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Recognizing patterns and describing them can be quite difficult. This is especially true for artists of all kinds. During the Impressionist Era, artists were influenced by patterns, in particular to motion and flow, that posed artistic challenges. These expressions were visualized through swirls, brush strokes, and blending of colors, which unfortunately often missed the true grandeur of nature’s genius.
In the 19th century, mathematicians were also perplexed by these same concepts of fluidity and chaotic changes that would soon have them discover such theories on luminescence and the science behind turbulence: atomic vibrations. Before these discoveries, however, the now famous Van Gogh could be claimed as a mad scientist himself with his rare exception in the art realm to visually depict the natural flowing states of nature. In his young life and short painting career, it has been insinuated that Van Gogh’s psychotic agitations and intense suffering of mind were potentially the cause and reasoning for his innovative techniques; that such methods allowed him to break through a painter’s 2D limitations. Perhaps his exceptional mind and ingenuity permitted him to go beyond normal reality and brain function to integrate his brush strokes with painted light, ultimately bringing luminescence to the canvas. |
I love the concept of turbulence because it strongly relates to fields of quantum physics, spirituality, sacred geometry, and particularly the mathematics and science behind vortexes, which I believe like other “mad scientists” is the basic foundation of our reality.
Now that I understand a little more about Van Gogh, it definitely has me feeling like Alice going down the rabbit hole. Personally, I wonder how my own madness and inner turbulence will bring about my own creativity. Due to my strong visual imagination, I often design theories on the body and mind that surpass current mainstream beliefs. Over the past few years, I have experienced my own semi-insanity through a chaotic, turbulent mind and body that have left me in isolation and darkness. Now coming back into the light, I am left wondering the meaning behind all the suffering. I can take inspiration from Van Gogh to use my shadowed and cloudy journey to create my own masterpiece. Although I am not a painter, I hope to create a screenplay narrating my labyrinth of adversity and torment, the ultimate moving picture of FILM This also applies to any person who dares to question themselves and/or society by going within to find their hidden master storyteller creator. |