Alex Grey

An artist whose psychedelic work explores altered states of consciousness describes his experiences, traces the role of art in advancing human consciousness, and offers simple techniques and exercises for investigating the spiritual dimension.

The Mission of Art

Allan Hunt Badiner

Presents a serious inquiry into the moral, ethical, doctrinal, and transcendental considerations created by the intersection of Buddhism and psychedelics, presenting essays and interviews that explore altered states of consciousness and the potential for transformation.

Buddhism and Psychedelics

Zig Zag Zen

This unique series of paintings takes the viewer on a graphic, visionary journey through the physical, metaphysical, and spiritual anatomy of the self. From anatomically correct rendering of the body systems, Grey moves to the spiritual/energetic systems with such images as "Universal Mind Lattice," envisioning the sacred and esoteric symbolism of the body and the forces that define its living field of energy. Includes essays on the significance of Grey's work by Ken Wilber, the eminent transpersonal psychologist, and by the noted New York art critic, Carlo McCormick.

The Visionary Art of Alex Grey

Sacred Mirrors

Christian Rätsch

Albert Hofmann

The Final Thoughts and Reflections of Albert Hofmann

LSD and the Divine Scientist

Jennifer Worrell

Dave Barrett

Diane Martin

Donald McCarthy

Kiernan Antares

Mark Keane

Raconteur Magazine

Raconteur is a literary magazine publishing engaging, interesting, eclectic and witty writing and artwork by international writers and artists, online and in print, 3 times per year.

A Joyful Literary Magazine

Raconteur Vol. II, Issue I

die visionäre Kunst des Alex Grey

Sacred mirrors

Alex Grey, renowned creator of visionary art, provides a tour of his New York gallery, the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors.

Alex Grey & the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors

COSM, the Movie

Artist Alex Grey is creating some of the most beautifully refined paintings in the world today and his work is exhibited worldwide, including the New Museum and Stux Gallery in New York, the Grand Palais in Paris, the São Paulo Biennial, and ARK exhibition space in Tokyo. His art is also featured in venues as diverse as album covers for the Beastie Boys, Nirvana, and Tool, Newsweek magazine, and the Discovery Channel. This is a limited collector’s edition which contains: • One hardcover copy of Sacred Mirrors • One hardcover copy of Transfigurations • Portfolio of six new paintings suitable for framing • The protective case acts as an altar • Contains over 250 color paintings

Visions

Inspired by the Tibetan Buddhist teachings known as Dzogchen, this book talks about Alex Grey's artwork, a seven-panelled altarpiece honouring artists and masters of Tibet. A poem accompanies the seven panels, describing the meaning of each sequential image in the altarpiece.

Nature of Mind

En este texto usted podrá apreciar una serie de pinturas del artista Alex Grey quien ha dedicado más de diez años a su realización. Junto con las imágenes, incorpora una serie de tres ensayos que incursionan conceptualmente en el arte visionario y en su concepción del quehacer artístico en el mundo presente. Un libro de gran formato que encanta por la limpieza y calidad de sus ilustraciones, un ciclo de pinturas que da cuenta de su visión frente a la relación que existe entre la materia y el espíritu del hombre, pasando por representaciones que ejemplifican en tamaño real los distintos funcionamientos básicos de todo ser humano, como por ejemplo, el aparto nervioso, el digestivo, otros, hasta finalmente llegar a lo espiritual y es ahí donde complementa todo a la perfección.

El arte visionario de Alex Grey

Espejos Sagrados

El arte de Alex Grey nos conduce a un viaje transformativo, a través de la intransparencia y oscuridad del mundo material, hacia la recuperación de nuestro corazón, divinamente iluminado. Las imágenes de transformarse, de dolor existencial, búsqueda y confusión, amor, muerte y trascendencia, son iconos en las extensas galerías de la odisea creativa de Grey. Desde sus tempranos autorretratos y sus pinturas de esqueletos, hasta su más recientes seres universales, enrejados con fuego y ojos, Grey nos trae una contemplación visual que siempre se está profundizando sobre la naturaleza de la identidad personal y transpersonal. Transfiguraciones es una continuación del diálogo entre cuerpo y alma, que empezó en el primer libro de Grey, Espejos sagrados (1990). Transfiguraciones incluye todos los trabajos más importantes realizados en la década pasada, que se presentan aquí en 202 reproducciones a color y 93 imágenes en blanco y negro. Un ensayo por renombrado autor y psicólogo transpersonal, Stephen Larsen, proporciona un bosquejo biográfico del proceso creativo del artista, luchando con sus demonios y vislumbrando la luz del más allá, que lleva al dentro. La temprana inscursión de Grey en el oscuro y transgresivo arte de la actuación y sus últimas instalaciones teopánicas, está todo documentado en una sección de representación especial, de veinte páginas. El crítico de arte Donald Kuspit interpreta el objeto prmario de Grey, la luz mística, como se manifiesta a través de su único acercamiento de la figura humana. Una conversación entre el notado filósofo Ken Wilber y el artista, explora las existenses posibilidades del arte, que sirven como un vehículo de la transformación. Albert Hofmann, el químico que descubrió el LSD, escribe el prólogo, que coloca al trabajo de Grey en la conjunción de la ciencia y el misticismo. Las pinturas de Grey ofrecen al espectador inolvidables visiones momentáneas de transfiguración, conforme los cuerpos se van haciendo translúcidos a la luz del Espíritu, transparentes al fundamento del ser. El suceso de contemplar y volverse "la luz", es un fenómeno que se describe en todas las religiones y senderos de sabiduría. La vision "Rayos X" de Grey, muestra la compleja interacción del cuerpo anatómico y de las resplandecientes e imperceptibles energías del alma, develando la relación entre nuestro ser limitado y el espíritu infinito. La búsqueda de Grey se dirige al arte integrador, que visualmente unifica cuerpo, mente, alma y espíritu y ayuda a sanar la enajenación y fragmentación que se siente entre el individuo y el mundo.

