a wheat field,but then the real question was (and is) who or what could lay out such a pattern in ONE NIGHT? Or IF they are the creations of some unknown intelligent species on Earth then where does this new species live? And finally what do the glyphs in the field mean? Over the years as Crop Circle Seasons come and go, scientists, mathematicians and amateur researchers have studied the formations, and little has come to light to answer the above questions.
In this small essay I’m NOT going to investigate those questions but look at some odd little lateral synchronicities that have surfaced in recent years of Crop Circle studies and Art.
The Voice of the Air
"Voice of
Air"
by Renne Magritte 1928
While Crop
Circle researchers figure out how “thin air” is producing
such complex forms in agricultural fields throughout Europe, others are
focusing on the message in the fields.
IF this crop circle phenomenon is a paranormal event then could the
same intelligences have attempted contact with humans in the past inspiring
them towards various creative works?
Magritte painted “The
Voice of Air” in 1928. This piece is fascinating because it
shares a striking similarity with the globes/orbs
which have been sighted creating Crop Circles. This motif appears in several
Magritte paintings. When looking at this painting note the spheres' sleek
ultra modern white metallic hull-like styling hovering over the countryside.
Magritte’s “Voice of the Air” painting suggests
an aerial mechanical form that speaks in the wind. So what in 1928 could
possibly have inspired Magritte to paint such a futuristic glimpse of
‘technology’ hovering over the Belgium country side? And also
to assign a name that suggests the Element of Air has a voice?
to the 24 Hour
Church of Elvis
DEFCON 1 level of tension the 2001 conference gave me an overall view of the UFO phenomenon and the views of the Believers. To me the UFO phenomenon has a lot of entertainment value but as for the reality of UFOs I’m uncertain about what they are exactly. While there are thousands of UFO observations, there’s very little physical proof and a lot of rationalizations as to why that is so. While investigating the UFO 'worlds' I ran across some interesting phenomena that cause a pause for thought.
Crop Circles have become a hot mystery since their emergence over 15 years ago. While researching fractals, I became acquainted with them when I ran across this picture on the internet of a crop formation that appeared in a field in England August 11, 1991. This is the now famous Mandelbrot set. Today most of us recognize this immediately as a fractal pattern, but back in 1991 knowledge of these curious mathematical models and use were lesser known.
Early in 1991 I was introduced to the Mandelbrot set through Benoit Mandelbrot’s book on fractal geometry, and had a psychedelic Mandelbrot screen saver on my computer.
Already I stumbled into the Mandelbrot fractal universe; and as an artist was completely inspired by these intricate designs that folded in on themselves. Finding the Mandelbrot set in an UK wheat field was completely unexpected!
We may never know the real source of Magritte’s inspiration. To date I have not found any artist statements associated with the "Voice of the Air" idea, but let’s look at the similarities of these spheres, the idea of the Voice of Air and Crop Circles just for entertainment's sake.
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