Delirium

Artwork Info

• Year: 2011.
• Medium: Photo Manipulation.
• Style: Surreal Digital Art.
• Size:  40×40 inches (100×100 cms).
• Model: Sophie Collier.

“Delirium” is a a surreal digital art piece created by using matte painting techniques in Adobe Photoshop. It depicts the need to escape from time and stress in a mechanized society.

Artist’s statement

delirium /dɪˈlɪrɪəm/ noun

1. a disturbed state of mind or consciousness, especially an acute, transient condition associated with fever, intoxication, and certain other physical disorders, characterized by symptoms such as confusion, disorientation, agitation, and hallucinations.
2. wild exciterment or ecstasy.

Who hasn’t had the need to escape from stressful routines and stop time for a bit? How much this ever-productive, capitalist society can lead us to the limit of our patience and emotional capabilites? Sometimes 24 hours a day doesn’t seem to be enough.

“Delirium” shows a character in a whimsical, surreal scenery on top of a unstable rock in the sky, leaning on a set of smaller rocks. This was a metaphor of how fragile unwinding moments can be, as they can fall part at any given time. The environment is dream-like, with flying fishes and a woman who seems to be having a bad hair day. She’s wearing a mask, as she’s playing a character made up of her own fantasy. She holds a scepter with a giant clock to remind herself that this moment is limited. But the time she’s up in he clouds, she manages to make a vine blossom from which inspiration sprouts in the shape of a lightbulb, comforting her at last. Creating this aftwork was like taking a glanze at the mirror.

This surreal digital art piece offers a bold contrast between soft cobalt greens and passionate reds on its focal point, and its iconic composition shows a timeless elegance and equilibrium. It can serve anyone to zone out and find comfort amidst the frenzy of our modern societies. It allows us to value time, and ourselves.