ERIC KIM ₿ - ₿LOG

How to Make 3D Abstract Art with Adobe Dimension (if You’re Stuck at Home)

A new passion of mine:

Making 3D art.

I recently discovered the great joy of this new Adobe product — Adobe Dimension. Finally 3D made insanely simple and easy! See a sample artwork I made here.

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Essential vs Inessential

What is essential, what isn’t essential?

Also– is this a good way to think about things?

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My Philosophy of Diet

Humans can be vegetarian, vegan, omnivore, or carnivore. All diets seem to allow humans to live, and not die.

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THIS TOO WILL PASS.

With practically every tragedy we’ve known, it has all come and gone. This is the upside of existence– everything will pass, wax and wane, change, and go on.

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SAFETY

IS THE GOAL OF SOCIETY SAFETY? SAFETY … FOR WHAT?

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THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN STOP ME IS ME!

WHO ‘GON STOP YOU HUH?

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MY LIFE MISSION

TO ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO BECOME MORE FREE-SPIRITED, to open up their minds, and to encourage others to become more free!

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TOLERANCE AND INTOLERANCE

THE BEST SOCIETY — MAXIMALLY TOLERANT. And also maximally INTOLERANT towards intolerant people (Neo-Nazi’s should all be thrown in jail).

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THE WILL TO POWER, OR THE WILL TO FEAR?

What drives you? The will to power, or the will to fear?

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COVID-INSPIRED CREATIVITY AND ARTWORK

CAN COVID ACTUALLY BRING OUT (MORE) OF YOUR INNER-ARTIST?

I THINK SO.

For example, NONFUTURE by Cindy Nguyen.

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MORALITY, ETHICS, AND THE LAW.

When analyzing things, ask yourself:

Is this thing a moral issue, an ethical issue, or a legal issue?

STREET WALKS

THE GREAT JOY OF STREET WALKS… JUST WALKING IN THE STREETS!

INSOFAR MUCH AS YOU CAN, walk as much outdoors and in the streets as possible (legality bounding).

SHOULD VS MUST

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO, WHAT SHOULDN’T YOU DO? BE KEEN AND DON’T GET SUCKERED BY THE DIFFERENCE.

WHAT ARE YOUR NEW LIFE GOALS POST-COVID? CREATING ART!

NOW THAT SOCIETY HAS FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGED, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO WITH YOUR LIFE? I say– create for today.

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THE WAR OF ART

CREATING ART DURING WAR.

WE are currently in wartime. War with a metaphorical enemy â€” the virus.

Now the question is â€”

How can we and how should we make art during this period of war?

Some thoughts:

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STAND #poem

STAND for what you care for
Donâ€™t fall into the snare that others set to trap you, or glue you in, or box you in.

You gotta Jack Dempsey, and roll on through. You gotta Starfox barrel itâ€” Donkey Kong fuck with it.

You can take a beating, Hajime No Ippo it. Keep boxing and fighting, you can take a hit.

Youâ€™re bruised, bloody yet smiling. Keep Guiling it forward with the artistic Sonic Booms. Keep swelling like your own Mushroom Cloud.

Say it loud, fierce and bold.

Youâ€™re you. Your fate â€” you choose.

ERIC

PDF: Stand Poem Download

POETRY by KIM

Ceiling clouds. New York Public Library. Pentax 645Z

Virtue is Strength

What is virtue? Virtue, if we think is human grandeur, then certainly virtue must be â€œmanlinessâ€ or strength.

What kind of strength?

It seems the apex strength is physical, physiological, mental, creative, and courage based strength.

How to augment your virtue

Build muscular strength
Do acts of courage, valor, and heroism
Donâ€™t be afraid, donâ€™t exhibit cowardice, and fight. Stand for what you believe in.

PHILOSOPHY BY KIM

Dictate your meaning and purpose in your life with ZEN OF ERIC:

Philosophical Essays

How I Did a Muscle Up for the First Time

My first time doing a muscle-up! Some tips:

The swing is very essential.
I use a ‘suicide grip’ (thumbs over the bar, not gripping the bar).
I practiced on a smaller chin-up bar first, by jumping up to practice the form.
It seems the goal is to throw your body OVER the bar.

New goal: to achieve a strict muscle-up.

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DO YOU NEED TO BE SCARED, OR SHOULD YOU BE SCARED?

Is it your duty to be scared?

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2001 Space Odyssey Philosophy and Cinematography by ERIC KIM (Complete)

2001– the ultimate film of all-time:

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How to Shoot Video and Cinematography for a Film as a Photographer

I just shot the cinema for NONFUTURE, and learned a lot. I wanted to share some of my personal lessons:

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What Do Viruses Want?

A thought:

What do viruses want? What is their end-game?

Not the death of humanity. Their goal is to spread indefinitely. In theory, a virus doesn’t want to kill the host, unless there is some sort of biological benefit to killing the host.

For example, Corona Virus doesn’t need to kill people in order to spread. Perhaps people dying from COVID-19 is just a side-consequence of their weak immune system. My theory:

COVID-19 doesn’t wanna kill people, it just wants to spread.

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NONFUTURE

Dear friends,

In this time of insane stress and difficulty comes a rose. Cindy just produced (and edited/cut/mixed the sounds) a new film (all by herself in Final Cut Pro), titled NONFUTURE: Meditations on Time.

Essentially it is a rose which has sprung from the pain of COVID-19, and how it has personally affected Cindy and her passage of time, thinking both historically and personally. Considering we are right now at an interesting infection point in history (we are currently living THROUGH history), we wanted to make this film to empower you, uplift you, and give you new joy in the midst of the fear, pain, and chaos of COVID-19.

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Existential Work

Assuming that we will now live in a post-monetary society, where money doesnâ€™t really do us much, then begs the question:

Why work?

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Donâ€™t Sit on the Sidelines as History is Being Made!

History is currently in the making, and we are currently living THROUGH history.

So the questionâ€” as all of this is happening, do you decide to stay home or sit on the sidelines as history is being made, or become part of history, or make history yourself?

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FLEX

Treat your body as sculpture.

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NONFUTURE Film by Cindy Nguyen

I am proud to announce NONFUTURE— the newest film by Cindy Nguyen (all edited and cut by Cindy in Final Cut Pro — I was just the camera-man). A truly beautiful piece of art-work we produced through the pain and struggle of COVID-19. If this rings a bell with you, please share with a family member, friend, or loved one.

Hugs,
Eric and Cindy

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RICOH IS KING.

Best camera is RICOH.

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Why Wisdom?

Wisdom means to be â€œwiseâ€. And to be wise is to see.

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My Personal Thoughts and Experiences with COVID-19 (Corona Virus)

Dear friend,

I hope you’re well. I wanted to use this chance for me to share some of my personal thoughts about COVID-19.

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Why Assert Your Own Opinion?

To assert your opinion is to be alive:

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Why Education?

What does it mean to educate? To lead, guide, and drive (‘ducere‘ in Latin).

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How to Become Yourself

The goal — for you to become you.

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How to Use iBooks Author to Make a PDF E-Book

An example intro to how to use iBooks Author for Mac to make your own e-book PDF:

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Mind Moves Matter

Your mind can move matter. Of course, you must direct your hand and body to take matter, mould it, transform it, transfigure it, and subjugate it to your will!

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