alphachanneling

 

Alphachanneling’s works can look almost like children’s book illustrations, their soft palette and breezy lines conjuring a magical realm just outside the everyday. Look closer, however, and you’ll notice a couple sixty-nining, or a man eating out a giant flower, or a woman perched atop her lover’s face. For the artist, the key to finding his enchanted pleasure dome is striking a balance between the sacred and the profane without any sense of embarrassment. He explains, ‘What I think it takes is for anyone to be attracted to something comes from being activated by it, being in tune with it, being open to themself and who they are in relationship. It’s a really important feeling.’ Much of Alphachanneling’s work is inspired by Taoist tradition, in which expressing sexuality is an essential part of being in touch with the divine.

When asked about his influences, Alphachanneling mentions indigenous art, Robert Crumb’s drawings, BDSM, and Federico Fellini’s dream journals – ‘He documented his dreams every day, had to get them out on paper, often as simple drawings. I identify with that. I don’t need to make it beautiful, I just need to get it on paper. A lot of children’s art doesn’t always make sense, but you can tell that it comes directly from their world of experience and impression. They’re vessels for a larger meaning, a way of opening up the viewer to different kinds of energy.’