Molecular Perspective.

I have been interested in the Big bang theory ever since I learnt about it. The theory that everything that exists in the universe came from one infinitely dense mass of particles that exploded many many billions of years ago. All these particles used to be as one, but are now still expanding outwards beyond what the human brain can comprehend. I find this theory fascinating because it claims that everything that ever was still has a connection, everything is made up of atoms that are arranged in different ways, molecular forms that scientists have created to help our understanding of the smaller picture, which is ultimately the bigger picture, we just can’t see these molecular forms as they are microscopic.

  The anamorphic drawing works because all of the lines are drawn so that when they are viewed from a certain angle they appear to be continues lines. This is an optical illusion because when the piece is viewed from all other angles the drawing doesn’t make sense. Some of the circles appear stretched out and distorted. All of the angles and lines have to work together to make sense of the drawing, much like the atoms that form together to create objects.

  My aim is to show the viewer that everything has to be lined up perfectly to create the illusion, if one looks at it from other angles then there is gaps and distortions that result in an unfinished looking drawing that doesn’t seem to make sense.

  In the process of drawing I decided to paint everything in the space white, this is because I wanted to show the similarities of the objects. They are similar because they are all made of a complex network of atoms which are invisible to the naked eye. I could have put anything in the space because everything is made of atoms.

  I call the piece ‘Molecular Perspective’ because it shows a molecular form which can only be seen from the correct perspective. Aimed in encouraging the viewer to think about how everything has to work in harmony to create a product.