Exploring the Mystical Roots of Creativity
- May 8
- 2 min read
Exploring the deeper forces behind art, perception, and inner light.
I’ve begun a new creative series called The Mystical Roots of Creativity, where I explore the deeper forces behind art — intuition, perception, inner light, and the subtle ways artists sense the world beneath the surface.
As part of this journey, I’ve been experimenting with AI animation. Not to change art throughout history, but to see it through a different lens — a more mystical one.
I’m currently working on a video about Vincent van Gogh. His paintings are already full of motion, rhythm, and inner light, so using AI to animate them feels surprisingly natural.
I’m not trying to “modernize” his work. I’m trying to illuminate it through my own research — both academic and personal.
By guiding the AI to move each stroke along its original path — the spirals, the waves, the trembling lines — the paintings begin to move in the way they already feel. It’s less about adding motion and more about revealing the breath that was always there.
This process has opened a new doorway for me into the intersection of art, spirituality, and perception. It’s teaching me how to see more deeply, and how to share that seeing with others.
The Van Gogh story is still in progress, but if you’d like something to explore in the meantime, you can watch my recent video: “The Hidden Side of Surrealism No One Taught You.” It’s a good companion to this new direction — another look at the inner life of art that often goes unnoticed.
I hope you'll follow me on this luminous new journey!
More soon.
With Light,
Eris
