Galaxies of Hope /// Original art for @holoz0r's Lauralemons tribute award /// Round 2
For round two of this contest the theme is HOPE. I struggled with this theme for some time, it sounds quite pessimistic but my art tends to skew towards expressing my darker emotions. I had to think for a long time about what gives me hope. Some of the topics that came to mind were family, friends, knowledge, and art itself.
Concept
Since it had to be a visual representation I was a little stumped in how to convey these things in a non cliché way. The final concepts I settled on were friendship/support and infinity. To represent my friendships and support network I used the symbolism of balloons lifting me up. The woman in the image is a quasi self portrait. The galaxy/space imagery represents the infinite support networks we all have access to when we are in need of a hand (or should). There's also something freeing about the idea of floating in space so I worked all these ides together to create this final surreal and dreamlike composition.
I've made a gif to show the various iterations of this image I went through before settling on the final product.
![hopesmall.gif](https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmWtZmkfhNg1PXegdARGYbmVkfkZYZUHEtBCS9KP8e8QAs/hopesmall.gif)
Final Image
Thank you @holoz0r for holding this challenging contest: https://steemit.com/contest/@holoz0r/who-made-it-through-to-the-second-round-of-the-lauralemons-tribute-find-out-here
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Hope floats, hope for a better tomorrow
Yes we should always hope for a better tomorrow :)
Thanks for your entry and your continued efforts for the contest. :)
My pleasure, it's been on my to do list all month :)
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Great entry, Julia :)
Thank you Matt!
Love it :)
Thank you Kaylin ❤️
Congratulations, @juliakponsford, you're in the next round! Find your next artistic challenge here!