There are many flavors of psychedelia, and one–I think–is thoughtlessness. In these videos, there’s not too much to contemplate, but I’d say each is a pleasure to watch. Though I can’t recall the source, a few simple words from an album review still stick with me years and years later, “Give your brain the night off.” This weekend I provide you with three samples of 3D animation to do just that.
Roman de Guili stages tiny universes which exist for miniscule periods of time on a glass plate, he then augments them and exposes the rich life within these spaces, invisible to the naked eye. 70 hours of shooting to create “an organic, non-generated character, establishing a truly reliable cosmos.” No color corrections, no composition, no CGI. Nothing but the breathtaking beauty which naturally emerges from the mixture of water, oil and color.
Irrintzina is a kind of basque festive yell, initially used by witches and shepherds.
By Jon Boutin.
Spectacular fractalic imagery with some kicking psytrance in this video to a track by Open Source.
Israeli singer Alma Zohar recently released two exceptionally beautiful psychedelic music clips from her children’s album “Pele” (Wonder). Filled with delicious indigenous imagery, these videos are just the right thing to show your psychedelic babies and kids, and if you have more suggestions for psychedelic videos for babies and children, please let us know, because there is a host of psychedelic parents searching for such materials for their kids.
(Link: Galia. Thanks!)
Each kinetic sculpture is a wooden machine designed to produce interesting patterns. The sculptures move solely by the controlled release of energy from a spring. No other motor, battery or power source is used.
Anyhow, every single piece of his art is a trip:
