This artwork was heavily inspired by the Villa dei Misteri; a massive red mural discovered in Pompeii during an excavation. The unknown meaning behind this mural intrigued me to take my own spin on it, the only purpose identified in the mural is the use of vermillion to create awe. The title is reference to one way to manufacture vermillion; a combination of mercury and sulfur forged by alchemists. For anatomy of the figure and fabric I referenced this artwork https://i.pinimg.com/736x/af/ae/e4/afaee483de9d122b9dc813ced627d0a1.jpg.
I was inspired to create an artwork of a Cuttlefish, because they birthed the color. This cephalopod produces a burnt coffee-brown liquid to use as a defense mechanism; to blind their attacker. Sepia is truly a beautiful rich color (Although sepia now refers to a spectrum of warm browns in “nostalgic” photography), so I decided to use ink to be able to build up the color where I wanted. I found inspiration from scientific drawings of cuttlefish, specifically https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ae/8e/bc/ae8ebc2dd064d77ff6152c94e3f49d20.jpg to reference their anatomy.
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