Green Traffic Figure Laser Engraves Road Across the Chaotic Swirl Painting

Original Artwork Laser Engraving on Specialised Wood Ready-to-Hang with Hand-Painted Acrylic on Top This is a work from a series concerning the green man from mythology and the green man from the pedestrian crossing. One concerning the natural element of our make-up the other personifying our need to enforce order on our surroundings. On top of a chaotic swirl representing the wild we have the traffic green man burning a long straight road on top. The work also comments on the material and medium itself, the traffic green man is seen using a laser to burn the road, which is howthe engraving on the overall image has been made. The notion of engraving harks back to an idea of traditionalism yet a laser embodies futuristic technology, here burnt onto the natural material of wood. yet for the wood to reach the state it is in the artwork it has gone through a long manufacturing process. The artwork aims to enlighten the contradictions that occur if we try to separate an idea of ourselves and nature into two distinct parts.