{"id":11,"date":"2023-10-27T14:12:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T14:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memora8ilia.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/27\/i-first-saw-gysins-calligraphic-works-as\/"},"modified":"2024-03-09T22:25:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T22:25:23","slug":"i-first-saw-gysins-calligraphic-works-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memora8ilia.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/27\/i-first-saw-gysins-calligraphic-works-as\/","title":{"rendered":"paintings of light"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1522\" src=\"https:\/\/memora8ilia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tumblr_0d2a868d966539a10eba889da777f899_1acce8b9_1280.jpg\" alt=\"Brion Gysin - Untitled (watercolor and India ink on paper), 1962\" class=\"wp-image-478\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u275d I first saw Gysin\u2019s calligraphic works as abstract paintings. Gysin told me they were paintings of light and, once I saw they were depictions of light striking things, I began to see people, trees, landscapes, all kinds of vistas that were realities I hadn\u2019t seen before. He basically paints portals that shift our perception as we look, changing the way we see things. \u275e\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2003\/nov\/15\/art.classics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">*<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"brion-gysin-eyes-wide-shut\">\u25c9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2003\/nov\/15\/art.classics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brion Gysin \u2014 eyes wide shut<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u275d I first saw Gysin\u2019s calligraphic works as abstract paintings. 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