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PublisherInner Traditions International, The Limited

ISBN-100892812575

ISBN-139780892812578

eBay Product ID (ePID)411009

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Book TitleSacred Mirrors : the Visionary Art of Alex Grey

Number of Pages96 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1990

TopicEntheogens & Visionary Substances, American / General, Subjects & Themes / Religious, Graphic Arts / Illustration

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign, Art, Body, Mind & Spirit

AuthorAlex Grey

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight42.3 Oz

Item Length13.5 in

Item Width10.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN90-004773

ReviewsThe color plates are of exceptional quality depicting both human and spiritual forms in a variety of intriguing and thought-provoking ways., Mr. Grey's paintings, as detailed and anatomically accurate as medical illustrations, present man as an archetypal being struggling toward cosmic unity--Grey's vision of a flawed but perfectible mankind stands as an antidote to the cynicism and spiritual malaise prevalent in much contemporary art., The majority of Grey's recent work depict spiritual/energetic systems--the sacred and esoteric symbolism of the body and the forces that define its living field of energy., Mr. Grey's paintings, as detailed and anatomically accurate as medical illustrations, present man as an archetypal being struggling toward cosmic unity...Grey's vision of a flawed but perfectable mankind stands as an antidote to the cynicism and spiritual malaise prevalent in much contemporary art., These are extraordinary works, exquisitely reproduced. Some people will be illuminated and transformed in the process of viewing. I found them compelling., The majority of Grey's recent work depict spiritual/energetic systems--the sacred and esoteric symbolism of the body and the forces that define its living field of energy.

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Preface In the Eye of the Artist: Art and the Perennial Philosophy - Ken Wilber Through Darkness to Light: The Art Path of Alex Grey - Carlo McCormick The Sacred Mirror - Alex Grey Sacred Mirrors - The Plates Progress of the Soul Endnotes

SynopsisThis 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.

LC Classification NumberN6537.G718A4 1990

As told toWilber, Ken, McCormick, Carlo