Surreal painting of a humanoid aquatic hybrid with a fish-like torso, a horned head, and fin-like arms, depicted in earthy colors with textured backgrounds.

Aquatic Spawn
2004
Oil and resin on canvas

43.70 × 33.86 in (111 × 86 cm)

Status: Private Collection

Collection: Yctyogenesis

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Aquatic Spawn presents a being caught in the instant of emergence—a creature stepping out of its gestational shell and into an uncertain world. Its body appears formed from layered segments, translucent membranes, and protective ridges, suggesting a species that develops in stages, each one shedding the last. Unlike other members of Yctyogenesis, this organism carries the vulnerability of something newly born: skin still soft, fins not yet hardened, and sensory structures still adapting to their environment.

Rather than depicting transformation, Aquatic Spawn emphasizes origin, birth, and the fragile threshold between potential and survival. Every detail—ribbed textures, embryonic folds, luminous eyes—evokes a biology engineered to endure but not yet fully awakened. It is the genesis of a lineage, the spark from which future adaptations will arise.