Description
‘Spora: Desolate’ by Xavier Ortiz
Artist: Xavier Ortiz
Title: ‘Spora: Desolate’
Medium: Watercolour and pastel on Arches hot press watercolour paper
Dimensions: 10″ x 8″
Framing: Unframed
Year of Creation: 2020
About the Artwork:
“My painting ‘Spora: Desolate’ was inspired by a real life killer fungi known as ‘Parasitic Fungi’. From some mushrooms a killer fungi is spread via spore clouds that are ingested by nearby insects. Once the spores are inside the insect the spores begin to consume and control the insect. Once the fungi has fully grown it bursts from the insect’s body into a long antenna called ‘Stroma’ that spreads more infectious spores on to more living organisms. Nature is a big inspiration to my art and I have been wanting to make this painting for a while.” – Xavier Ortiz
About the Artist:
(Artist Bio)
Xavier Ortiz (1987) is a slightly classically trained, but mostly self taught, watercolor artist from Sacramento, California. He studied classic animation at the Academy of Art University and then didn’t go into animation. Instead, he tells stories through fantasy and dark art in traditional watercolors. His paintings often convey internal conflict through color, nature, silhouettes, and body language. He is inspired from his love of history, movies and film photography. For the past five years he has worked on album covers for indie musicians, a few illustrations for Sideshow Collectible’s Court of the Dead, and participated in various group art shows. His painting “Manacle” was chosen to be included in the upcoming Volume 8 art book by Infected by Art. Xavier is just getting started and can be found on social media under the avatar, BUILTFROMSKETCH (one word).