Harmonic Ascension

14”x17”

Colored Pencils, Markers, and Pens on Bristol Smooth Paper

“Harmonic Ascension” is the latest piece and latest music and anatomy mixture by Patrick Joseph Joven. 

This piece is another piece with hidden easter eggs of certain objects that represent certain things. One example would be the combination of the electric keyboard and the bass drum of the drum set creating a set of headphones. Another example would be the use of Greek mythological figure, Atlas, at the base of the head to represent the atlas bone, or first cervical vertebrae, which supports the skull and allows for movements such as nodding and rotating. The last example that will be given in the description would be the use of “claves,” a percussion musical instrument, used in place of the clavicle bone. 

Interested in learning more about the symbolism? Please feel free to contact the artist.