The complete artwork created for use in the Converge "Hum Of Hurt" album. 

The structure is based on a 14 line harmonic armature, which is how many old master painters worked to structure art. I made one and it is still faintly there, but I pushed to the background of the piece as it progressed.

The figures represent the 5 elements, or "Pancha Bhuta", Prithvi (Sanskrit: पृथ्वी:, Earth), Ap (Sanskrit: आपः, Water), Agni (Sanskrit: अग्नि, Fire), Vayu (Sanskrit: वायु:, Air), Akasha (Sanskrit: आकाश, Aether). I present them in a scene of chaos, as the world around us reflects that state. Each figure is beautiful and violent at once-the visual companion to the spike of the seismic event on the cover. I used paint, ink, photocopy, human hair, branches, debris, to create the depth. 

"Hum of Hurt: Five Elements" is available in 4 sizes.