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| "Great Net of Being" by Alex Grey |
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. His
portrayals of human beings blend anatomical exactitude with visionary
depictions of universal life energy. Grey’s striking artwork leads us on the
soul’s journey from material world encasement to recovery of the divinely
illuminated core. In this Huffington Post interview, Grey discusses how he
turned from suicidal nihilist to visionary artist, the convergence of
psychedelics and Tibetan Buddhism, holding together a marriage involving two
artists, live-painting with Beats Antique and the Disco Biscuits, and his
unusual spiritual portrait of Obama.
