Rik

I'm really impressed with the fast evolution of your digital work!! let me know when you're ready for a gallery at psygarden

I don't remember giving you permission to go on any vacation? please had in your tickets and passport later today. I'll be out of office for the next two months.

Because of popular demand, I'm starting an independant video gallery for Vj's to promote their work. This will be a new feature on the http://www.psygarden.be website. right now there is already a testcase online with a streaming/download sample by Mimo-TV (Czech Republic). Demo's shoud be maximum 20 megabytes and can be submitted in most popular formats. Email me ( rik@psygarden.be ) for information on how to upload these files Love & light Rik

We have already added 3 NEw artists to the gallery, and more are on the way!!! Thanks for the feedback so far!

I couldn't disable the feature? (hehehe)

Hello everybody! I'm happy to announce (after hours I won't count, and coffee refills that make my hands shake) that I've almost completed the new psygarden website and have put online the result. Please visit the next generation of Psygarden's art gallery. I still have some work to do but finally I can sit back and relax a bit... Hope you like it! http://www.psygarden.be

Best advice i can give you: find another place where you can share your pictures with people online, like www.deviantart.com or something, cause using msn for this is highly impractical!

Feedback makes me happy Here's an unfinished little more daring image based on the same theme:

Here is a small version of my latest photoshop experiment, created for Amanita dreamstate, a newly launched community on deviantart.com Feedback encouraged!

The frontside is everclear... the right thing for the benefit party indeed. Backside: you've improved the fonts readability a lot, next thing you can play around with for hours and hours is the layout of the text, for instance, breaking the list in two allows you to improve, going left and right aligned -without touching your cute friend on the right Keep up the creative work! greetings, Rik

If this is what you did in one afternoon, i'm more than curious to find out what you can make in a WEEK!!! keep us updated!!! Greetings, Rik

Thank you all for the feedback!! Today we are more than happy to welcome another 6 brand new artists to our gallery!! 7 Countries are involved, and psychedelics ranging from visuals, to backdrops, digital art and 3D polymer constructions. Definatly worth checking out is the handdrawn geometrics by Astral Works and Maude Art, who never even used a computer to create their artwork!!!

*raises 2 hands*

uploaded the jpg files to a folder on psygarden.be and linked to that url... since deviantart (and most other sites) doesn't allow linking

My latest photoshop experiments, when i am able to free some time from the website deisgn, ALL feedback is appreciated!!! Time Playing about with this new background i created, and the little time that i have left with my fulltime job and the websites i'm working on. Tunnel Vision It's not always that easy to stay in focus

It appears it shows them as long as you have visited the deviantart site, and only then.... maybe host the jpg files on psychedelic if you want to post images in the future

It's nice to seee you continuing to improve your photoshop skils you've improved a great deal compared to some years ago!! Good idea to use the lycra-alike structures for the background! Only thing i would consider improving the the readability of the small text. a black outline would be more than enough to make it stand out more.

We are proud to announce that today we have crossed the limit of SIXTY different visual artists that have joined our collective. The new artists that made this possible include Alex Grey (United States), Nagual Creations (United Kingdom), Egnogra (United States), Mimo-TV (Germany), Datagrama (Portugal) and Ilumination Design (Sweden). I'd like to welcome them to our collective, and thank those that have already been part of it for some time. Psygarden has been growing at a rate I could only dream of when i picked up on the project again less than three months ago. We're working on the traveling gallery and expanding it with even more framed posters by various artists. Posters by Robert Venosa, Alex grey and more of the worlds best visuals artists will soon to be made ready for display at events across europe. Keep your eyes open! Love & light, Rik

You forgot the.... Glowsticks!! To enhance your every facial expression when you video-phone your mom to ask for permission to stay untill the end of the party

All new and freshly added artists this week are: Those of you lucky enough to live in Belgium will be able to see these people combine their creative efforts at the next Femina Mandogora party supporting the late Zolod (Parasense)'s relatives:

To start of 2006 properly I've once redesigned the site to what is supposed to be a more final layout! I hope you like it because this is the way it's going to look for a while! Because a redesign alone wouldn't be worth a post i've also added FOUR NEW ARTISTS! I'd like to welcome to our art collective: Margot Schaefer (Belgium) Finally i've been able to add a belgian deco artist. Her backdrops are inspired by aboriginal and dot art, do enjoy! Dayasakti (Indonesia) Some mixed style backdrops with some amazing level of details in some. An artist with an amazing potential, i'm looking forward to seeing more of this work. Brahma (United States) One of the long term artists and it looks like he's here to stay. Affiliated with TIP Records he's done cover artwork for numerous cd's and has done deco for some of the most amazing events worldwide. Filtro Structures (Italy) A new talent when it comes to 3D string structures. You'll be hearing a lot more from him as he's starting to find his way to bigger and bigger events to decorate. If you feel your artwork should be there too and it meets the standards I've been living up to please don't hesitate to get in touch with me, it's an open gallery and i'm always looking for more people who deserve the promotion psygarden can give you! Love & light Rik http://www.psygarden.be

