Alien Vision in blue – 1972
Pete drew two of these. I coloured them in. I would not give it the grandiose description of saying that I painted them.
This blue alien seems more manic to me. The red one always looked benign and Buddha-like. This one has some potential to be a little evil.
Who knows what values aliens might have? They could espouse the same peace, love, happiness, tolerance, freedom, caring, helpful and humane attitude as me. On the other hand they could be warmongering fascists.
Whatever they are it will be quite a shock for mankind as a species when we do encounter them.
If they are more intelligent and more technologically advanced it could prove a fatal blow to our pride from which we may never recover. One only has to look at what has happened with human beings around the planet. When Europeans, with their belligerent attitudes, intolerant bigotry, religious fanaticism and superior technology encountered indigenous cultures in other parts of the world they decimated them. It was not merely the genocide that the arrogant invaders waged against the endemic populations so much as the debilitating psychological impact that was wrought. Despite the fact that the American Indians, Australian Aborigines, South American Incas and New Zealand Maoris were every bit as intelligent the impact of coming up against such superior technology made them feel substantially inferior and robbed them of their self-belief. Their cultures were all but destroyed. It has taken them centuries to recover from that impact. Their societies are still riddled with alcoholism and drug dependency.
The same thing may well befall all humanity when we finally become contacted by aliens. The best thing about it though will be the way it will blow all that religious twaddle into the air. The universe will no longer have been made just for our benefit. Who knows what aliens will believe?
That gives you an idea of the book. It is short and sweet with my paintings, philosophy and ramblings. It gives you an insight.
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