My goal was to be "artsy" a la some of the previous Fine Arts: Exhibit" entries, such as
and
while at the same time being a little more edgy and "dark". I guess you all liked it.
The title is Latin for "end of life" (at least as per Google Translate), which several people picked up on
This is room in my house that is being renovated. Pulling the wallpaper off left some great grunge-looking details.
The skull is just from a small deer i found along the road in a ditch a few winters ago. The ray of light was supplied by a 500 watt halogen work light.
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Thank you for the details Mark. I honestly thought this was a room in a gallery where an exhibition took place.
Great room as it is. Sure you'll continue to renovate the room? ;)
I still wonder about the floor: it really looks like it's flooded?
An oddity for sure. The way the column of light hits the steer (?) skull, the flooded or floorless room, the featureless three-dimensional space. If not composed, it's one hell of a find. Metaphors abound.
Who would hang such a skull on the wall? There is something soulless about an animal skull, and the malevolent demonic quality of horns is present. I get the feeling of the end of life, and this is the waiting room outside Death's office.
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