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11 months ago

This video is a presentation of the subjects that inform and inspire my personal work. It is an eclectic collection that includes poetry, mysticism, mathematics, music, theology, quantum physics, sacred geometry, philosophy and visual arts.
In my body of work, each piece has served as a learning experience; an opportunity to discover new aspects of my own reality. They were not created to make any specific statements or assert any truths. Instead, I started every piece with the hope that an unexpected grain of truth would reveal itself to me. The value of my work can be attributed to this intangible process of exploration and its resulting ephemeral glimpses into the mysterious.

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mei
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Tamzin
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Nyx
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Alwyn Tay
10 days ago
Jason Navarro
10 days ago
Andrei Brovcenco
29 days ago
Fabio Torrico
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Ryan Uhrich
1 month ago
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Ritz Clinging 11 months ago

This is brilliant! I truly enjoyed it, thanks so much for sharing.
Sergio Toporek 11 months ago

If you liked the video, visit the website:
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Pepe Nifco 11 months ago

Sergio! This is a piece of art, not a video. I give you an A++, Two thumbs UP!, a standing ovation.

Bravo! Someone should buy it from you and put it on TV. It is very educational.

I can't hardly wait for Part 2.

Congratulations!!

PN
Sergio Toporek 11 months ago

Pepe,

thanks a lot for the positive comments. I'm very happy to hear you enjoyed it.

I send you a hug and a big kiss to the whole family.

cheers
Karla Gómez 11 months ago

lo disfruteee.. eso es lo mejor!
Alex Beim 11 months ago

Muy bueno Sergio.
Morris B. 11 months ago

Felicidades, quedé gratamente impresionado de la manera tan ágil, entendible, amigable y muy bien ejemplificada en que trataste temas tan importantes, lo mejor que te puedo decir es que tienes una forma excelsa de transmitir conocimientos y que se nota que cada segundo de tu vida lo haz aprovechado al máximo y nos estás dando la oportunidad de entender tu obra y a ti mismo, con otra Obra de Arte que es este Video-Poema ... ...BRAVISIMO !!
Cpt Kurt 11 months ago

Wonderful. I am looking forward to Part 2. Thank you.
C S Forbes 11 months ago

Astounding.
Thank you.
Sergio Toporek 11 months ago

Morris: Thanks for the kind, encouraging and positive comment. I'm so glad you got so much out of it. This is the kind of comment that validates the months of hard work putting this video together.

Mr. Cpt Kurt and Mr. C S Forbes: Thanks for the positive comments. I'm working hard to have part 2 ready by the end of February. I'll keep you posted.
Lloyd Pollard 10 months ago

There is no ideal point from which to see, feel, hear or experience a thing. Your video represents this. It moves you in no standard expected order yet provides you with an experience/response never experienced before.. Like a poem, it has an order beyond what we have come to expect as order. It is a beautiful amalgamation of potent things in my perception, therefore my comments and thanks for this original experience. Thank you. Part 2 already resonates as its physical manifestation comes into my awareness.
Sergio Toporek 10 months ago

Hi Lloyd,

I really appreciate your words. I made the video for the pure pleasure of sharing some of these ideas. I've spent quite a bit of time (and money) in it. I consider compliments like yours my best form of reward.

cheers,
Topo
Regina 8 months ago

Es magnifico. E interesante, me parecio perfecto.
Magda
Sergio Toporek 8 months ago

Gracias Magda, que bueno que te gustó.
Onur Cobanli 8 months ago

this is really nice, I started artgenerative.com/ about a few months ago, I will go back and try to come with some other formulas to create design from numbers!
standART 8 months ago

thank you for making this, it's a work of art,, ,, ,,very powerful visuals and message. all the best
Patricia González 7 months ago

¡FANTASTICO! Me encantó.
Joe Vriens 7 months ago

where's part 2!
:)
I am spreading this around, it deserves to all the attention it can get.
I love how you're assembling all the pieces to this great puzzle!
thank you
:D
Sergio Toporek 7 months ago

Hey Joe, thanks for your support. I truly appreciate it. My distribution budget is close to zero millions :-)

The reference to pt2 is because originally I uploaded only 16 of the 35 minute.

