{"product_id":"transfigurations-9781594770173","title":"Transfigurations","description":"The most extensive collection of Grey's visionary artwork and life's journey in one volume \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Includes a foreword by Albert Hofmann and essays on Grey's work by renowned art critic Donald Kuspit, philosopher Ken Wilber, and Stephen Larsen, author of \u003ci\u003eJoseph Campbell: A Fire in the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery once in a great while an artist emerges who does more than simply reflect the social trends of the time. Such an artist is able to transcend established thinking and help us redefine ourselves and our world. Today, a growing number of art critics, philosophers, and spiritual seekers believe that they have found that vision in the art of Alex Grey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTransfigurations\u003c\/i\u003e, the follow-up to Grey's \u003ci\u003eSacred Mirrors \u003c\/i\u003e(1991)--one of the most successful art books of the 1990s--includes all of Grey's major works completed in the following decade, including the masterful seven-paneled altarpiece \u003ci\u003eNature of Mind, \u003c\/i\u003e called \"the grand climax of Grey's art\" by Donald Kuspit. His portrayals of human beings blend anatomical exactitude with visionary depictions of universal life energy. Alex Grey's striking artwork leads us on the soul's journey from material world encasement to recovery of the divinely illuminated core.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex Grey is the author of \u003ci\u003eSacred Mirrors\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mission of Art.\u003c\/i\u003e His work has been exhibited around the world, including at the New Museum and Stux Gallery in New York City, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Grand Palais in Paris, the São Paulo Biennial, and the ARK exhibition space in Tokyo. His art has also been featured in venues as diverse as album covers for the Beastie Boys, Nirvana, and Tool; \u003ci\u003eNewsweek \u003c\/i\u003emagazine; and the Discovery Channel. He lives in New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Inner Traditions International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646847881490,"sku":"9781594770173","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_be63283a-276b-467f-b6e8-650bd652b8fd.jpg?v=1733187104","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/transfigurations-9781594770173","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}