It's been four days since the last effort on the site, time to add Five NEW ARTISTS! GANSEDOLINE Argentina / Germany Gansedoline is in fact Martin Varbaro, plastic artist born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He decide to turn upside down getting into the world of art, studying in the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, in his country and standing out in the visual design of surfboards of mark Becker Surfboards (Argentina), and different companies from Peru and Brazil. In parallel, he is summoned to develop a diverse commercial advertising stage scenes, TV films and Theater mise en scene, museums and public centers. In 2000 go to Europe, continuing his race like decorator, growing professionally within the ambient of electronic music. With the passion of decorations of 3D and black light effects with touch artistic minimalists of the 70`s. The three-dimensional effects in diverse planes resulting in mesmerizing sensations. Innovative design through shape, color, and light….. Gansedoline is a cutting edge visual design company that focuses on delivering the most effective form of visual arts to date. Through several different mediums Gansedoline aims to create multiple environments that will leave your audiences speechless. State of the art lighting techniques combined with various theatrical textiles result in a look that is both innovative and completely unique. His vision is to replace the boring, more traditional forms of event design and give people something that becomes just as important as the performance itself, so that the feel and vibe of your event is that of total stimulation and creativity. With a deco artist career now entering its 6th year ,Gansedoline has become an internationally renowned performer… With his talent he has seen being booked in some of the best parties and clubs around the world. Past dates have included Buenos Aires , Brasilia, Berlin, Copenhagen, Vienna, Sardegna, Paris, Lisbon, Zurich, Thessaloniki, Brusels, and many others...in addition he has décor some famous music festival like, Antaris project, Tshitraka, Samothraki Gathering,and exclusive deco work for artist in german clubs like, John Digweed, Anthony Pappa, Sven Väth, Rush, Satoshie Tommie, D-nox & Beckers, Infusion ,Richie Hawtin, Tristan, Ministry of Sound and many mores. KEREN OR BENAFSHI Israel eren Or Benafshi depicts her work of energy painting technique on mixed mediums. Energy painting is an original technique, using a special blend of fluorescent acrylics. When adding UV light to a normal lighting these paintings unravel a new level of depth. The work presented is hand-painted on canvas, with no computers involved in the making process. MARC HENSON United States The Visionary Eroticism and Political Satire Art of Mark Henson ". Mark's sense of eroticism expresses itself in a less voyeuristic and more spiritual way than most art associated with human passion. He is more interested in the merging of souls than the merging of organs. It is his lifetime self-ordained duty to create a body of work that is filled with positive imagery surrounding lovemaking in a culture where sex is often associated with exploitation, violence and abuse. He sees the merging of souls as the manifestation of the cosmic design inherent in all living things. He calls upon our divinity as natural sensual beings in harmony with our environment by depicting lovers in all forms. He defines lovemaking as a revelation more than a thrill, respectful of the gentle interplay when all creatures are in harmony, including the elements associated with death and the infinite. In his vibrant colored oil paintings he delights in emulating the divine by bringing something out of nothing into its own sense of existence. Through these images the deepest parts of our collective soul are delivered visually imbued with the core of creation and the love of humanity. Mark views eroticism and the sex ritual as a natural and exalted state of consciousness. Mark also paints dark side of humanity in his political satires. They are timely icons of universal fear and global concern. We are surrounded by negative input by mass media. The so-called war between the sexes plays an immense role in forming the patterns of our social interactions. How do we depict love when the most truthful loving acts are often considered evil or pornographic by politicians and religious fanatics? Yet, images of war, competition, attempts at control over each other fill our eyes. His comic approach is stirring and iconoclastic. Born and raised in California, Mark spends part of his time living and traveling in the jungles of Costa Rica where he is creating a retreat for artists, and Upper Lake, California where he paints daily in his studio, cooks exotic food and acts as a lap chair for two cats and his sweetheart, Ms. Monti. ROBERT VENOSA United States New York City born, Venosa was transported into the world of fine art in the late 60's after having experimented with psychedelics and having seen the work of the Fantastic Realists - Ernst Fuchs and Mati Klarwein in particular - both of whom he eventually met and studied under. Of his apprenticeship with Klarwein, Venosa says, "What a time (Autumn, 1970) that turned out to be! Not only did I get started in proper technique, but at various times I had Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Jackie Kennedy and the good doctor Tim Leary himself peering over my shoulder to see what I was up to. SHAMAN ELECTRO India www.psygarden.be

No animations for now... otherwise i'll be overwelmed by vj's that want to display their material... the site has only been online for a matter of weeks now... firstly i want to have a good idea how much bandwidth is going to be consumed just running the art gallery... when that has stabilised i can start pondering about more... video is just so demanding for hosting it... dunno... maybe in the future... Dr Spook also asked me and he has an army of Vj's in his group... he alone would cause gigabytes of extra traffic should i feature his work this way.... maybe someday. the form is in the psygarden thread, email me if you can't find it, and i'll send you a copy.

I posted the submittable form on psychedelic with all the info i need to add an artist, email me the form with your info, your (most handsome) picture, and the images you want to put up on display add me to msn if you like, makes things a lot easier to discuss ! Love & light Rik

For your pleasure only, i just added TEN more visual artists to the gallery. Syncrosect (Australie) Responsable for the Syncrosect DVD in cooperation with Mr Peculiar, and the design of www.Doofcentral.com Golem (Mexico):In the business for years and wellknown all over the world for his flyers and cover art! Afadrenalin (Macedonie): A underrated Macedonian backdrop painter (images coming soon) Geometrica (Mexico): Almost equal to the deliria crew's talent, these people definatly know how to handle lycra. Divine Reflections (Canada): Combining painting and photomanipulation these people even succeed in making your mother in law look like a fairy Sally Green (Australie): Airbrush art from down under, with a large dash of psychedelics Naukid Buddha (Sweden): Backdrop artists from up north (images coming soon) Trancestor (Portugal): Painting backdrops takes over people... just see Vj Purple Eye (Israel): You should watch the moving footage on his website in order to appreciate his work for what it is! Psyberpunk (Zwitserland): Most likely (if you've been travelling around to visit festivals) you've seen him at work. At it since 1998 he was definatly one of the first to come up with the psychedelic inflatables. Enjoy!