Alex gray has 37 books on goodreads with 21949 ratings. I find it slightly more accessible than transfigurations, and it does not demand any knowledge of grey s previous work. The visionary art of alex grey combining the anatomical detail of medical illustrations with the spiritual imagery of buddhism, alex greys art. I thoroughly enjoy alex greys work and would have given this 5 stars if not for one image.
Transfigurations is the followup to alex greys sacred mirrors 1991 and is one of the most successful art books of the 1990s. Alex grey was born in columbus, ohio on november 29, 1953 sagittarius, the middle child of a gentle middleclass couple. I bought transfigurations and grey s earlier book sacred mirrors at the same time. Sep 15, 2001 buy transfigurations by grey, alex isbn. His father was a graphic designer and encouraged his sons drawing ability. I bought transfigurations and greys earlier book sacred mirrors at the same time.
Sacred mirrors is probably the book most people who want to get an idea of grey s art should buy first. Read transfigurations online, read in mobile or kindle. Sacred mirrors could be described as vrey exploration and reinterpretation of the human body. Young alex would collect insects and dead animals from the suburban neighborhood and bury them in the back yard. Grey dropped out of art school and painted billboards for columbus outdoor advertising, michelle lalonde rated it really liked it mar 22, for five years, alex worked in the anatomy department at harvard medical school preparing cadavers for dissection. Nov 26, 2015 does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. Alex grey is making some of the most beautifully refined imaginary work in the country today. The visionary art of alex grey, inner traditions international, 1990 transfigurations, 1993. Its not a path i would want to tread, but knowing about his life gives good insight and empathy into.
From anatomically correct rendering of the body systems, grey moves to the spiritualenergetic systems with such images as universal mind lattice, envisioning the sacred and esoteric symbolism of the body and the forces that define its living. Includes guided meditations, reflections, and poetry by alex grey a. Alex grey paints amazing works of art, visionary art like no other. Transfigurations also available in format docx and mobi. Lives higher realities are available to usthat is the message of alex grey s art and words in this book. The power of art as a transformative path is the theme of this inspiring collection from artist and author alex grey.
Walter hopps, senior curator, guggenheim museum and menil collection alex grey s visionary art gives form to what shamans see only with the eyes of the soul. Sacred mirrors is probably the book most people who want to get an idea of greys art should buy first. How alex greys visionary art is evolving the cultural body through icons of interconnectedness. A spiraling, eyeencrusted overview of the art of alex. From anatomically correct rendering of the body systems, grey moves to the spiritualenergetic systems with such images as universal mind lattice, envisioning the sacred and esoteric symbolism of the body and the forces that.
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