Forest Trap

Perry Close
Mixed Media, D. P. Todd

The inspiration for this work was one of my own personal dreams of being
trapped inside a bizarre jungle environment. The idea of having my body
coming out of the canvas came from the idea of being trapped within the
dream itself. The copper vines I painted around the edge of the painting
represent the parts of my mind that keep me trapped in the dream. The
other copper parts of the piece were used to make it more surreal. Since
this project was based on one of my own personal dreams (or nightmares),
it holds some personal meaning. I thing that the dream itself could
represent some aspect of my life, or possibly a past situation, in which I
felt trapped.