psychedelic

Speaking in the subjunctive, if I were an active user of psychedelics, this dazzling amalgam of lights, lines, forms, and patterns might encourage me to travel "the length of the light." ( from a Dan Fogelberg song). Superior abstract work.

Is there anything you won't do to get a good picture? As I've often said, I don't care how you get me there as long as you do. Superior work with your usual imaginative flair.

Hi Supriyo,

 

if one could get away with describing images in one word, 'wow' would come to mind here. Some would do away with this image as a visual trick, I consider it an amazing abstract in a most pure style, using symmetry and perspective (as well as light, dark and shapes) in a very effective way. Kind regards, Vincent

Thanks Michael. Your comments are always so imaginative. This is a great example for viewers to use their imagination, although its probably just a bit too obvious.

Jack, thank you very much for your comment. Highly appreciated.

Vincent, thank you for your thoughtful comment. I always felt that the best abstracts are the ones which contain tantalizing clues about what they are, and yet intangible just a little bit to take them beyond the realism realm. I don't think, this work is entirely successful in reaching that goal, since its probably easy to figure out that it has been inverted. However, this exercise was meant to be an experiment towards viewers' perception, how a simple rotation can make a familiar scene unfamiliar. I remembered Da Vinci's mirror writing, how a simple transformation makes a familiar script unintelligible. Also interesting would be to composite the above image with other images to introduce familiar references, like a human figure upside down. Combining an unfamiliar or contradicting scene with familiar reference points can transform the abstract into surreal.