Shadow under Tentacles by Bianca ter Riet

About "Shadow under Tentacles"

by Bianca ter Riet

About the artwork

This artwork captures a mystical atmosphere in which the natural and the artificial merge. The image shows a silhouette of a woman, standing with her back to the viewer, in a modern building with tall aqua green walls. The building is illuminated by a surreal object above her: a large pink neon jellyfish with long, glowing tentacles hanging gracefully down.

The woman stands exactly under this vivid light source, her silhouette sharply outlined against the soft, colourful lighting. The jellyfish's light casts a magical glow through the room, with the tentacles creating subtle shadows and reflections on the walls and floor. The thin illuminating lines in the background, arranged in tight square patterns, enhance the geometric simplicity and futuristic ambience of the setting.

The jellyfish hangs above the woman like a mysterious sky luminary, and its presence seems almost symbolic, like a guardian of the space or a guide in the darkness. The contrast between the female figure, dark and stationary, and the jellyfish's pulsing brightness gives the work a dynamic tension.

The colours - an interplay of pink neon, aqua green, and dark shadows - create a visual balance that is both soothing and intriguing. The piece invites the viewer to reflect on the relationship between light and shadow, movement and stillness, man and nature.

"Shadow under Tentacles" evokes a sense of introspection and wonder, in which the woman seems to stand on the border of reality and a dreamlike, illuminated world. Modern Abstract.

Conceived by Bianca ter Riet, visualized with AI.