DARK FOREST
Jakub Javora’s surreal Dark Forest scene, with its glowing doorway contrasting with the natural scene, perfectly sums up the artist’s eclectic and eccentric interests. “I’m mostly inspired by weird phenomena like chaos theory, sexual selection and various religious practices,” explains the Canadian concept artist, who works for creative studio, Volta.
The haunting Dark Forest started out as an experiment in composition, camera angles and lighting, and took just four days to complete.
Unusually for Jakub, this scene was a pure 3D composition with no 2D techniques involved. “Some people are using the same tools and workflow without changing,” he says. “I am always trying to do something extra to keep my creative spirit going and enjoy the work. My philosophy is: let these Turing machines do what they do best – compute, because you have to do the important stuff: win the war,” he explains.