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Many science fiction stories deal with the theory of time being an endless cycle rather than an arrow with a specified direction. All events are said to be predetermined and repeating themselves over the course of time. The serpent eating its own tail "ouroboros" is such a powerful and fascinating image that symbolizes the cyclicality of time, in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself.

The initial idea for this piece was inspired by the music and cover artwork of Agalloch's "The serpent and the sphere". I thought that the end of 2015 would be an appropriate timing for such an artwork. Anyway, I feel kinda "meh" about this work because it was hard to find a proper presentation for the concept, but I hope you like it anyway!

Thanks to the stock providers for their resources!
The snakes: www.flickr.com/photos/96029422… | www.flickr.com/photos/19731486… | Asteroids by Dagohbert | brush-set by GlennClovis | other stuff my own or painted

© Erik Schumacher
This is no stock image, so don't use, copy or manipulate the original artwork without my written permission.

Description
Many science fiction stories deal with the theory of time being an endless cycle rather than an arrow with a specified direction. All events are said to be predetermined and repeating themselves over the course of time. The serpent eating its own tail "ouroboros" is such a powerful and fascinating image that symbolizes the cyclicality of time, in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself.

The initial idea for this piece was inspired by the music and cover artwork of Agalloch's "The serpent and the sphere". I thought that the end of 2015 would be an appropriate timing for such an artwork. Anyway, I feel kinda "meh" about this work because it was hard to find a proper presentation for the concept, but I hope you like it anyway!

Thanks to the stock providers for their resources!
The snakes: www.flickr.com/photos/96029422… | www.flickr.com/photos/19731486… | Asteroids by Dagohbert | brush-set by GlennClovis | other stuff my own or painted

© Erik Schumacher
This is no stock image, so don't use, copy or manipulate the original artwork without my written permission.