Unusual Art
Here's a bunch of my unusual art videos. Mouse over or use the menue to chose from the various videos.
Thanks for stopping by...my name is Jason. I'm just your average guy trying to get through life doing things my own way. The path of a good job with its stability, wealth, and security seemed to be lacking something. So a couple years ago I decided that my way involved creative and artistic pursuits. There's just something that appeals to me about venturing into the unknown, where the line between failure and success is a thin tightrope.
I don't have any formal institutional training in art. In fact I spent a good portion of my life trying to avoid artistic pursuits by delving into left brain studies like science and math. So now I'm trying to catch up by teaching myself things I've never attempted before and learning from all the inevitable mistakes.
A lot of people ask me why I chose the name Eclectic Asylum. Yes it is a pair of two unusual words that aren't used very often. So here's the definition.
eclectic - ec·lec·tic [i-klek-tik]- 1. selecting or choosing from various sources. 2. made up of what is selected from different sources. 3. not following any one system, as of philosophy, medicine, etc., but selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all systems.
- 1. A place offering protection and safety; a shelter.. 2. The protection afforded by a sanctuary. 3. Protection and immunity from extradition granted by a government to a political refugee from another country. 4. An institution for the care of people, especially those with physical or mental impairments, who require organized supervision or assistance.
We live in a world that ironically pressures us to quantify ourselves into categories, yet at the same dictates we behave in definable "average" and "normal" ways. Commercial pressures influence us to quantify our lifestyles. Do you have the latest fasions? Are you Preppy or Emo (Emo is today's fasionable not so counter-culture culture)? Is it Pepsi or Coke? Social pressures want us to label our politics and beliefs. Are you Republican or Democrat? Liberal or Convervative? Relegious, Agnostic, or Athiest?
The irony is as long as one can be labeled into any of the opposing categories they are still "average" and "normal". What about the people who don't want to be labeled? Those who can't can't chose between diametrically opposite classifications. This is where Eclectic Asylum comes from. It's a refuge for individuals who refuse to limit themselves with categories. They might seem a little abnormal and nutty at times but they are in essence true to themselves.
I sometimes sell custom portraits and original art on Ebay. Check it out!
My Ebay Store - http://stores.ebay.com/Eclectic-Asylum-Gallery