For a few years, Ive had this image in my head of an octopus with wooly mammoth tusks. I had never seen it in the real world and, quite frankly, its a fucking rad idea. The ceramic head was a gift a few years back. It was white with a diagram of a brain on the cranial portion. The wooden shelf-like object (behind the head) was purchased at a local thrift store.
The concept of the "Octorus" is completely fictional. But in that fictional universe, the Octorus ruled the World Ocean and was worshiped by the peoples of the Other Land. It was said to have rows of sharp teeth, eight tentacles, and a pair of long curved tusks.
The Grand Shaman of this particular tribe had a special head-dress constructed in the likeness of the Octorus creature. The Octorus was perceived as a "God" and its image was cast into the night sky as a constellation.
The design of the head-dress was drawn (with graphite) onto the black painted surface. This process was extremely tedious. The "mirror imaged" design needed to be as close to perfect as possible.
Yes it has peyote cactus as eyes.
"Worship the Octorus" by BAO 2011
acrylic / ink / graphite / polyurethane
on Ceramic and Wood
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