A synthesis of what we know as true,
a book of art, philosophy and science
'This artwork is a playground for your genius - a gift for the gifted.'
The Last Testament
(The Game or The Overcomplicated Life of Dean)
With an epic novel as a starting point, with bikers and prophets, shootouts and philosophical discussions, occasionally morphing into theatre and poetry, while intimately illuminated by illustrations, this art book is materialising a construct of logical assumptions, expanding to reach critical mass, from where to explode into an intellectual climax.
What you see in the world today is not a generalised depression
but a lack of meaning.
This is the path to find yours.
Or a simple game.
Regardless of that, this is the book you need to read.
Synoptic Astrolabe
Optimism set in logic and asserted by science.
Beyond our epic story…
The Last Testament is a contemporary, New Zealand reenactment of a gospel lived through the eyes of an atheist, with outlaw bikers and prison scenes, philosophical dialogues and a broken heart.
The Game is an intellectual game, readers are provoked to partake. A paradigm shift attempt, which even as a joyride will make the lecture worthwhile.
The Overcomplicated Life of Dean, is just that… the story of the over complicated life of a Maori urban warrior, who one day understands himself as a divine messenger.
​How these three stories become one will remain for you to enjoy, in a dance of ideas and adventures, ranging from recurrent philosophical dialogues to motorcycle rides and shootouts, from mundane shopping scenes to miracles, alive with outlaws and spiritual gurus, dialogues testing the theory of science and madness alike, storytelling, humour, lyrical moments, philosophy, theatre and poetry… and yes, I forgot to mention illustrations, done in pencil, images defying humanity in its lows and highs.
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The poetry of science
Playing on the ultimate dialectical tension, raging between the pragmatism of Ronin, who’s an impeccably informed atheist, and the idealism of Dean, the self-appointed Messiah, dancing between adventure and introspection, happiness and despair, love and violence, between me and the other me, who is you, this is the novel you are looking for.
Ronin, losing in quick succession his job, friends, family life and then freedom, finds himself fulfilling his human archetype, a more complex and multifaceted character complicating the scene of his adventurous life, raising some of our greatest philosophical questions.
The epic line of the story ends in a philosophical essay, testing the limits of human understanding and knowledge, by focussing on the deepest questions troubling our minds: what is reality, existence of God, who are we, or what is the meaning of our existence.
The most unbelievable adventures and dialogues are rooted in the cascade of happening the author was lucky to experience as life. Or at least, stories told to him first hand. This is a fiction closer to reality than any written history.
The rest are thoughts synthesising his research. 15 years of it.​ Enjoy!
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TAKE ME HOME.
a Theory of Intelligence
Who are we, where are we coming from and why... find the answers and then go deeper.
About the Author
Who I am is of no importance, because all I have done was to weave a logical construct from what others, with great effort and passion, discovered.
I am nothing but a painter with other people's ideas.
My name is Mihai Balais, and I bid you hello from Auckland, New Zealand.
As a reading experience...
Far easier and more permeable to read than a regular philosophical piece, SAPIENCE is a lecture for the wise and aspiring. Do not treat it lightly, for this is a cultural statement that will keep your intellect engaged.
the Artwork
Away from the world of mainstream production series, of goods and products,
this labour of love and sacrifice is a cultural statement, using talent, language, and artistic grit to convey in a physical form the ideas brewing after a life of adventure, artistic creation and cultural expansion.
These are not solely books. These are pieces of my artwork.
the perfect gift.
A gift to your intelligence and for the people you love and appreciate.
FOR YOU TO READ
TAKE ME HOME
