"MICROBIA #3", subtitled; "CRUSTACEAPODS" 24" x 24" (61 cm x 61 cm) ~ 2008 ~ SOLD See more at http://www.rsconnett.com This is third in the "UNDERWORLDS" series which includes MICROBIA #1 (BLUE) ... and MICROBIA #2, (RED), also in this album. This painting is an example of my fascination with tiny primitive sea forms. (Real and imaginary)
PLANKTONAUTS III ~ 2012 © Robert Steven Connett 16 X 16in. www.GROTESQUE.com
PLANKTONAUTS V2 16" x 16" ~ Feb 2012 © Robert Steven Connett Imagination generated, no landscapes, no gravity, no perspective, no rules. (sold) see more at http://www.grotesque.com
"HADES" Acrylic on Canvas ~ 16" x 16" - 2011 - © Robert Steven Connett (sold) See more at http://www.rsconnett.com
NIGHT TRAWLERS 2011/November - © Robert Steven Connett (sold) 30" h X 40" w Sister Painting to "NIGHT TRAWLER", 2004 To see more R.S. Connett ART visit http://www.grotesque.com Contact e-mail: rsconnett@gmail.com
"NIGHT TRAWLER" ~ 2008 - © Robert Steven Connett (sold) Size: 22" x 28" (55.9 cm X 79.1 cm.) See more at http://www.rsconnett.com (more info and larger picture = http://www.vomitus.com/museum/NewVmmPages/NightTrawler.html)
ANTAGONY 24" high by 48" wide - 2010 - © Robert Steven Connett (sold) See more at http://www.rsconnett.com
FLORA vs FAUNA, (UNDERWORLD IV) See more at http://www.rsconnett.com 2009 ~ 18" x 18" - © Robert Steven Connett (sold) My vision of the life that thrives in gigantic, yet tiny worlds which surround us, but is also hidden from us.
"UNDERWORLDS I" (Insectus) 24" x 24" acryl on canvas ~ 2009 - © Robert Steven Connett (sold) See more at http://www.rsconnett.com "UNDERWORLDS I" is the first in what I hope will become a series of paintings. When I use the word "underworlds" I am referring to many tiny worlds that exist all around us, and even upon and within us. I am interested in the flora and fauna that live in these tiny worlds "under" our normal field of vision. The things that one must hunt for in the grass, in the pools of water, or even with a microscope. The small worlds of life that exist in abundance, but which we do not normally see. This one is subtitled "INSECTUS"
"RED MICROBIA" 18" x 18" ~ 2006 - © Robert Steven Connett (sold) See more at http://www.rsconnett.com This is a painting of the tiny worlds that live beyond our sight. The worlds of the 'MICROBIA'.
"UNDERWORLD II" ~ (ZoOids) See more at http://www.rsconnett.com 12" X 12" (30.5 cm. X 30.5 cm.) ~ 2009 - © Robert Steven Connett (sold) My second painting in the series "UNDERWORLDS" , Self-replicating organisms through means other than sexual transmission. My creatures are based on living things called "Siphonophora". The illustrations I discovered are from the bio-drawings of Ernst Haeckel, (from the book; "ART FORMS IN NATURE") (Ernst Haeckel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Haeckel)
DREAMING See more at http://www.rsconnett.com 24" w x 18" h ~ 3/2010 Acrylic on Canvas - sold
"TRANSVOLUTION" Acrylic on Canvas ~ 14" x 18" - 2011 This painting will be sold at the upcoming La Luz De Jesus 25th anniversary exhibition in Hollywood, Calif. This will be held in October, 2011. See more at http://www.rsconnett.com
"The Metaverse Sea" 18" x 18" ~ 2011 a commissioned painting contact the artist at rsconnett@gmail.com - website: http://www.rsconnett.com
"ALTERNATIVE FUEL SOURCE" 10" X 10" (25.4 cm. X 25.4 cm) See more at http://www.rsconnett.com SOLD (#2 in the 'TRANSHUMANISUM' series) The images here represent part of an ongoing thread of thoughts I have concerning the inevitable "technological singularity". The technological singularity is a theoretical future point of unprecedented technological progress, caused in part by the ability of machines to improve themselves using artificial intelligence.
"PHARMAGARDEN" MAY 2011 Acrylic on wood panel. 18" x 24" (45.7cm. X 61.0 cm.) The collector who commissioned this painting is in the pharmaceutical business. He suggested that I include (if i could) some of his wares. That was an opportunity for me to express my feelings about the subject in symbolic prose, via my paint and imagination. If you would like to discuss a commission please contact the artist through the website: http://www.rsconnett.com
MANTIS POND ~ 2008 ~ 12" X 24" See more at http://www.rsconnett.com SOLD
"SUPPLICANT" (#1 in of my 'TRANSHUMANISUM' series) See more at http://www.rsconnett.com 10" X 10" (25.4 cm. X 25.4 cm) ~ 2008 SOLD In the future the machines will possess the truth and be the providers for the remaining biological life forms.
