circular ruins vision

2002
magazine cut-outs, gel medium, korean egg tempera & charcoal on bristol board
19" x 24"

"the manifold god revealed to the man that its earthly name was fire, and that in that circular temple men had made sacrifices and worshipped it, and that it would magically bring to life the phantasm the man had dreamed."
—jorge luis borges: the circular ruins

i don't know why this piece is different from the others in the series, media-wise. it was my final project for dean dass and, of course, i procrastinated. i had to pull several all-nighters just to get it done, but it was worth it. dean said, "wow. i never thought i'd ever see anything like this in any of my drawing classes."

see also: circular ruins creation, circular ruins dream, circular ruins realization