Vladimir Kush has been one of my favorite artists for a few years now, and this painting always stood out in my mind. Nero was a Roman emporer who is said to have played violin while he watched his city burn. This moment is a parallel to Crake, who destroyed his world and everyone in it in order to bring out a new one full of his creations. This painting shows Nero emerging from the trunk of a tree, peeling apart the bark like a curtain. This reminds me of how Crake, who is of nature, being a natural born human, seeks to emerge from nature and leave it behind. The figure wears a toga, indicating his identity, and a full-face white mask. This reminds me of Crake's seeming lack of human emotion.
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