CAPITULATION ~ 2010 See more at http://www.rsconnett.com
"MEMENTO MORI" 18" x 24" Acryl on wood panel ~ 2009 See more at http://www.rsconnett.com sold In the series of works called "UNDERWORLDS"
MICRONAUT 18" x 24" Acryl on wood panel ~ 2009 See more at http://www.rsconnett.com sold
"CREATURES of a LUMINESCENT OCEAN" 2010 - 24 x 24" Part of the "UNDERWORLDS" series. Original is a commissioned painting See more at http://www.rsconnett.com
"EVOLUTIONARIES" (Part #4 of the 'TRANSHUMANISUM' series) See more at http://www.rsconnett.com 10" X 10" (25.4 cm. X 25.4 cm)- 2008 SOLD In the future evolution will be taken from the hands of nature and we shall decide what we become.
"SPINAL TOTEM TATTOO" - Acrylic on canvas ~ Size: 12 X 24" (30.5 x 60.9 cm) - 2007 See more at http://www.rsconnett.com SOLD (commission) This is a commissioned tattoo painted to form along the spine of the collectors back. - I have never considered doing Tattoo design before. However, I had an excellent time designing this one, I would gladly take on another assignment. The nice thing is the person who commissions something like this gets a TATTOO and a PAINTING!
"CRUCIFIXION 001" ~ 14 x 18" ~ 2008 See more at http://www.rsconnett.com SOLD This one is part of the 'Epitaph' series of paintings. Sometimes I need to express the horror I feel as I watch our planet become a garbage dump. (For full text go here = http://www.vomitus.com/museum/NewVmmPages/crucifixion1_XL.html)
"GODS HALF BROTHER" - Acrylic on canvas, 12" x 16" - See more at http://www.rsconnett.com 2008 - SOLD I'm fascinated by structures in nature of decay and rejuvenation. Rebirth from a hibernation. The cycles of nature in the raw. I am fascinated by the way man strives to mimic nature in order to fulfill aspirations to become what we perceive as God. I am frustrated by our inability to express things of importance through our language. The possibilities of augmenting life so as to prolong it. The mixing of organic life created in Nature, and man's attempts to build similar structures in machine forms. This gives me hope, for I dread that death is nonexistence. I am enamored of our reinvention of science. I am at a loss at the realization that it is to late to avoid the coming cataclysms in nature. The death of the world as I have known it. These are some of the ideas that inspire the images I paint. This is a self portrait.
"EPITAPH" ~ 24 x 24" (61 x 61 cm.) ~ Acrylic on canvas - 2008 - SOLD We are NOW experiencing the biggest mass extinction the world has ever known*. We lose thousands of species each year. This is a fact linked directly to man. We are crowding everything off this planet as though we could exist alone. I'm talking about plants, animals, insects, reptiles … fungus, you name it. We will eventually be included in the list. … Think not? I believe that the human race will not go our in a blast, but in slow and painful agony. I feel bad for you who do not know what the world was like before we destroyed it. All I can do now is continue to paint and write. The only contribution to sanity that I have made to this planet is my art and my thoughts. I see little hope. However, you may disagree. After all, the first stage of the enlightenment of grim reality is denial. Some people, perhaps most, do not move beyond this stage. They will die still not believing that we all committed suicide.
"WAR MACHINE" Acrylic on Canvas ~ 12" x 16" - 2007 - SOLD See more at http://www.rsconnett.com This is a study for a character in a more ambitious project. A painting of a futuristic war. ( "THOUGHT WARS VI") - Though this particular character is machine, I plan on having a large cast of characters, including organic, bio-mech, fauna-flora and others. I Need funding for this BIG project. this painting could be yours - size would be 30" x 30" or larger - Estimate $8 -12K, depending on size ~ a HUGE and hugely detailed war painting! ~ contact me if interested. We can set up a commission - rsconnett@gmail.com
"BLUE MICROBIA" 18" x 18" ~ 2006 See more at http://www.rsconnett.com SOLD This is a painting of the tiny worlds that live beyond our sight. The worlds of the 'MICROBIA'. This is the first in a 3 painting set, the final being "CRUSTACEAPODS", MICROBIA III.
BUGGED 8" x 10" ~ 2010
"BLACK HEROIN" ~ 1995 ~ Acrylic on canvas, 48" x 48" See more at http://www.rsconnett.com SOLD This painting is a diary of what was going on in my life while I painted it, and actually seems to have fortold certain events. This was San Francisco, 1994. After a serious bicycle accident, I went from the initial prescription for pain medication to a full blown addiction in the course of 2 years. This painting foresaw what was to come. The painting now strikes me as a prophecy. After this painting, my studio and home burned to the ground. I did not paint again for almost 10 depressing years. (to read more, go here = http://vmaximus.deviantart.com/art/BLACK-HEROIN-10855012)
