Melancholy Underworld

“Melancholy Underworld” is a special edition piece with a limited moody blue/purple colour palette. The composition unfolds as a labyrinth of interlocking organic and geometric forms, each defined by emphatic black outlines. At the upper center, a single stylized eye—its iris a cool cerulean ringed in inky black—anchors the viewer’s gaze. Radiating from this focal point are sinuous tendrils, angular forms, and looping curves that weave together like a visual symphony.

It features a cadmium blue heart, kidneys, an open (screaming) mouth, a brain, both a large and a small intestine, a stomach, a pair of lungs, bunny ears, two ear lobes, an eye with eyelashes, a neuron, part of a crustacean and a security camera.

This piece evokes the tension between perception and imagination. The central eye symbolizes focused awareness, while the surrounding forms suggest thoughts, memories, and impulses swirling outwards in every direction. The bold outlines speak to an attempt to impose structure, yet the fluid interplay of color and shape reminds us how the subconscious resists containment.

Viewed as a whole, the work becomes a map of mental activity—a “storm” of ideas and emotions emerge where clarity and chaos can co-exist. It prompts reflection on how we see ourselves versus how our inner life unfurls beyond our control.