Imagining what life could be like elsewhere in the universe is an essential question to me. When I was a child, it really was something that kept me awake at night. I remember lying in my bed, in the dark, closing my eyes as firmly as I could, staring at the psychedelic colors that one can spot in such situation, pretending these were the stars that other lifeforms could see in their own skies.
Human beings are mostly frightening. No need to be specific here, just look at the news. What if beings from other planets would arrive tomorrow? What would they think of us? Would they agree with the arbitrary choices that we have made long ago, that are almost never questioned down there? For example, they would discover that humans have drawn imaginary lines, in order to split the planet in what is called 'countries', then fight each other, because some inhabitants are jealous about what others have on 'their' parts. They would see that some have easy access to food and water, while others are starving to death. Even inside a given country, they would see that some have access to knowledge and education, while others can't read nor count. Inequality and intolerance is everywhere. I would love to see aliens from outer space come and visit us: maybe their external opinion would make us think a bit about this shameful show we are currently giving to the cosmos.
But how could they actually look like? It is of course very hard to tell. Scientists would probably try to guess according to their living environment (for example, gravitation level, components in their atmosphere, etc.) but evolved beings could have negated these effects with their technology, so in the end, it is pretty much unpredictable. However, by definition, any life form is supposed to... live. This implies some kind of reproduction (or immortality, and even then, there is the problem of the first individuals). Of course, this reproduction does not necessarily involve a male and a female, many variations are possible (parthenogenesis, hermaphroditic reproduction, sexual reproduction with 2 or more individuals, or even other ways such as fully synthetic reproduction). Regardless of the way, the process probably establishes a relationship between the creator(s) and the created. Would the creator(s) be proud, happy? Would the created be thankful, or appreciative? Would some kind of love exist? Maybe naively, I tend to think so. This is what I wanted to depict here: in life, appearances may not be always up to our personal tastes, but positive and warm feelings still do exist.
Thanks a lot for the very kind feedback, I am glad this was well received. Much appreciated.
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This is really wonderful and amazing art. To think you did all of it in less than a week is incredible, my brain cannot even understand how you made this happen. Well done.
wow Christophe, 6th personal best score ever. 8.3 is such an amazing score. Well deserved. I cannot imagine how much time you spend before and while creating this masterpiece.
Congratulations on the blue.
Did you actually think about all of that before you decided on your creation?!!
Thanks a lot Lydia, very kind of you. Yes, I had these things in mind when I started the project. Some shapes and colors evolved from my initial thoughts during the process, but the main concept didn't.
Wish I could vote on this. Obviously spent a lot of time and skill on the image. It's elegant, and creepy. Beautiful, and weird. Lovely, and freaky. Just an absolutely stunning image that could haunt one's dreams and nightmares. If you can't tell...I really like this. Good luck and well done.
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