An AI-assisted piece by Duncan Rawlinson, this artwork combines contemporary image-making with artificial intelligence and has the look of a detailed gouache painting. A black volcanic cone rises from a dark blue bay, with a thin line of lava on its slope and smoke drifting into pink-edged clouds. A crescent moon and scattered four-point stars sit in a black sky, and a band of pink light runs along the far shore. In the foreground, a thick ring of red, coral, white and cobalt flowers is dotted with tiny points of light and set among tree ferns, palms and twisting red-limbed trees. A dark mound in the middle sends orange lava down into a teal pool, and on the left a serpent made of red flowers curls along the water’s edge. The square composition reads in clear bands from flowers to water to volcano to sky, and the saturated red, pink and teal stand out against deep blue and black. This tropical night scene is imaginary and not a real place, and it suits large prints, posters, book covers and editorial licensing.
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