My art critic colleague saw this picture and said the following to me: “He looks angry.”

“You don’t understand,” I replied sophisticatedly. “This drawing symbolizes the basis of life.”

This image employs the rule of thirds well, but with a twist. Look at Spoilero’s eyebrows. Look at them harder. They form two sides of a triagonal shape. The rule of thirds states that triagonals have three sides, though in this picture, the third side is invisible, implied. But why is it visually missing? 

It is missing so the two remaining sides form the symbol of a chalice. The chalice of life. The holy grail. 

Appropriate, as Spoilero is our lord and savior. 

Now, not only is the symbol itself important; its location is as well. Note how the Grail is directly in front of his forehead. Specifically, it’s in front of his brain. This image does an effective job of making the connection between life and thought, vitality and mind. The two must go together. In this picture, intelligence “backs up” life, as it does in reality—we can consider the brain having the reins on life, like the relationship between a trainer and a sled dog. With this happy marriage between the gift of life and the gift of a greater mind, young Spoilero gazes towards the future. Where will he go? This is all up to the viewer’s imagination.