Algae in the shimmer

My painting relates to the prompt “Power of Dreaming” because of the setting. In the painting, there is an algae like plant growing against the wall. The plant represents the ideas that come from dreaming. The power of these ideas are able to overcome a large area. These ideas from dreaming are able to impact and make a difference. It could be good or infectious, but is beautiful in a way all the same. This relates to the painting because the algae is beautiful, with pinks and yellows, but is still infectious and growing over the wall. This shows how the power of dreaming impacts certain situations.

Another reason my painting connects to the prompt “Power of Dreaming” is because of what is in the algae in the painting. There are four faces in total through the infection of algae. There is one on the top which is a full face. It represents what can become of a person when their power of dreaming affects them. Near the bottom, there are two faces merged into each other. These represent the effects dreaming has on other people. It can cause people to make connections they didn’t know they had. Near the top there is a skull face. This skull represents what becomes of people without the creativity that comes from dreaming. When people aren’t creative, they become a shell of what they could of become and their inner dreams get pushed down.

Basically, the algae represents what the power of dreaming can do to the people and area around it. The face represents what can become of a person if they pursuit their dreams and follow the creativity that becomes of it. The two faces merging into each other represent what the power of dreaming does to people, and how it can cause connection. The skull represents what will become of a person if they don’t per suit their dreams.