“High IQ” (Glow-in-the-Dark Painting)

Size

Mini (up to 6in.)

Title: “High IQ” (Glow-in-the-Dark Creation) This bold, surreal painting draws inspiration from classic ’90s animation styles, reimagining a retro cartoon lab scene with a psychedelic twist. In the center, a short, genius-like boy with a shock of orange hair and a white lab coat (clearly a parody of a well-known character) lounges at a high-tech lab bench cluttered with glowing beakers and bubbling green liquids. Next to him, his excitable, pink-clad sister reclines on a spinning lab chair, a cheeky grin on her face, exhaling a neon-hued cloud. Opposite them stands a tall, bespectacled rival character, wearing a too-tight turtleneck and smug expression, holding a beaker filled with smoke instead of chemicals. They’re surrounded by whirring machines and test tubes, but instead of science happening… it’s chill vibes and hazy colors filling the space. The color palette is vibrant during the day — electric greens, purples, and hot pinks dominate — but under blacklight or in the dark, the painting comes alive. Fluorescent paint causes the smoke to glow in swirling patterns, the lab’s lights to flicker, and the characters’ eyes to shimmer with a mischievous glow. It’s both a parody and a tribute — a stoner sci-fi fantasy that merges childhood nostalgia with adult humor, perfect for a wall that needs to start a conversation.