Net of Being

ISBN: 159477384X

Author: Grey, Alex

Condition: Used

How Alex Greys visionary art is evolving the cultural body through icons of interconnectedness Includes over 200 reproductions of Greys artwork Contains spectacular photos of Greys collaboration with the cult band TOOL plus his worldwide live-painting performances Offers Greys 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 ArtRevealing the interwoven energies of body and soul, love and spirit that illuminate the core of each being, Alex Greys 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 TOOLs 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 cultures living Net of Being.The book explores how the mystical experience expressed in Alex Greys 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.