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Artwork: Mutant Gasmask, Winter Wasteland

. Posted by Sherrie Thai by Shaireproductions.com .

Mutant Gasmask, art by Sherrie Thai of Shaireproductions.com

“Mutant Gasmask” was created for the Winter Wasteland Art Show at Syzygy Coop. The tentacles and blobby hand were subtle indications that this creature is not entirely human. This piece is a bit of cyberpunk, post-apocalyptic and futuristic themes rolled into one. I wanted to make this piece a bit more bleak and gritty, but not necessarily fully dystopian or pretty like the sleek synthwave/retrowave imagery. This mutant is caught in an urban wilderness at the start of a snowstorm. The artwork was originally created in pen/pencil, then scanned and digital coloring and backgrounds were placed during processing.

Artwork: Inevitable Futures- Gasmask on the Octopus

Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.

Inevitable Futures: Gasmask on the Octopus

My bio-mechanical octopus is the main character of “Inevitable Futures”, a submission for the fifth edition of PROPAGANDA LA REVISTA, an online Latin magazine. The theme of the piece focuses on global warming and environmental concerns.

I chose to create a mutant octopus with a stylized gasmask to symbolize the multi-pronged horrors of environmental and climate change. The creature rides on the earth, rather than in its native oceanic habitat. The background has a dark post-nuclear feel, but the sci-fi aspect makes the work more accessible.