Graphic designs, Flyers, Miscellaneous
Rebirth and Warp into Psychedelia
The alien drawings on this page are featured on another page by The Art of Contact, a site dedicated to creative work inspired by experiences with extraterrestrial lifeform. Initially, I conceived these images through my exposure to psychedelic music and drugs, which had already taken me out of a "normal" mindframe and system of belief. Under the influence of LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, and other hallucinogens, I often felt a sense of peace and beauty that couldn't be associated with the human experience which I always perceived as being dominated by conflict and suffering. Furthermore, psychedelics provided the sensation of transcending time and space in ways that were physically and scientifically impossible. In a way, I've always wanted to be a little green alien :)
"The artworks of those affected by the mysteries of contact is something that technology today gives more scope than ever to express. Almost gone are the days when people with unusual and clairesentient abilities were branded as heretics or deliverers of witchcraft, and also where people might have been thrown into asylums for confessing to seeing 'little people' be they elves, leprechauns, fairies and so on. That is not to say that these effects were not the result of unfortunate mental illness, but instead that they are sometimes the result of genuine encounter experiences. This page and website hopes to present the artwork of those affected by something quite the opposite to any illness, for these people can develop an insight, caring and intelligence that goes beyond intellect." - The Art of Contact
Ghosts of Space and Another Dimension
Harmony and Journey with the Dolphins
Jesus & Buddha at a Rave
Feel free to email me at lesliu@gmail.com for questions or feedback.
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Fantasy films I've seen over the years inspired the fairies and colorful organisms in these two drawings.
Legend, The Neverending Story, and Princess Mononoke are among my favorite of those films.
© September 2001
These two drawings best illustrate the additional depth and dimension my surroundings
had during several of my LSD trips. In fact, on a few occassions, I felt like a spirit
that could walk through walls, hence the translucent aliens in Ghosts of Space.
© September 2001
When I began going to raves in 1999, certain trance music I heard would generate
beautiful images in my mind. A few songs that featured flute sounds always made me
think of an Oriental warrior meditating on a green landscape. Harmony was my best
attempt at transferring that thought into a physically visible image. Journey with the
Dolphins was inspired by trance anthems whose themes were more piano and ocean-oriented.
© September 2001
I've always viewed raves as gatherings that are inclusive of all types of people.
So what better way to convey that sort of utopian environment than to put the
supreme beings of the world's two most well-known religions in one dance room?
WARNING: You have to be a trance-loving, kandy kid to understand this picture.
© September 2001
