Went All Splody, 2026, mixed media, 20 x 26 in. / 50.8 x 66.04 cm.

Went All Splody, Gerrit van Ommering, 2026, mixed media, 20 x 26 in. / 50.8 x 66.04 cm.

Experimenting with a photo of a pumpkin, I tried to exploit the radial patterns on its skin. Exaggerating those, shifting colors, and increasing contrast produced something unexpected: an explosion that almost resembles a human heart. A little grotesque, perhaps, but intriguing enough to keep.