OtherWorld

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OtherWorld is a digital artist and full-time PhD student in Biomedical Engineering. Their artistic approach combines collage work and illustration, where they reimagine older paintings to create new art with entirely different storylines. Their work primarily focuses on dark themes rendered in bright colors. The hooded characters they draw, known as Fiends, are a recurring motif. Their art is a reflection of their thoughts, beliefs, and experiences.

Burning Hearts is a modern take on Apollo and Daphne by Pietro Angeletti. The painting is a remarkable neoclassical painting that captures the dramatic climax of the mythological story of Apollo and Daphne, as recounted in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The work illustrates the moment when Daphne, fleeing from the god Apollo's pursuit, begins to transform into a laurel tree to escape his advances.

The composition of the painting emphasizes the dynamic interaction between the two figures, with Apollo's forward movement countered by Daphne's upward motion as she changes form. Angeletti's use of light and shadow highlights the tension between the human and the divine, as well as the tragic nature of the myth.