"Wallbraker" by Arnaud Grappin

NEO: is a prefix signaling a new way or a revival of an old one.

PSYCHEDELIA: is a neologism derived from the Greek words psyche (soul) and delein (to manifest), translating to mind-manifesting. The term was first coined as a noun in 1957 by psychiatrist Humphry Osmond as an alternative descriptor for hallucinogenic drugs in the context of psychedelic psychotherapy. However, when it comes to psychedelia it often refers to a very precise art form: the psychedelic art, especially painting and music, which evolved from the fifties of last century. This kind of art is characterized by the evocation of personal psychedelic experiences: synesthesia, altered time perception and sense of identity, empathy, etc. The psychedelia reached its apogee in the second half of the sixties and early seventies. One of the most egregious components of Counterculture, offering an escape from the limits of consciousness and everyday life by the dominant system.

BELIO 032: It's been almost five full decades since the apogee of psychedelia. Now we live a stage of art in full bloom. More than ever are we part of a global community (digital, that is!) and trends overlap and mix creating strange hybrids of recycled culture. We attend and participate in a neo-pagan iconography that goes before a group of used or unconvincing ideologies and beliefs, as result of the concern about an uncertain future. Escapism becomes a regular solution to adversity. The exit for this escapism is a door inside our mind, some call that door spirituality, for others it is pure imagination, for many others is just physics and chemistry to solve, and for a few others is a vision of another reality, a parallel world.

PARTICIPATE: We are looking for graphics, designs and illustrations which are clearly inspired by psychedelia, but with a really cool air and renovated touch, with its own language from 2010. Look for inspiration in new music groups, contemporary literature, recent movies, hallucinogenic drugs*, etc. This is the challenge, an updated version of psychedelia.

*(Belio is not in favor or against the consumption of illegal substances. In any case we recommend a responsible use of any substance that alters your consciousness or perception, and always at your own risk.)

IMPORTANT: Entries must be clearly related to the proposed subject. We do NOT accept contributions sent via email. Only via FTP address as yousendit.com, megaupload.com, rapidshare.com or similar. Send all your images compressed in 1 ONLY file (rar or zip). Or sent by mail on CD (to: Belio Magazine, Calle Argente 14, local. 28053 Madrid - Spain), below you will find all the information. Do not forget to include all your data (author, real name, full mailing address, zip code, phone number, email and web address) into a text document.

THE DEADLINE TO SEND YOUR ARTWORKS IS SEPTEMBER 1st, 2010.

This is the call for photo-submissions for Belio 032! Yes! PHOTO! only pictures, no graphics, no digital filters or effects, just pure photography (digital & traditional) in relation with the topic that we propose you here: Amazing Nature.

Spirobolid Nest by Alan McClelland

The next Flog of Belio wants to be a collection of beautiful and artistic images of nature: unusual animals, quasi-alien insects, fantastic plants, surreal trees, striking mushrooms, geometric patterns found in organic forms, unique species, etc.

We don't to make a common album of natural sciences. Our goal is to show and surprise with stunning images that show the great and psychedelic side of our planet Earth. Photographs of bright colors, enlarged details of a vegetative and animal world that has been looked at through a magnifying glass to show surrealistic worlds that exist in our reality.

What are you waiting for? Reveal the scientific explorer in you and go hiking in nature with your camera.


THE DEADLINE TO SEND YOUR FILES IS SEPTEMBER 1st, 2010.

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WHAT'S "FLOG"?
Flog is a new section in Belio devoted entirely to photography as a medium of expression through which we want to call those who are addicted to capturing the world through their cameras (digital or analog) to tell their stories. Under a common theme we invite everyone, amateurs and professionals, to send their vision.

These collaborations can consist of at least 1 photo to a maximum of 5 images in the case of a series and could be accompanied by a short text to serve as an introduction, supplement or clarification of the images, apart of the author's data: name, surname and web address.

Photographs can be sent in JPG, TIF or PSD file format, black and white or color, to a maximum size of 24 cm (width or height) and 300 dpi resolution. Send your files to Belio by mail on CD (to: Belio Magazine, Calle Argente 14, local. 28053 Madrid - Spain), or through any web page to transfer files via FTP as yousendit.com, megaupload.com, rapidshare.com or similar. Send all your images compressed in 1 ONLY file (rar or zip).

IMPORTANT: Do not forget to include all your data (author, real name, full mailing address, zip code, phone number, email and web address) into a text document. We need it to contact you and send you a copy of the publication in case your work is selected.

Belio is an experimental art and design project that’s an open forum for anyone who wants to submit work. Belio offers you the chance to express yourself and exhibit your work in whatever form it takes, whether it’s design, photography, illustration work, web pages, cinema or performance art. All you have to do is get in touch with us and tells us what you do.

If you want your work to be published in the next edition of Belio, there is 2 different options to participate:

1. Just send us the originals to be scanned or a CD or DVD for a PC.  This can be in either Tif, Jpg, Psd, Eps, Ai or Fh10. We recommend sending your images at 300 dpi resolution and if your work includes fonts, make sure you send us a copy of the fonts just in case we don’t have them on our computer. Your work can be any size and should be sent to the following address: Calle Argente, 14.  28053 Madrid. SPAIN.
   
   Please include your full name, address, e-mail contact, web and phone number when you send your work so we can get back to you and send you a copy of the magazine for free, in case that your work is selected and published.
   
   
2. Now you can send also your works by internet. This can be throw any File Transfer Web Site like “yousendit.com”, “megaupload.com” or “rapidshare.com”. Where you can upload the file. Then just send us an email (to: info@beliomagazine.com) with a link to download it. IMPORTANT: We do not accept collaborations as attached files in the e.mail address.
   
   Please include your full name and address in the e-mail to contact back to you and send a PDF preview, in case that your work is selected and published. If you want also a copy of the magazine you can have it paying only the shipment to your country. You could do that payment at our paypal account.

There’s a careful selection process in order to choose work for each issue of Belio. However, unfortunately, we often receive a lot more work than we have space for. So please accept our apologies if your work isn’t published. Thanks.

If you need more information: info@beliomagazine.com