Alex Grey: Artist

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“A universal spiritual art would be art that any person would recognize as having a spiritual intention. It could speak to the heart and soul of the individual and orient them toward the greater aspect of their own being, their interconnectedness with all life and the cosmos. A universal spiritual art would return the viewer to their own ultimate identity, which lies beyond representation, but can be pointed to when our inspired visions are brilliantly transmitted. The challenge to artists today is to integrate the vast history of art from as many cultures as possible, to reach deep inside themselves for their own personal insights into the transcendental and allow this to coalesce into the most powerful imagery possible.”

Alex Grey

High Times interview (2002)

Soul , History , Personality , Heart

“Every artist who’s really into their work disappears into the creative flow. This is akin to some of the concentration-oriented meditations of the various sacred traditions. Images come in all different ways. You can get visions when you’re tripping on drugs, when you’re dreaming or in a hypnogogic state before dropping off to sleep, while listening to music or even waiting for the subway.”

Alex Grey

High Times interview (2002)

Sleep , Waiting , Dreams , Music

“Art can be a spiritual practice. Not all artists consider this to be true for them, but with the proper motivation and focus, it can be. A spiritual practice is an activity that enables you to develop the qualities of mental clarity, mindfulness of the moment, wisdom, compassion and access to revelations of higher mystic states of awareness. A contemplative method, such as yoga or meditation, will stabilize and assist in the progress of spiritual awareness. An artist’s craft can become a contemplative method, and the creations may provide outward signs of an inner spiritual journey.”

Alex Grey

High Times interview (2002)

Motivation , Wisdom , Art

“Our minds are artists,
always drawing lines.

Making decisions, differentiating
One thing from another,
Calling it something.

This is the way we know.
This is how we think.

We define
by drawing the line.”

Alex Grey

Art Psalms (2008), Let Love Draw the Line

Drawing , Thinking , Decision , Way

“Embryonic artworks grow
In the womb heart of the artists,
Until the fever of making seizes their limbs,
And they deliver their art through labors of love.”

Alex Grey

Art Psalms (2008), Bitch Goddess Beauty

Love , Making love , Heart , Art

“Mystic Art affirms the holy mystery and the ideals of truth,
goodness and beauty. No other artistic ideal can fulfill the longing
soul like the creation and appreciation of relevant sacred art.”

Alex Grey

Art Psalms (2008), Seven Statements on Mystic Art

Truth , Beauty , Soul , Art

“Mystic Art is spirit expressed into matter. A mystic artist
receives and transmits revelation, providing their art as a medium
for messages from the divine matrix of Creation.”

Alex Grey

Art Psalms (2008), Seven Statements on Mystic Art

Art

“Our current artistic dilemma is to wake up
To the truth that we are the One Godself,
Creating the Universe — Every day.”

Alex Grey

Art Psalms (2008), The One

Universe , Truth

“Life is infinite creative play.
Enjoyment and participation in this creative play
Is the artists profound joy.
We co-author every moment
With universal creativity.”

Alex Grey

Art Psalms (2008), The Vast Expanse

Universe , Joy , Life

“Creators aligned with Divine Will
Make the soul perceptible.
Artist priests with minimal dogma
Transfix, transform, and evolve
The chaotic melding of cultures,
Through the dross of ego
To superconsciousness fusion
With the Nature-field.”

Alex Grey

Art Psalms (2008), Art Psalms

Soul , Making love , Nature