Vasarely created “startlingly precise, often hallucinatory images producing a kind of optical vibration on the surface.”
His paintings exploit “illusion as a function of sensory response”—the work operates directly on perception through systematic manipulation of colour and geometry.
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According to Jesus Rafael Soto, “The immaterial is the sensory reality of the universe. Art is the sensory knowledge of the immaterial.” His mechanism: superimposed hatched surfaces producing perceptual dissolution where solid elements appear to dematerialise.
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As one of my favourite artists, I wanted to cover this analysis early in my MA to act as an ambitious ‘north star’—not as something to replicate, but to inspire.
(more…)A summary of traditional yogic techniques for altering perception/consciousness and their modern scientific equivalents.
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An installation idea examining how yantras encode specific mechanisms for altering visual perception — using controlled light environments to test in three-dimensional space.
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Exploring how contemporary artists transformed yantras from ritual diagrams into modern visual languages while retaining their perceptual power.
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While reviewing my highlights from Frieze, I noticed there were some clear themes that connected to the perceptual alteration research I’ve been doing.
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Artwork from Frieze that inspired me, grouped by recurring core themes that I was drawn to.
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This post explores six perceptual phenomena that illuminate how we see, perceive time, and experience awareness — both in daily life and in meditation.
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Neuroscientist Anil Seth presents how the self is not what it seems — it’s a controlled hallucination created by the brain, just like our perception of the external world.
His video reminded me of some illustrations I’d previously seen on Swami J’s yoga & meditation website, and there are some striking parallels.