Net of Being

Author(s): Alex Grey

Spiritual growth

*Includes over 200 reproductions of Grey's artwork, including many never-before-reproduced paintings*Contains spectacular photos of Grey's collaboration with the cult band TOOL plus his worldwide live-painting performances*Offers Grey's reflections on how art evolves consciousness with a new symbology of the Networked SelfRevealing the interwoven energies of body and soul, love and spirit that illuminate the core of each being, Alex Grey'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 TOOL's Grammy awardwinning 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 jewellery to tattoos and music videos - embedding these iconic works into our culture's living Net of Being.The book explores how the mystical experience expressed in Alex Grey'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 social sculpture called CoSM, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, that Grey cofounded with his wife and creative collaborator, artist Allyson Grey.

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""Net of Being" is Alex Grey's memoir in images and words: a report on an astonishing life, a fearless communication of a world-view, and a love letter to the planet. His formidable skill and imagination as an artist and unshakeable good will have allowed him to explore past any reasonable boundary and bring back visions that are part of the permanent iconography of our time."--Roger Lipsey, author of "The Spiritual in Twentieth-Century Art"

Alex Grey is the author of Sacred Mirrors, Transfigurations, The Mission of Art and Art Psalms. His work has graced numerous album covers including those of Nirvana, TOOL and the Beastie Boys; appeared in Newsweek and TIME Magazine and been exhibited throughout the world.

General Fields

  • : 9781594773846
  • : Inner Traditions International, Limited
  • : Inner Traditions International, Limited
  • : 2.1
  • : September 2012
  • : 343mm X 267mm
  • : United States
  • : February 2013
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Alex Grey
  • : Hardback
  • : 1212
  • : English
  • : 759.13
  • : 208