AFC 2014 Exhibit Artwork Preview: Stuck on You (2012) by Rachel Ivanyi, USA, supporting Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Rachel, The Sea of Cortez is home to an incredible array of octopuses and I was excited to depict many of the representative species in this painting. Because of my scientific illustration background, Im interested in how similar life forms vary, so I thoroughly enjoyed studying the specimens in the lab and recording minute differences between the species. However, rather than restrict myself to scientific realism, I wanted to combine this with a bit of whimsy. So, I developed a clay model that allowed me to play with unusual ways of grouping the animals, which led to me envisioning them as an octopus chandelier, with the largest octopus as the centerpiece, balancing smaller ones on its arms. This allowed me to accurately depict the animals, but put them in a more whimsical setting and deviate from the strict guidelines of scientific illustration. Join us Sept 27-Oct 5 at Grouse Mountain Resort, North Vancouver, Canada festival.artistsforconservation.org/
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 17:00:01 +0000
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