Violent Cunning / The Illusion of Entropy

This is the last illustration of "The Illusion of Entropy" series and is inspired by the ancient Roman civilization. I can therefore say that this piece is particularly familiar as I am Italian. The whole image concerns the constant that has always accompanied humanity from the beginning, that is the love of money and corruption linked to violence. This character expresses the power of the highest authorities expressed by the red tunic and the book, which represents culture and knowledge, and also represent the violence expressed by the body of a robotic warrior mixed with a human body formed only by the muscular layer. This union between philosopher and warrior is the perfect mix to reach the ultimate goal that justifies most of the inhuman acts carried out over the millennia, namely money and power. The head is a skull, a symbol of death and has a gladiator helmet, ready to get dirty with blood, while in place of the brain there are gold coins, symbolizing that money is the only purpose of certain individuals with power. The whole scene is centered on the use of the red color to symbolize the presence of blood and therefore violence. Then, the chest is covered with holograms and futuristic signs and this represents both the corrupt heart of the same entity and the fact that that presence is part of a vast and complex code. This is a symbol of hope because that code can be understood and improved, changed or simply there is the possibility that the same individual will self-program for a systemic upgrade so that he can understand and open his eyes.