Remedios Varo – Surreal Goddess of Psychedelic Art

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Remedios Varo was a Spanish-Mexican Surrealist painter who believed that randomness and darkness ruled the world. Her art attempts to represent the internal state of the soul externally.

Ephemereal and unusual, Varo’s work resembles the world of dreams, and oddly their similarity to waking life.

Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; united with it, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of marvels. – Francisco de Goya.

Varo was good friends with fellow Surrealist Leonora Carrington, and also went to school at San Fernando Fine Arts Academy in Madrid, Salvador Dali’s alma mater.

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Remedios Varo – Surreal Goddess of Psychedelic Art Gallery

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Remedios Varo – Paintings

Merging Views of Paint and Sculpture, Giant Robot Art Gallery

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Third Monk is happy to bring you images from Merging Views, the first 2014 exhibition at Giant Robot’s art gallery.

Merging Views featured the art work of great artists from Los Angeles and beyond. From 40 clay sculptures by children’s book artist, Godeleine de Rosamel; silk screener hero Dan McCarthy, who captures Cape Cod, life long ago and worlds beyond, to painters which range in styles.

Wayne Johnson uses oils in a time tested technique that echoes both contemporary and historical works. Kwanchai Moriya works faster and creates pieces based on sci-fi and the fantastic, yet at times captures his local environment.

Stasia Burrington mixes an illustration style often using watercolors. Dan-ah Kim works with whimsical and contemplative images, often using only a handful of colors, her distinctive work remains complex despite it’s perceived simplicity.

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In your art journey, are there any physical objects that have inspired you? 

Actually right now I’m really digging this little postcard that a friend bought me recently. It’s the cover of some obscure old sci-fi novel called, “The Gods Hate Kansas,” and it’s perfect. It has all my favorite things in one painting: guy in space suit with laser gun, space ship, giant beast with glowing eyes, ridiculous title, and the color blue.

As far as artists that are important to me as a painter, I’m inspired by the likes of J.C. Leyendecker, Andrew Wyeth, N.C. Wyeth, John Singer Sargent, and Bernie Fuchs, among others. As far as contemporary artists, I really like Sachin Teng and Charlie Immer. – Kwanchai Moriya, Giant Robot Interview

Dan McCarthy

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Stasia Burrington

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You have other endeavors along with your fine art. Can you talk about what you do there, and how that intertwines with your work?

I’m a full-time freelance illustrator/artist, which is amazing. I’m currently working on illustrating a how-to bondage guide-book, and recent projects have included tattoo designs, wedding invitations, and an original-art deck of cards. Each project has different challenges and are especially great when they require lots of research.

I idolize and am most inspired by the work of other artists, mostly painters: I’ve had lasting infatuations with many classic artists: Mucha, Klimt, Rodin, Schiele, Hokusai – and contemporary: Kiki Smith, Sam Weber, Jillian Tamaki, Yuko Shimizu and James Jean. – Stasia Burrington, Giant Robot Interview

Wayne Johnson

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Dan-ah Kim

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In your art journey, are there any physical objects that have inspired you?

Books! I love finding old books with worn pages to paint on, or ones with faded illustrations and handwritten notes. I always have a stack of reference books near me when I work. About gardening, weaponry, maps, or inspiring artists (Kiki Smith, Louise Bourgeois, Joseph Cornell, Yayoi Kusama, Henry Darger are some favorites). Trees and weapons are some of my favorite things to draw. – Dan-ah Kim, Giant Robot Interview

Godeleine de Rosamel

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What have been the biggest obstacles in your art career development and how did you get through them?
The biggest obstacles on my career development i think, have been a total lack of talent in self-promotion and lack of related shmoozing skills. I’m pretty shy. I’m still working on this. I probably will still be working on it for many years. – Godeleine de Rosamel, Giant Robot Interview

Merging Views will be open through January 29, 2014 at Giant Robot 2 in Los Angeles.

For more information about Giant Robot, Merging Views, the artists or anything else, please contact GR Editor Eric Nakamura.

Enchanting Photos of Mushrooms in Their Element (Photo Gallery)

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Mushrooms have a variety of uses, as many of you may already be aware of.

However, despite your preferred use or favorite strain, we can all agree on the intrinsic beauty, of the mushroom.

Bon appétit!

