Carey Thompson

Today, Daniel welcomes the dynamic visual artist Carey Thompson onto the show to explore some fun & trippy concepts encompassing psychedelics & creativity. Enjoy!

Thompson notes that he experiences a fusion between himself and his creation. A total immersion that transcends art as a skill or craft. He becomes inseparable from this object which he considers as something that “came through him.” His creations are not his own, but he is only the medium so that these works would come forth.Thompson’s “Galactivation” art permeates with abstract renditions, emanating from a central figure. They are visually psychedelic and most would say, trippy, but it sets the stage for a unique experience for the viewer. 

QUOTES:

“My first acid trip was on my 16th birthday in the suburbs of Richmond, Virginia. It was a major turning point for me as it awakened me to so much, especially a sense of deep reverence for nature”

“My origin with art & psychedelics, is really me just wanting to create something to go deep with & really enjoy”

“Psychedelics have helped me sidestep my ego and become open to the energies around me, to become a medium for them. That’s really the point of origin for all of the art I’ve created”

“It’s like you receive a key in those journeys, and afterwards you have access to those places that you’ve visited, you can go to those other realms & dimensions & bring things back”

“I grew up thinking that science was the answer, that ultimately everything can be broken up into their components & understood, and as you broke things down into smaller & smaller pieces you’d gain a better understanding of the whole”

“Eventually there was a tipping point where I perceived that there was this whole other side to reality that can’t be explained by reductionist Newtonian science, the overwhelmingly present aspects of spirit or energy or whatever you want to call it”

“There were just too many instances of synchronicity & magic & unexplainable phenomena that I was experiencing & so my focus on science started shifting”

“I decided to fuse my passions for art & science! I would apply my passion for science & understanding the world through math through my art & with this I could combine my passion for matters of the spirit & understanding the world through that lens”

“Sacred geometry was something that took me years of study & tangible work to really grasp it’s meaning. I stumbled into it early on, when I was 19 before I’d even heard of the term”