Alex Grey,Allyson Grey
How Alex Greyâ€™s visionary art is evolving the cultural body through icons of interconnectedness , ,â€¢ Includes over 200 reproductions of Greyâ€™s artwork , ,â€¢ Contains spectacular photos of Greyâ€™s collaboration with the cult band TOOL plus his worldwide live-painting performances , ,â€¢ Offers Greyâ€™s reflections on how art evolves consciousness with a new symbology of the Networked Self , ,â€¢ 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 Greyâ€™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 TOOLâ€™s Grammy awardâ€“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 cultureâ€™s living Net of Being. , ,The book explores how the mystical experience expressed in Alex Greyâ€™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 â€œsocial sculptureâ€ called CoSM, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, that Grey cofounded with his wife and creative collaborator, artist Allyson Grey.
Art,Spirituality,Nonfiction
Net of Being