About this project
The Illuminations are a series of glowing, self-illuminating prints based on my paintings. Using LED light strips to "edge-light" acrylic sheets, surrealistic images are made to glow from both sides like a kind of stained glass window. Beautifully printed and handsomely framed, the glowing Illuminations are a uniquely mesmerizing mode of display that is ideal for my otherworldly visions.
My goal is to finance the creation of a new set of Illuminations for Burning Man 2010 and at future locations. These pieces will be prominently displayed in the Central Cafe at Burning Man, but will also have a life beyond Burning Man since they can be exhibited at galleries, festivals, and other events.
I created the first set of these Illuminations during the Spring of 2010 and recently exhibited them in Des Moines, Iowa and also in Lecce, Italy, not to mention under the retail value! This is an excellent opportunity to acquire an Illumination that is destined to be come a collectors item.
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$530
pledged of $3,125 goal
Funding Canceled
Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator on August 5, 2010.
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"Worker in the Vineyard" Level - All donors to the "Illuminations" project can consider themselves "Illuminati". The $1. donation earns you the entry level status to the order, designated as "A Worker in the Vineyard" This provides you the clearance to download a hi-res David Normal image for your desktop, or wherever!
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"Enfants de Sion" Level You can consider yourself a descendent of Mary Magdalene! I'll send you a signed Postcard as your reward!
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"Knight Templar" Level You are sworn soldier-priest in the service of the Illuminations! Your reward: Small inkjet print (6" x 8"), signed limited edition print of your choice on thick watercolor paper + Signed postcard.
Pledge $23 or more
"Committee of 300" Level You are a professor of the secret teachings that enable you to control the minds of ordinary humans! Your reward: Lettersize (8.5" x 11") signed limited edition print (300) of your choice on thick watercolor paper + 5 signed post cards
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"Council of 13" You have been initiated into the elite circle of ruling aristocracies that control the world! Your reward: SuperB3 size (13" x 19") signed limited edition print (13) of your choice on thick watercolor paper+ 10 postcards, and also invitation to Indonesian Dinner Party at Burning Man.
Pledge $177 or more
"Reptilian Overlord" Level - At this level of the hierarchy you are a shape-shifting reptilian with absolute control over the destiny of the human race. Your reward: Small Illumination (8" x 12" version of the self lluminating print in a custom gilded frame - a signed, limited edition (7))+10 signed postcards+Indonesian Dinner Party at Burning Man
Pledge $313 or more
"The Grandmaster of the Invisible Order of Eternal Illuminati" You are one of the 5 demi-gods who comprise the all seeing eye in the Pyramid, the "Pindar", and have omnipotent power throughout the universe. Your prize: Small illumination (8" x 12") + superB3 size (13" x 19") signed print on watercolor paper, an original pen & ink drawing, 10 signed postcards, and invitation to Indonesian Dinner Party at Burning Man.
Project By
Connected as David Normal
I began my career at the age of 16 making punk flyers in San Francisco. Never being content with the prevailing trend, I quickly moved on to creating interactive theater parties. These events, created in the California counterculture millieu of the ’90s, were frenzied collaborative happenings that were seminal in their influence. “The Feast of Fools”, “St. Valentine’s Midnight Masquerade Debauch” and “The Secrets of Uranus” are a few of these productions.
I began the 21st century traveling through South East Asia in an effort to document trance and spirit possession ceremonies. The video and photos collected form the corpus of a film entitled: “Loose Spirits”.
Between 2003 and 2008 I devoted myself to 3D animation, and produced two short films: “The Bicycle Ride” (a tribute to Albert Hofmann) and “Pyramid” (a collaboration with Colin Angus), both of which are expressions of my deep appreciation for the psychedelic experience.
Currently my primary focus is on painting. I live in Stinson Beach, California with my wife, April Lelia, an Indonesian artist.
