Elikozōe 崴峲小僧の廆

单行道 [One Way Street] · 1043 days ago by Éric

觀我生進退
Contemplation of my life decides the choice between advance and retreat.

Les Antipodes · 1145 days ago by Éric

Hop, site at rest. T’was high time for real vacations, and what’s best to escape a monotonous rut than to fly away for another world?

New window on other peoples, other landscapes… This time in winter, and to the West.
Nothing unknown here, but challenges are others.

For the plane: for the nonce, some melancholic and mesmerizing music, rhymes with the beauty of simplicity of Maurane ‘s new album in my ears.

The Antipodes

(my translation, full original lyrics are on Maurane’s website, section «Discographie»)

The Antipodes
To go to the other side of the world
As one changes songs on a iPod
To change one’s life in a few seconds
To change one’s life in a few seconds…

Time to go now…

Il dolce suono · 1212 days ago by Éric

Il dolce suono
Mi colpì di sua voce !

With these words, following the flute introduction, begins the arioso of the madness scene of Lucia di Lammermoor.

La surface des choses · 1245 days ago by Éric

This picture recently once more reworked illustrates perfectly the maze of creation (mine at least).

To continue on the subject, I encourage you, fearless reader, to read this text .

Otherwise, you will perhaps find some solace in watching this small animation (graced by Enya’s Water Shows the Hidden Heart)…

Amarantha (Nataraja) · 1320 days ago by Éric

Some thoughts that have been on my mind since I have done this picture.
It is funny how it seems to solidify many different concepts at once, and how they all come together to bring a new light on them…

Inspirations · 1430 days ago by Éric

In the free-flowing world of Internet, sources of ideas may be elusive.

Here you will find some of those I have identified (to be expanded)...

Graphic Arts

• Furiae, website of a brilliant artist, Linda Bergkvist
• GoodBrush, website of Craig Mullins, an acclaimed CG artist, whose mastery of light is stuning in its simplicity.
• Oyonale, and the Book of Beginnings, website of Gilles Tran, each 3D render of whom is an enticement into rêverie...

Literature

As an avid reader, the list below is far from complete, but here are some of the authors that I found most compelling, visionary and inspirational

• Zhuang Zi, Lao Zi
• Philip K. Dick
• Carlos Castenada
• Jane Roberts, a pioneer, a poet and visionary
• Marguerite Yourcenar whose prose reads like a rich poetry.
• Frank Herbert
• J.K. Rowling, of course :)
• Arundhati Roy
• Ken Wilber

Music

Same as for books, I can appreciate almost anything, but whether they combine heavenly soothing voices and/or great lyrics, I particularly like the following artists/composers

• Eva Cassidy, and her breathtaking emotional voice
• Morcheeba (had the chance to see them perform in Shanghai while Skye was still a part of the alchemy)
• Wang Fei, even if you don't understand Chinese, her voice is simply beautiful
• Tracy Chapman
• Enya
• Hildegarde von Bingen
• Elton John