Transfiguraciones

The capacity of art--both visual and verbal--to stimulate creativity and personal growth is the theme of this challenging collection from an internationally known artist. Grey combines poems, artwork, and thoughtful declarations that fuse imagination, creativity, and spirituality.

Art Psalms

The most extensive collection of Grey’s visionary artwork and life’s journey in one volume • Includes a foreword by Albert Hofmann and essays on Grey’s work by renowned art critic Donald Kuspit, philosopher Ken Wilber, and Stephen Larsen, author of Joseph Campbell: A Fire in the Mind • 21,000 sold in hardcover since October 2001 Every once in a great while an artist emerges who does more than simply reflect the social trends of the time. Such an artist is able to transcend established thinking and help us redefine ourselves and our world. Today, a growing number of art critics, philosophers, and spiritual seekers believe that they have found that vision in the art of Alex Grey. Transfigurations, the follow-up to Grey’s Sacred Mirrors (1991)--one of the most successful art books of the 1990s--includes all of Grey’s major works completed in the following decade, including the masterful seven-paneled altarpiece Nature of Mind, called “the grand climax of Grey’s art” by Donald Kuspit. His portrayals of human beings blend anatomical exactitude with visionary depictions of universal life energy. Alex Grey’s striking artwork leads us on the soul’s journey from material world encasement to recovery of the divinely illuminated core.

Transfigurations

How Alex Grey’s visionary art is evolving the cultural body through icons of interconnectedness • Includes over 200 reproductions of Grey’s artwork • Contains spectacular photos of Grey’s collaboration with the cult band TOOL plus his worldwide live-painting performances • Offers Grey’s reflections on how art evolves consciousness with a new symbology of the Networked Self • Winner of the 2013 Nautilus Silver Book Award in Photography and Art Revealing the interwoven energies of body and soul, love and spirit that illuminate the core of each being, Alex Grey’s mystic paintings articulate the realms of consciousness encountered during visits to entheogenic heaven worlds. His painting Net of Being--inspired by a blazing vision of an infinite grid of Godheads during an ayahuasca journey--has reached millions as the cover and interior of the band TOOL’s Grammy award–winning triple-platinum album, 10,000 Days. Net of Being is one of many images Grey has created that have resulted in a chain reaction of uses--from apparel and jewelry to tattoos and music videos--embedding these iconic works into our culture’s living Net of Being. The book explores how the mystical experience expressed in Alex Grey’s work opens a new understanding of our shared consciousness and unveils the deep influence art can have on cultural evolution. The narrative progresses through a successive expansion of identity--from the self, to self and beloved, to self and community, world spirit, and cosmic consciousness, where bodies are transparent to galactic energies. Presenting over 200 images, including many never-before-reproduced paintings as well as masterworks such as St. Albert and the LSD Revelation Revolution and Godself, the book also documents performance art, live-painting on stage throughout the world, and the “social sculpture” called CoSM, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, that Grey cofounded with his wife and creative collaborator, artist Allyson Grey.

Net of Being

A 20th anniversary edition of the art classic that celebrates the intersection of creative expression and spirituality—from one of the greatest living artists of our time Twenty years after the original publication of The Mission of Art, Alex Grey’s inspirational message affirming art’s power for personal catharsis and spiritual awakening is stronger than ever. In this special anniversary edition, Grey—visionary painter, spiritual leader, and best-selling author—combines his extensive knowledge of art history with his own experiences in creating art at the boundaries of consciousness. Grey examines the roles of conscience and intention in the creative process, including practical techniques and exercises useful in exploring the spiritual dimensions of art. Challenging and thought-provoking, The Mission of Art will be appreciated by everyone who has ever contemplated the deeper purpose of creative expression.

Tim O’Mara

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