AFTER THE END: The Fading Boundary Between Humans and Machines
By Daniel Martin Diaz
Specifications:
- Edition: First Edition
- Size: 10" x 10"
- Pages: 146
- Images: 122
- Cover: Antique White Italian Cloth, Gold Foil
- Slipcase: Binder Slipcase
Overview
In After the End, Daniel Martin Diaz invites readers into a world of intricate and thought-provoking artwork. This collection explores a mesmerizing fusion of ancient machinery, the cosmos, biology, and the human experience, interwoven with the presence of extraterrestrial mystery. Through his detailed and cryptic illustrations, Diaz bridges science and mysticism, prompting a deep contemplation of reality.
Diaz’s work merges elements from diverse fields, creating complex visual compositions that resemble scientific diagrams. His art juxtaposes images such as cellular nuclei with celestial bodies, uniting the microcosmic and macrocosmic. This exploration into the infinite invites viewers to reflect on the underlying principles of existence.
Diaz’s unique style features fine lines, intricate patterns, and minimalistic yet powerful color palettes. His works, often embellished with scientific notations and mathematical symbols, act as both aesthetic objects and contemplative catalysts, inviting viewers to decipher their meaning.
Exploring themes like frequency transmission, psychic connections, and ancient memory, Diaz’s work evokes an otherworldly feel through media such as gouache, graphite, ink, and watercolor on found paper. Drawing inspiration from sources like Northern European Renaissance iconography, alchemy, mystical symbols, and anatomical engravings, Diaz investigates the interface between ancient wisdom and contemporary science.
Through this collection, Diaz poses questions about humanity’s future, our interaction with technology, and our shared responsibility. His depictions of UFOs act as reminders of the vast unknown, encouraging reflection on our place in the cosmos. His art has been showcased globally and featured in renowned publications, offering a visual symbolic language that resonates deeply.
Artist’s Inspiration and Process
In recent years, Diaz has delved into scientific and philosophical theories, especially inspired by scientific diagrams that explain complex concepts. The beauty of these rudimentary drawings led him to reinterpret ideas of consciousness and other philosophical inquiries. His creative process starts with graphite sketches, capturing a raw intimacy unique to drawing.
Quotes:
"The laws of physics are the new miracles, quantum physics is the new witchcraft, and modern chemistry is the new alchemy." – Daniel Martin Diaz
"Diaz’s art has a strange mélange of ancient and contemporary. Part iconic, part emotionally laden and sorrowful lament." – Raw Vision Magazine (UK)
"[Diaz] is able to hold the ‘impossible’ in his mind and then express it with utter crispness, from imagining connections underlying consciousness to blueprinting extraterrestrial encounters." – David Pescovitz
Publication Details
Publisher:
333 Publishing
Editor:
Cailin Jeffers
Book Concept and Design:
Daniel Martin Diaz
Printing Information:
ISBN: 979-8-89504-036-2
First Printing: Fall 2024
