"Air Leak"

"Air Leak"
collage on paper

This is a collage for my drawing and composition class I did this week. I've always thought collage was a bit of a "hit-or-miss" medium with a lot more misses than hits. However, I like how this turned out. The concept sort of evolved as I pasted things I like together but the idea of an astronaut (or maybe deep-sea diver?) experiencing an air leak appeared. I used a lot of images of bacteria to give the idea of the body breaking down and apart. There is also a Byzantine icon feel to it with the colors and haloed figure. I've been studying a lot of Byzantine art and some of the holy icons really blew me away. The second half of this project is a large scale drawing based on the collage which I've yet to start working seriously on.
I actually have a test tomorrow morning on Roman and Byzantine art and I'm much less prepared than you would think. Pictures to follow post.