Self initiated project inspiration

For this project i chose to work on the human evolution. I find it interesting to know where humanity comes from and from where it began. What i aim to point out with this particular project is not only the past of humanity but where are we 'going'? What happens then?
Having in mind the familiar to everyone "human evolution' image where an ape becomes a man, i will try and take it from there on to the future.

My idea is to make an A1 poster showing the human evolution. Since life is a circle, i would like to work on that kind of shapes. I really want to also work on making my own mandala (circle) since it represents the world, 'cosmos' symbolically or metaphysically and it's considered to be a microcosm of the universe from the human perspective.

My main inspiration is the work of M.C Escher.  Mandalas represent 'cosmos' which means '' a harmonious system' and originates from the greek word kosmos that means world. Cosmos is the oposite concept of chaos. Escher's work in my opinion represents chaos in a harmonious way which is exactly what i want my final piece to look like. A 'harmonious chaos' that represents the human evolution. i want it to be harmonious to make contrast with the chaos that exist today in the world.




Some of the work of M.C Escher.

Smaller and smaller.



Sky and Water.
Fish become birds.



Encounter.
The pessimist(black figure) meets the optimist( white) and shake hands.