This piece seems to suggest a powerful force or a celestial symbol of some sort, of something maybe man-made or unnatural. If I used the Rod Taylor art themes, it would definitely fit into “The Fantastic and Strange” category. The monolith was coloured in bright shades using pencil crayons outlined with black fine liner to add definition. The planetary bodies in the distance and the angular Kandinsky inspired shapes were coloured in with the same media to bring them to the foreground, which has the effect of creating an optical illusion, confusing the viewer’s sense of proportion and scale. The back drop of pitch black makes it a daring composition with harsh contrasts between light and dark, heightening the sense of darkness and sinister mood and a fear of the unknown. The blocks of the monolith are strikingly obvious with different combinations of false colour, abstract nature, opposite colours and complimentary colours. Yet the whole composition appears to have a harmonious feel, everything seems to have its place and the balance is correct. The organic curved surface of the planets give a sense of touching down to earth, getting the sense of normality or reality back, as it’s an image we have always been familiar with. It gives a feeling of being grounded, safe, with the viewers’ eye focussing on the monolith, coming to the conclusion that it is the object that’s out of place after all.