The Growing Noise.

A figure is curled up, in a moment of raw intensity, holding its head as if to contain something immense and relentless. His skin glows a yellow-green, contrasting sharply with the bright red background, a vibrant color like alarm, rage, and urgency.

But it's the hair that dominates the scene; no longer strands, but thick purple, tentacle-like forms twisting in every direction. These surreal extensions twist and coil like living thoughts, like psychic vines escaping from the skull.

This work is a portrait of psychological upheaval, that moment when the thought becomes too strong to bear. The tentacle-like hair symbolizes intrusive thoughts, emotional entanglement, or how anxiety can manifest physically, vivid and uncontrollable.

Digital artwork, from Tales of Surrealism collection, fully made on Ipad in October 2025 by Kaen.