I’ll try to explore the uniqueness of human intelligence and conscious experience contrasted with a hypothetical thinking machine.

I had explored two approaches: one more tech-oriented, the other more organic - with patterns that hint at creativity, unpredictability, seemingly defying logic.

In the final image, I decided to combine both approaches - a machine like-structure opened up to reveal a more organic, chaotic interior.

In this piece I’m taking inspiration from my earlier works e.g. The Demiurge but with a more light-hearted tone. Now when I look at the work in progress, it also gives me Osamu Tezuka vibes.

I like the freshness how it looks now and hope to keep that in the final piece - I tend to overwork and burden my drawings with too many details and set in stone rendering.