A Journey out of a Fantasy



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It's a pleasure to have you here today.  Springtime in 2022 marked a turning point in my artistic journey.  It was then that I began to see the extraordinary hidden within the ordinary.  While reviewing photographs, I was struck by a series of peculiar images – glimpses of the unexpected woven into the fabric of the everyday.

Intrigued, curiosity became my compass.  I embarked on a process of exploration, delving deeper into these photographs, not through manipulation, but through a meticulous analysis of the existing details.  Slowly, clues began to emerge, whispering secrets waiting to be unveiled.  These whispers coalesced into a series of captivating discoveries – a world where one image nestled mysteriously within another.

Today, I invite you on a voyage of discovery.  I present to you this collection: a testament to the unseen wonders waiting to be found in the seemingly mundane.  As you explore these works, I pose a question:  What will you discover within the mysterious image?  Let your imagination be your guide, and allow yourselves to be swept away by the whispers hidden in plain sight.

These lines filled with mountains are like highways, with continuous flow and overlapping, majestic and majestic surroundings that resemble a city.

Looking at the details up close, the shape is beautiful and smooth, and the structure is rigorous and elegant.

Fueled by the enigmatic whispers within the original sketch, my pen danced across the canvas. The faint traces morphed into a fantastical landscape – strange buildings and crumbling ruins emerged, their weathered facades hinting at forgotten stories. Scattered pipes snaked across the scene, their purpose lost to time. Jagged rocks and teetering frames added a touch of chaos, while mysterious figures wandered the scene.  Above it all, unidentified objects defied gravity, soaring through the air.  The composition remained a work in progress, fragments of ideas waiting to be woven into a cohesive narrative.

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An Image of Ancient Ruins 1

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An Image of Ancient Ruins 2


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Image of Two Faces

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An Unidentified Flying Object

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Gorgon 


A beguiling pause in my creative process drew me to a peculiar phenomenon – enigmatic traces manifesting within the textures of the world around me. Were they whispers of reality or figments of my imagination?  These cryptic markings seemed to dance everywhere – in the wispy cirrus clouds, the furrowed lines on weathered earth, the damp splotches adorning ancient walls, the rugged contours of mountains. Even the most mundane surfaces – floor tiles, bath towels, carpets, even blank sheets of paper – bore these captivating inscriptions.

Consumed by an insatiable curiosity, I embarked on a fervent quest to capture these traces and unlock the secrets they held. The pursuit was a thrilling dance between tension and excitement, constantly pushing the boundaries of my imagination. With each brushstroke, I felt as if I were peeling back the layers of reality, embarking on a magical journey into the unknown. Guided by the whispers of my subconscious, a portal to another world began to reveal itself.

The existence of parallel dimensions is no longer a matter of idle speculation to me. These mysterious traces, like breadcrumbs on a hidden path, seem to beckon me towards realities unseen.

A Hidden Kingdom up in the Air


No known display screen rivals the vast canvas of the sky. Each day, I find myself captivated by the ever-shifting spectacle above, transforming my camera into a tool to capture its fleeting beauty.  These ethereal formations morph into mountains, seascapes, creatures, and even human figures – a mesmerizing dance between reality and the fantastical. Their impermanence adds to their allure; the cloud's artistry outpaces even the most agile imagination.

The most perplexing aspect lies in their celestial choreography. The cloud formations seem to echo the sun's daily passage and subtly adapt with the changing seasons. As if mirroring some unseen realm, they hint at a world beyond our own.  The nearly thousand photographs I've amassed over time feel like fragments of a grand narrative, a story begging to be woven into a cohesive tapestry – perhaps a book – to share this celestial wonder with the world.

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The Air Fortress 

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The Nemean Lion 

two-headed goddess    

Asgard

UFO


The Pantheon

The Clues are Almost Everywhere

Brick    Original Picture 


Valkyrie

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The Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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The Nightmare

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The Mayan Patterns

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An Invisible World from the Paper

Upon the pristine expanse of rice paper, I surrendered to the enigmatic traces swirling before my inner eye. Brush in hand, I traced their path, and to my astonishment, a vast landscape emerged, an echo of ancient Chinese masters. Majestic mountains dominated the scene, their peaks adorned with a menagerie of animal heads and human visages. Winding paths snaked their way through the valleys, leading to structures hinting at hidden settlements. The painting resonated with the timeless spirit of its predecessors, yet imbued with a fantastical element that transcended the boundaries of the real.

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Zoom-out View

The Arts from Mars

Fuelled by the echoes of these enigmatic images, my artistic eye began to perceive hidden traces woven throughout the fabric of existence. Curiosity, the artist's most potent elixir, propelled me to delve deeper.  I turned my gaze to the distant red expanse of Mars, scouring the internet's vast repositories – Google and YouTube – for photographic evidence. To my astonishment, the same veiled patterns seemed to whisper from the Martian landscape. Driven by this revelation, I embarked on a meticulous sorting process, unearthing a startling number of images mirroring the same cryptic codes.  Perhaps, I dared to think, these were whispers of a universal language, a hidden script connecting all things. Yet, I am acutely aware that this is a fantastical voyage, an artist's odyssey fueled by the thrill of discovery and the power of creation.

(The original pictures are open-source internet pictures.)

The Goddess of War - vilas on mars

The small picture from lower-left corner is the original.

The Goddess of War - Nerio


Knight's Castle on Mars

The small picture from lower-left corner is the original.

A Martian City - Part 1

The small picture from lower-left corner is the original.


A Martian City - Part 2

The small picture from lower-left corner is the original.

Mother Nature is the Greatest Artist

Nature unveils its magic in unexpected ways.  These enigmatic traces, once glimpsed only in the hushed reverence of sacred mountains and breathtaking vistas, have begun to reveal themselves everywhere – in the sculpted majesty of karst landscapes, the quietude of rural fields, even within the swirling tapestry of dreams. The lines blur between the tangible world and the whispers of the unseen.
(The original pictures are open-source internet pictures.)

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Mount Kailash in Tibet - Part 1 

Patterns on the side of the mountain 

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Mount Kailash in Tibet - Part 2

Patterns on the side of the mountain 

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Baidi Mountain Karst in Guangxi, China 

Patterns on all of the rocks 

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Mount Shasta, USA


Patterns on the side of the mountain

Postscript:

From the celestial dance of lions and pathways in the clouds, to the hauntingly beautiful echoes of Mars in formless color, these are all whispers from my subconscious, phantoms beckoning me to create.  This, I believe, is the essence of artistic creation – to breathe life into the unseen, to embark on a fantastical journey fueled by the whispers of the imagination.

But what about you, the observer?  Do these glimpses into my artistic wellspring spark a similar fire within you?  Do you find phantoms dancing in the everyday, waiting to be captured and transformed?  Let the dialogue begin.