Enchanting Photos of Mushrooms in Their Element

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Walk in the woods~ by Red~Star, via Flickr

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Protected from the grown ups (explored) by Outburner, on Flickr

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~This to me looks like ART ~ by Nina Matthews Photography, on Flickr

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Texture/Background 18 by ~Brenda-Starr~, on Flickr

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Mushroom Mountain by JamieLeeBaker, on Flickr

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November by orestART, on Flickr

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urban sprawl by Vik Nanda, on Flickr

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Shroom by Jesse Kruger, on Flickr

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Mushrooms by Gattou/Back to work 🙁, on Flickr

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But I just can’t help it if I’m such a Fungi ~ by turtlemom4bacon, on Flickr

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0001 Criança by orxeira, on Flickr

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Morning after the rain by Joel Olives, on Flickr

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Lonesome forester by sumo4fun, on Flickr

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Sortie de cône by didier.bier, on Flickr

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Legendary Mushroom by aginorz, on Flickr

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Amanita by Ernst Vikne, on Flickr

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Psilocybe Cubensis Thai by Dr. Brainfish, on Flickr

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Mushroom? by Oslo In The Summertime, on Flickr

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Mouse’s View by Randy Son Of Robert, on Flickr

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Elements by hapal, on Flickr

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Wearing the hat sideways by Ernst Vikne, on Flickr

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the planet of the mushrooms by anathea, on Flickr

Why does fungus come in small groups? Because there isn’t Mushroom… I’m sorry that was in Spore taste…

> Enchanting Photos | Light Stalking

Phenakistoscope – The Psychedelic Birth of Animation, Art Gallery

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Nearly 155 years before CompuServe debuted the first animated gif in 1987, Belgian physicist Joseph Plateau unveiled an invention called the Phenakistoscope, a device that is largely considered to be the first mechanism for true animation.

The simple gadget relied on the persistence of vision principle to display the illusion of images in motion.

The phenakistoscope used a spinning disc attached vertically to a handle. Arrayed around the disc’s center were a series of drawings showing phases of the animation, and cut through it were a series of equally spaced radial slits.

The user would spin the disc and look through the moving slits at the disc’s reflection in a mirror. The scanning of the slits across the reflected images kept them from simply blurring together, so that the user would see a rapid succession of images that appeared to be a single moving picture. – Juxtapoz

So what kinds of things did people want to see animated as they peered into these curious motion devices? Lions eating people. Women morphing into witches. And some other pretty wild and psychedelic imagery, not unlike animated gifs today. 

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155 Years Before the First Animated Gif, Joseph Plateau’s Phenakistoscope | Colossal

Best Psychedelic Videos to Watch While Tripping (Video)

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The psychedelic experience can be a magical one with the right environment. However, an unsettling environment can be equally detrimental. Make sure that when you take your psychedelic trip that you are surrounded by loving energy.

The videos below may increase your experience since they are highly artistic visual creations accompanied by appropriate musical scores. That said, if you get a bad feeling from any of them, just stop watching and watch something you do enjoy. Environment is key, and I don’t want anyone to have a bad trip.

If you aren’t tripping, don’t worry! These videos are pretty awesome regardless. Just remember to watch in High definition.

You can find more psychedelic videos here, here, and here.

Let us know in the comments which other videos you like to watch when you’re tripping.

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Best Psychedelic Videos to Watch While Tripping

‘Aves del Valle,’ by Armadillo: Animated Music Video from Colombia

Armadillo is a band that sprouted out of a creative coincidence in Valledupar, Colombia (the land of Vallenato). Mauricio Álvarez (Cero39) and Diego Maldonado (DeJuepuchas & La MiniTK del Miedo), met up with a bunch of local musicians in that town and started a jam session. The result, an album with 9 tracks, a musical journey through the sounds and timbres of vallenato, mixed with electronic and IDM beats and sequences.

The video centers around symbols and elements inherent to the culture and imaginarium of the Valle de Upar (later called Valledupar). Animals, colors and textures appear throughout the video undergoing change and evolve, as life does. ‘It’s a metaphor about culture in life’ says RAMA, it’s creator. More about Armadillo here. – Boing Boing

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Birdy Nam Nam The Parachute Ending

Ayahuasca DMT: Drug Trip Sequence

A clip from the movie Renegade (aka Blueberry) in which the main character drinks Ayahuasca which contains dimethyltryptamine, and has a mind blowing trip.

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Blockhead – The Music Scene

From Blockhead’s album ‘The Music Scene’ – released 18 January 2010 on Ninja Tune.

HIGH MIX – This is some trippy shit

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Gong – How To Stay Alive

From the new Gong album 2032 – You can buy the CD (with lyrics booklet) from http://www.planetgong.co.uk A wonderful manga animation of Daevid Allen’s drawings by ace Japanese team Mood Magic, who also made System 7’s Hinotori.

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Mellow – Shinda Shima (1999)

From 1999 and the album “Another Mellow Winter.”

the bird and the bee – Polite Dance Song

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Psychedelic Audio Visualizers (Video)

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Audio visualizers generate animated imagery based on the sound and frequency of a piece of music. They can be an interesting addition to any bag of shrooms, as the synched music and visuals can lead one deeper down the rabbit’s hole.

People may enjoy watching these videos without the music on, but either way make sure to watch in High-definition.

After your trip, comment below on what other videos you enjoy watching on psychedelics.

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Particle Tests – 3D Audio Visualizer

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Dran – The French Banksy, Art Gallery

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French street artist Dran uses his artistic talent to criticize society, and it’s conditioned conventions. Typically ironic in approach, his similarities to English graffiti artist Banksy have earned him the nickname, “the French Banksy”. 

Dran’s social criticisms are varied in scope, and although many of his works are naturally playful, they manage to retain their intended message.

Finally, I would be remiss if I did not mention Dran’s site, it has a lot of cool interactions built in (don’t click on the spider!).

 Dran – The French Banksy Art Gallery

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Artist Creates Psychedelic Scenes in Art Studio Without Photoshop (Photo Gallery)

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Korean artist Jee Young Lee’s beautiful dreamscapes are living proof that you don’t need Photoshop or even a large studio space to create  psychedelic imagery.

She creates all of these scenes by hand in a room that is only 3.6 x 4.1 x 2.4 meters and then inserts herself into the pictures. Some of these self portraits represent her own experiences, dreams and memories, while others represent traditional Korean folk tales and legends.

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Trippy Ceramic Sculptures by Johnson Tsang (Photo Gallery)

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Johnson Tsang is an amazingly talented sculptor. Combining realism and the surreal, Tsang’s work is a trip.

Enjoy detailed shots of the work process below, including photos of finished works.

Pictures are taken from Tsang’s website, which is highly recommended.

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Small project with great fun!

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I’ve been quite occupied by the preparation works of my solo show lately. This project is like an entertainment for me. – Johnson Tsang

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Who Did It?

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The Making of “Conversion” 2004

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Although killing takes place every day, we know that somewhere in this world, there are people who are extending a helping hand to others, working hard to save lives. I believe that violence, hatred, arrogance and fear will finally be converted into the positive energy of love, peace, eternity and compassion. The evil spirit will be enlightened, and the world’s fate will then be totally changed. This work is dedicated to those who strive for peace. – Johnson Tsang

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> Incredible Ceramic Sculptures | Juxtapoz Magazine

Bo Saris – The Addict, Psychedelic Soul (KJ Song Rec)

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Bo Saris lists Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Curtis Mayfield, Prince, and Michael Jackson as his primary influences. The sound of “The Addict” is rooted in the past, but it’s pulled off with such skill and genuine emotion that the psychedelic visual effects match perfectly with Saris’ approach to the musical landscape.

“Watch out for the addict; he’s always trying to bring you down, down, down,” cautions Bo Saris in his silky, soulful voice, delivering a message that’s grave, yet chillingly beautiful.

The London-based, Dutch vocalist has been quietly releasing music for a decade and, thanks to a new deal with Decca Universal in the United Kingdom, “The Addict” is his ticket to a new, overseas audience. That’s fortunate, as the song is a welcome revelation. – Billboard

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Bo Saris – She’s On Fire

A precious love that is lifting me higher
But I don’t even know her name

Oohh She’s On Fire,
She’s every man’s dream and my desire

Bo Saris – She’s On Fire (Acoustic, Mahogany Session)


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LSD ABC, Psychedelic Alphabet Animation (Video)

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LSD ABC is a short animated film of an unusual alphabet where they explore “different worlds and characters as different as they are crazy.”

The animation combines a dose of LSD with an alphabetic journey, walking us through each letter one by one. Unlike Sesame Street, this trip takes on psychedelic subject matter fitting only for those who’ve looked outside the boundaries of normal experience.

Directed by: LSD ABC (A collaboration between French designer/animators Laura Sicouri and Kadavre Exquis)

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