“Tyrant in the High Castle” and “My Brother of Steel” by Devin Hurd

Devin Hurd is an Undergraduate Student and prospective Engineer at the University of Michigan. Over the course of his artistic journey he has explored various different media and styles for his artworks in the effort to grow his artistic capabilities as well as do justice to the topics which he is exploring. Working with themes such as socio-economic class division, dangers of political radicalism, and media presentation of femininity, he has worked with such topics throughout his experiences with the International Baccalaureate Program.Taking a keen interest in representing such topics through a lens of fantasy worlds to provide greater introspection and new perspectives on them. 

Artist Statement: Tyrant in the High Castle and My Brother of Steel are visual depictions of two characters featured in a nearly three year long private collaborative fantasy story project and Dungeons and Dragons game known as The Song of Salvation. The two characters depicted are Robotic Warforged Soldiers by the names "General Calamity" and "Commander Storm" who are polar opposites personality wise, but have been forced into collaborating with one another due to mutual circumstances.