I'm currently working on a feature-length piece that will tackle other related subjects. It's about representation of reality and the power of images. As soon as it's done I'll let you know.

stay cool. Topo (how friends call me)
Silvia Boyadzhieva 7 months ago

Very interesting!!! I love it!
Jesús Olmo 7 months ago

well done, bravo
nuria armengol 7 months ago

Einstein chasing a light ray, that's an image!
Now close your eyes and just imagine yourself chasing a light ray, that's an experience!!!
Thank you for the video, full of information and inspiration.
Sharrie Shaw 7 months ago

Thought provoking & totally entertaining! Future education ought to be like this :-) We learn a lot faster this way. I blog & write reviews from an experience standpoint, incorporating what I know into what I enjoy. Happy to know I'm not alone in this & lucky to find you out here in this universe! Wish I'm as brilliant in conveying what I feel & think about! Excellent presentation. Hope to see more works from you. I'll be following your growth!
IZILIFE 6 months ago

Thank you, Sergio! It's realy great philosophical and art work! How long does it takes you to make this movie?
I thinking about to translate it in russian.
Sergio Toporek 6 months ago

Hey IZI, between writing, direction and production it was about a year (I was working on commercial work at the same time). It would be awesome if you could translate it to russian, let me know if you do.

cheers, Topo
Jörg Brönnimann 6 months ago

i wrote a poem about time and space and god.
its in german, but i hope that somebody will translate it for you, if your interested.
to reach the different stages of conciousness and to eperience different realitys out of this you have to castigate the senses. thats why in the highest conciousness in the stage of enlightment there is no drinking, no sleeping and no eating.
in deep meditation the will leave there body by full conciousness and overcome death and to become angel
in the holly scriptures of patajalim is written how, to reach this stages. in spirituality there is also a practise that the individual soul of the student can get connected with the universal soul. out of this the student can be influenced in many ways out of time and space!
the chalachakra initations shows also a lot about the different stages of conciosness....
sorry for my bad english!
greatings from berne
Jake Gonzales 6 months ago

This is brilliant! I'm going to spread this to everyone I know!
Sergio Toporek 6 months ago

Hey Jake, thanks for the encouraging comments, they really mean a lot :-)

Thanks also for sharing the video. As I've mentioned before, my distribution budget is a bit less than that of Transformers.

Have a great weekend, Topo
Jolie Gonzales 6 months ago

Beautiful. I love it.
Lobo 6 months ago

Wonderfull, made my day. I'm gone watch this more than a couple of times.
Nicola Di Marco 6 months ago

è fantastico! davvero grazie per questo video!
Morgan 6 months ago

beautiful illustrations of several ideas that rarely get expressed in the medium of motion graphics. your topic material seems to wander quite liberally however and I am not sure if this is a strength or a weakness. a lot of my own work was often criticized for drawing upon too many varied references. it is nice to see i am not the only one who finds this varity of pursuit worthwhile.

otherwise, from a horrible marketing perspective, you might want to consider shortening the opening sequence, or perhaps making a smaller trailer film as i imagine the lengthy opening might scare a lot of people away from the film who would actually be quite interested if they gave it the time to get started...
Sergio Toporek 6 months ago

Hey Morgan, thanks for the input. I believe you're right on all counts, specially about the opening. I think I will take your advice and prepare a 1min trailer.

About the subjects, they are quite eclectic, but that was a conscious decision. As I mention during the intro, these are the subjects that inspire my personal artwork, and they are very varied (I actually left 90% of them out).

