I Don't Always Share Art, But When I Do...

"I really fuck it up!"

Kidding. Really, I just wanted to take an opportunity to talk about the artwork by a good "friend" of mine. This could become habitual, as I do need breaks from writing about "how to defeat the system", "transitioning to a resource based economy", or "use your rights, asshole!" This could become a regular segment, so, get used to it? Best that you do. Not all things from LSD have to be serious endeavors. There is some room for frivolity.

Today I just want to share with you one of my favorite pieces of artwork. I saw it in Vancouver, WA back in the summer of 2014. I went to the coffee shop there called, Paper Tiger Coffee, like I always did during that time. While I sat there with my Ethiopian "fancy pants" coffee, reading an article, a strange gentleman came through the door with an armload of canvases struggling to get the door to open like a "half-assed" Kramer type character. Being close to the door, I helped the gentleman with his struggle.

He thanked me for his help and proceeded to hang his art on the walls. I went back to my "bizness" and let him do his "thang".

I was about to leave when I turned around and saw the pieces that he brought into the place. They almost had the appearance of stained glass window work. The colors were glossy and organized. The themes were of a psychedelic nature with just a tinge of "religion" to them. It was almost like looking into the "spirit realm" or something akin to it. They seemed to resonate with the sunlight in a captivating way. I was pulled into them. It was like looking into a mirror that is willing to show you, the "real you". It was a great day to be buying a $.75 coffee refill. that is "fo'sho!"

However, one piece stood out to me because it was different. It seemed to be a more of a "transitional piece". It didn't have the perfect stained glass look that the other pieces shared. In addition, it told a story that not only I, but "we" have heard a thousand times before. It was a depiction of Adam and Eve, but with a twist. In this depiction, the snake (Satan?) was actually the Earthly body itself and the Tree of Knowledge actually grew out of him. "God" in this depiction was a traditional "grey alien" type of entity that doubled as a moon hovering over a body of water. The way "Adam and Eve" were depicted was intriguing as well. Instead of being the flawed, yet seemingly perfect humans we are used to, they were more like "proto-humans". In other words, they were more like stick figures, as if they were some template for the humans that would inevitably follow. The Adam figure is looking toward "God" as if to say, "Sorry about the girl, man, she isn't always this crazy" while Eve seems to be experiencing some kind of freaky orgasm, because, you know, snakes and junk?

It was a spin on the classic story I had never considered before. It was captivating enough that I have been associated with this artist to this day. To add an element of melancholy to the story, that piece did "sell", but, not for some price. The artist actually traded the piece to an elderly Jew in exchange for a light for his bicycle. Had I been a rich "hoe" on that day, I would of gladly given the artist a cool million on that day and made his life struggle seem more worthwhile.

Always love and appreciate your artist friends. Most of them never really get to see any kind of light at the end of the tunnel until, well, they have reached "the end". This is sad for me to say. Some of them work hard and suffer more than you will ever know, but won't ever have anything to really show for it. Then again, maybe that is the point of the artist? They suffer the most and depict it, so you don't have to? Just a thought. Much love, my friends.

The piece depicted is called, "The Introduction of One and Zero" in reference to 1 being masculine and 0 being feminine. It is an acrylic painting with oil pastel layered over it. The artist's name is Brandon Truster.

"Keep it real, yo!" -LSD

Love,
Lucy Sage Dreamtree