[Art] Portable Photovoltaic Systems

[moonvoice]

Another illustration for the Future Imperfect exhibition.
In which my brief was to depict augmented animals
being used for future human profit and gain.
The other in the series is The Sea Shepherd.


Portable Photovoltaic Systems
- original to be available at the Natcon 50 exhibition in Easter 2011 (all things being equal) -
- PRINTS AVAILABLE HERE




Ravens - originally bringers and stealers of the sun in great mythology - become modified to absorb sun for the people, and then discharge it regularly into power stations.


With no flash - ETA: despite tweaking, the colour balance of this picture is wrong. Usually it's the other way around. But this morning, the flash photos show more accurate colour.





With flash, to highlight the bronze.





Large one for details.

Comments

[welshwmn3]

Want!! WANT!!!!! Want, want, want, want, want, want, want, WANT!!!!!

I might like it a little... ;)

[moonvoice]

Hee! :D

[white_rabbit]

Ohhh, that bronze is GORGEOUS! It compliments the bluish tones of the rest of the piece veeerrry nicely. :D

*head finishes exploding*

[moonvoice]

Thank you! :D

[skyfiery]

I want, too!

[moonvoice]

:D

[allati]

Can I be really random and say that I *really* like the curved reflective quality to the clock face? Because I really do ^^

[moonvoice]

Hee, that's awesome. Thank you. :)

[toeknuckles]

Y-E-S YES!

[moonvoice]

eeeee so glad you like!

[sidheblessed]

*jaw drops* The detail in this one is astounding. I can only imagine the work that went into this! Wow!

[moonvoice]

A lot of work went into this one, I'm so glad that it's finished!

[outlineofash]

Fucking amazing.

[moonvoice]

Yay! :D

[silverjackal]

I really liked this even in the partially completed state. Finished, it really is remarkable. I love the subtlety of the raven's feathers, and the shading on the buildings and the sky. The colour scheme is also fascinating. Subtle but powerful. :)

[moonvoice]

The raven feathers were quite different this time in that I didn't lift out any iridescence, because I felt it would actually spoil the picture. But I enjoyed them none-the-less.

[goddess_incarnate]

I like the sun and the tiny black bird in the back the best! :D

[moonvoice]

Thanks! :D

[amethystfirefly]

You got the solar panels to work out!! They look so awesome!! (Well, it all does, but still! :D)

[sonne_windsoul]

Awesome, and beautiful =D The many details on it (from the spirals, to the ravens' feathers, the buildings, etc.), the color scheme, the ravens (I love the way you draw birds :3), among other things on it are done wonderfully and create an intriguing scene. And you did get the solar panels to turn out well ;3.

[ex_wolfborn415]

That's simply stunning. An amazing piece.

[ariestess]

Ohhh... This is gorgeous!

I want to win the lottery so I can be your patron and just let you make art as you choose and not worry about money...

[darakat]

I especially like the clock, but no matter what I do I think of Poe writing about a solar raven/death goddess.

[spider_fox]

The no-flash vs the flash gives totally different feelings to the image; its interesting. The no-flash feels sunnier, literally and figuratively, and reminds me of a sunrise's glow on everything. The flash version is more muted, especially the sun, so I was reminded of city pollution, like the smog was diluting even the sun's rays.

Not to mention the center of attention is different for each version too. First one draws my eyes to the sun, whereas the second one makes me focus more on the ravens.

I still can't get over the detail, lol. The spirals are drawing me in more than usual.

[hrafn]

:D

I think the iridescent outline of the birds and the big spirals is especially powerful in this piece - it really glows against the rest of the colors. Which seems appropriate, since the birds are supposed to be storing energy to be released later.

I also really like how you finished the solar cells.

[drgnhlr]

wonderful!

[bodlon]

Fuck yeah ravens. :D

This is beautiful.

[ansuz]

This's one of my favorite pieces of yours, it's really amazing!