BTW, I rally enjoyed Reminiscence. Relaxing and hypnotic, great combo of visuals and music.

cheers, Topo
0p0 6 months ago

Excelente, hombre!
qué delicia de ver!
Muchas gracias por compartir! :D
Me has inspirado con tu trabajo.
0p0 6 months ago

Presentado como nuestro muy esperado video # 200 en Videos Selectos
vimeo.com/channels/videosselectos ;)
Sergio Toporek 6 months ago

Hola 0p0, gracias por el comentario anterior, qué gusto que hayas encontrado inspirador mi trabajo. Eso me inspira a mí a su vez para seguir tratando de hacerlo cada vez mejor.

Gracias también por seleccionarme como el #200, un honor!

Te mando un fuerte abrazo, Topo (por hoy t0p0)
Bliss7 6 months ago

Bravo..The search 'within' verses the exterior 'theories'!
Your film most excellent and I love the way your work exposed volatile concepts. Your production and compilation astounding! Thank you for the journey through space.. Loved your tying in the Golden Spiral and the Mandelbrot set that describes the boundary which forms a 'fractal'..
showing simplicity and complexity are not opposites but rather they are one and the same.. and infinite!!! Brilliant job!! Great visual!!
Sergio Toporek 6 months ago

Hey Bliss, thanks for the awesome review :–) I should hang out with you, it would be very healthy for my self esteem. Seriously, I'm glad you enjoyed it, that's why I made it. Even though I spent quite a bit of time and money on this, I released it to Creative Commons immediately, so I consider compliments like yours my best form of reward.

A big kiss from Vancouver, Topo
sonu2c 6 months ago

This beautiful peice of art enjoyed it loved it and got inspired from it , simple but very Persuasive and
informative waiting for the part2
Plai 5 months ago

Muy buena presentación! Estamos en contacto :]
Sergio Toporek 5 months ago

Gracias Plai.
sagaYago 5 months ago

Hola
He puesto tu video en mi blog Sharing the Net.
sagayago.blogspot.com/2009/06/digital-art-poetic-vision-toporek.html
Sergio Toporek 5 months ago

Muchas gracias por compartirlo en tu blog. Un abrazo.
Hache 5 months ago

WOW... impresionante... complejo y a la vez basico y esencial y esto a su vez, como indicas en el video, es también paradójico pero no contradictorio jejeje
Sergio Toporek 5 months ago

Gracias Hache, que bueno que te gustó. Te mando un abrazo hasta Colombia.
Paulina Plezia 5 months ago

Gosh! This is mind blowing. Thanks for this inspiring video. It makes me wanna research more and a lot of research has to be done. And I guess the intuition is the best tool.
Sergio Toporek 5 months ago

Thanks Paulina! Let me know if I can be of any help. I suggest you read the "Tao Te Ching" and an amazing book called "The Quantum and the Lotus". Cheers, Topo
Mark Rigler 3 months ago

nice one
OTO 1 month ago

great work! Bravo!
Ryan Uhrich 1 month ago

Great job Topo :) Looks like you got a handle on AE now, that's great! This was the first time I watched the video in full. It really is a masterpiece! Congrats!

I also believe reality is mathematical and mysterious. I enjoy your perspective and your research on the subject a lot.
Sergio Toporek 1 month ago

Thanks Ryan. The truth is I learned most of my AE skills watching you work on that piece you helped me with. I guess I had a great teacher :)

Have an amazing time in Australia. I'm sure you'll find a fun job that pays well. Keep me posted. Hope to see you soon.
Nyx 10 days ago

This was such a beautifully threaded sequence of ideas, amazing work! Such a rich tapestry of concepts, thanks so much, it's was amazing and captivating (and not at all random either - well, not to me anyway ;))
Sergio Toporek 3 days ago

Thanks Nyx, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm happy to hear you understood the thread. That's part of the paradox, life only appears to be random because everything is interconnected. I'm working on a new video. Longer and on a different but related subject. I'll keep you posted.