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Visions from Films and Books
Visions from Films and Books takes inspiration from literature and cinema, inviting viewers to uncover worlds anew through a distinctive lens.
Sunset Farewell
This illustration was inspired by a scene from The Wild Bunch. In the original moment, a cowboy must part ways with two of his companions. In a desert ravaged by war and violence, no one can be sure if they’ll ever meet again.
I reimagined and reconstructed the entire scene to enhance the emotional atmosphere of farewell. I replaced the original sky with a dramatic sunset to emphasize the sadness of parting. On the far left of the image, I added a single bare tree to enhance the sense of desolation. On the right side, I painted tall, imposing mountains to balance the composition and create a strong contrast with the empty left side. This visual contrast subtly reinforces the emotional tension — highlighting the sorrow, reluctance, and emotional weight of the separation.
The Fearful Mount Fuji
This illustration is meant to show the psychological feelingsof fear and dread in the face of disaster.
I chose an erupting Mount Fuji as the main subject, along with the residents living at the foot of the mountain. I used a dark sky, thick smoke, and the contrast between the glowing red lava and the snow still present on the mountain to emphasize the tension.
At the same time, I included a person covering their eyes out of fear, unable to face the catastrophe directly. This figure highlights the emotional reaction people often have during such disasters—fear, helplessness, and the instinct to look away.
The Spectacles
This illustration is inspired by The Spectacles by Edgar Allan Poe. My concept was to contrast two ways of perceiving the world: with glasses and without. When the man removes his spectacles, everything appears blurred; in this haze, he mistakes a seventy-year-old woman for a young and beautiful lady, eventually marrying her—unaware that this is all a trap set by his friend.
To express this, I constructed a dual perspective: the world outside the glasses and the world within them. The outer world represents the man’s indulgent fantasy, in which he is deeply entrapped. The inner world, however, reveals reality. Its swirling, vortex-like background emphasizes the depth of truth and the impossibility of escape. In the man’s hand, he imagines holding a vibrant, flawless rose, symbolizing his idealized longing for beauty in love. Yet, reflected through the glasses, that same rose appears withered, signifying decay and decline.
This visual contrast is intended to make the man’s intoxication appear even more absurd, thereby heightening the irony and satire of the scene. To further stress the deceit, the woman inside the glasses crosses her index and middle fingers behind her back, underscoring that the entire romance is nothing but a sham.
Ultimately, the inner and outer worlds stand in stark opposition—the darkness of reality violently colliding with the allure of illusion.
The Unseen Heart
This illustration theme is inspired by the horror story “The Black Cat.”In our lives, each person conceals their innermost thoughts within the depths of the heart. Much like the veiled dimension in The Black Cat, the human exterior serves merely as a beguiling mask, a mask designed to obscure the truths of the mind.
In this illustration, three eyes grow on the cat's body instead of its face, appearing only through light and shadow. They suggest how emotions surface only in rare outbursts, while the true thoughts within others remain forever hidden from us.