Inspiration

Love this style. Alex Alvarez is a badass.

Some light reading

Ordered some books today:

The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell - Aldous Huxley
Island - Aldous Huxley
The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge - Carlos Castaneda
Separate Reality - Carlos Castaneda
Journey to Ixtlan - Carlos Castaneda
Tales of Power - Carlos Castaneda



Hope they get here soon.

Sketching

I've started to focus in more on what I want my storyline to revolve around.

The Mind at Large. It's an idea that says that the human mind is capable of perceiving everything going on in the universe at any given time, but that we block most of it out because it isn't useful towards survival. It 's often described in a manner similar to a faucet through which only information pertinent to us leaks through. What if it was turned on full blast? The amount of information pouring in would be overwhelming, destructive even. This image of a faucet of perception opening and closing is what I have been playing around with for the past couple days.

Sketches coming soon.

The Doors of Perception

The last couple sessions in the studio have been a mix of reading and tinkering.

Aldous Huxley and Ubuntu respectively.

I have been focusing on reading as many psychedelic experience accounts as I can, they seem to have a very direct link to the kind of transition I want to recount in my animation. They are quick to read and straight to the point, dealing with people who feel as though they came close to a full dissolution of ego, but retreated. The reasons differ, but the feelings and thoughts leading up to the retreat are almost always the same. Experiencing reality without the distractions (or comforts) of linguistic definitions, or spatial and temporal relationships is overwhelming. Many say the beauty of even (and especially) the most ordinary of objects is too radiant to bare. Huxley's writings are particularly interesting for the removed, almost scientific way in which he approaches these experiences that are described as spiritual by most. He gives you what he sees as well as how he feels, but never gets lost in the experience.

Look up "Mind at Large", interesting stuff.

first post

Sitting in the studio, no one really around (except for a bunch of desktops).

Anyone know which linux distro is best for running Dr. Queue? I dont. Might be in a little over my head building this render farm right now, but doesn't really need to be done anytime soon.

Bored. Need chair. Desk would be nice too.