GRGR(14)-Cave Paintings

[David Morris]

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(297.16) The wall paintings lose their intended primitive crudeness and take 
on primitive spaciality, depth and brilliance - transform, indeed, to 
dioramas on the theme "The Promise of Space Travel"
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Note that the"intended" primitive _crudeness_ is found out upon closer look. 
  There is a hidden intention in this painting, a coded meaning.  
"Crudeness" is contrasted with "spaciality, depth and brilliance," but 
"primitive" is applied to both characterizations.  The primitive would thus 
not be intended, or is there another reading?  The two sides of the contrast 
here both being coupled with "primitive" seems to undermine traditional 
understanding of that word.  What does this "primitive" mean, eh CK?

When one examines even closer, a further dimension, time, movement, is 
perceived.  The more closely you look, the more complexity is revealed.  For 
those out there who doubt that Pynchon's done acid, think again.  This 
description of the depth, movement, and geometry of this wall painting is 
pur acid-hallucination, and I'm talking late-60's acid.  The acid of the 
90's is not the same: it doesn't induce this level of hallucination.  90's 
acid is very toned-down, like X-tra strong Extacy, mostly heightened 
sensuality.  That 60's acid was scary shit, because it changed reality so 
dramatically, but then that was its "mission-statement":  TRIP!


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