Kyler Rowson Applecross Senior High School Arachnophobia 2016 (detail) oil on wood six parts: 29 x 25.5 x 12 cm each Arachnophobia is a series of interlocking hexagonal oil paintings of arachnids. I wish to de-stigmatise spiders through a micro view of their world, showing the beauty and variation that exists between species. The viewer shares an arachnid’s perspective so they don’t appear as intimidating as people believe them to be. The source of my images comes from my very own backyard. I have applied paint with fine brushstrokes in layers—gradually building colour, tone and detail.
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