Another piece for Further Confusion 2020 ! Again, a collab between me and orcaowl, I did the drawing, she colored, and we both art directed. This one in particular is inspired by one of my life long inspirations, Tatsuyuki Tanaka (also known as Cannabis Works). As a kid, I happened to get a copy of Japanese Comickers 2 that featured his work, and I spent many, many hours appreciating it! They also include a tutorial for each artist, hence why all the pieces we’ve done for this theme start with a physical pencil drawing. I also felt like his body of work was appropriate for the theme of “cyberpunk” .
This piece is interesting to me because it’s the result of two perspectives of a person. orcaowl ‘s character, Orco (here now taking the name 0レ-コ) is a representation of themselves they’ve had since high school, around the same time I met them. As we talked about her growth as a person from that time to now, it became apparent that this piece is about repairing,reprogramming, and rebuilding yourself to be the best version of yourself. For her, part of that journey was cognitive behavior therapy and embracing struggles with gender and gender presentation. Like anything else, to stay the best version you always need to keep updating, so this piece is also a reminder that it’s not about the end, but the journey getting there.
This piece is interesting to me because it’s the result of two perspectives of a person. orcaowl ‘s character, Orco (here now taking the name 0レ-コ) is a representation of themselves they’ve had since high school, around the same time I met them. As we talked about her growth as a person from that time to now, it became apparent that this piece is about repairing,reprogramming, and rebuilding yourself to be the best version of yourself. For her, part of that journey was cognitive behavior therapy and embracing struggles with gender and gender presentation. Like anything else, to stay the best version you always need to keep updating, so this piece is also a reminder that it’s not about the end, but the journey getting there.
Category All / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Gender Any
Size 750 x 1096px
This looks so beautiful. I love the mix of animal and machine. X3
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