badly one of these wars could go for these hunters, as most of my pieces take a more light hearted approach or at least don’t display such morbidity.
I’m fascinated with how the animal kingdom battle and survive. There’s nothing graceful or cinematic about a hyena eating an antelope intestine-fist while it’s still alive, or a deer dragging around another deer’s carcas because it’s horns are still interlocked from their battle. Or maybe there’s is...but it’s just animals doing what they need to do in order to survive — thru the instincts that drive them.
There isn’t supposed to be any malicious intent behind Pinwheels actions, it’s just doing what it instinctually needs to do to survive. That’s what I was trying to portray anyways...reception of the final piece wasn’t particularly great, so I haven’t taken such a dark route on these since. I did a version with just Pinwheel which I really like as well — minus the blood, guts and kids:
Anyways, let me know your thoughts on the darker side of this series and what direction you’d like to see on future pieces! I appreciate all the feedback and upvotes, it’s been really motivating.
I’ve been thinking about doing a give away type thing where if you resteem a post of mine, I’ll do like a raffle and send a print to the winner type deal. What do you think?
Thanks for peepin this post steemers, I appreciate it!