![]() ![]() Soon, the entire image is awash in red patterns, red dots, red lines, red squiggly shapes, red feathers, all moving towards the glowing golden light -now an orange orb- but at such a speed and with such multiplicity that the image itself is almost entirely now a sea of red, churning and changing frequently, and everything is enveloped, the golden light grows more and more powerful, now it is like a small sun, and everything is red. The red floral outline approaches the dot in the center, while behind it, facsimiles of that shape multiply and follow the original’s path inward. Red laser-like lines will fill in much of the image to come, lines that seem to have been inspired by the visual-style of the 80’s, where computer-aided animation was possible, sure, but had a clunky, chunky, somewhat choppy look to it. After a second or so, a red outline, almost like that of a flower, appears from the outskirts of the image, moving quickly towards the center, as if sucked-in by it. One true path runs on a 15-second loop, one in which the black screen which initially greets us gives way to a small, but bright, flashing golden light it is the only thing we can see in the darkness, and so of course it captures our attention. It cautions us not to get too fixated on any single thing, and yet does all it can, apparently, to get us fixating on it, nonetheless. One true path is a beautiful work, and a hypnotic work, but an ironic one too. Rhyolight has crafted a piece as coy and esoteric as would befit an exploration of such a high-minded concept, complete with enough of the aforementioned colors and movement and light to mesmerize any gazing eyes. Perhaps so grandiose a concept, it can only adequately be rendered in abstraction: lights, shapes, colors, things devoid of concrete analytical meaning. One true path, by Rhyolight, takes the artist’s affinity for generative video, which he calls “biologically-inspired generative art” and applies it not to the abstractionism which characterizes much of his work, but to a concept of utmost spiritual importance: that of life’s underlying meaning. That isn’t surprising, what with the language of the description, coupled with the covert allusions to Eastern Philosophy -one can almost make out the image of a lotus flower as colors fly by. Life is about the journey, and adhering to one true path strips the traveler of the essence of existence.” Well, okay, looks like we have some quasi-religious art on our hands. ![]() ![]() Some think the light leads to a promised land, but it is a trap. The one true path is an illusion many spend their entire lives chasing. Gauging from the artist’s description, this piece’s very title is a misnomer. Stare into its depths at your peril, and turn away. Life is about the journey, and adhering to one true path strips the traveler of the essence of existence. But the one true path is an illusion many spend their entire lives chasing. All answers will be revealed instantly upon reaching its end. April 2022, 2:39Īrtist Description: It is beautiful and enticing. ![]()
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