...and despite his absolutely sickening woo, endorsed by Deepak Chopra of all people, I think his art work is amazing. Looking at his works brings me right back to experiences I've had on LSD. Everything looks like some sort of electrified dream.
I especially like the detail he puts into things like the nervous and respiratory systems.
The patterns in the background have a very natural look to them. Like the ones you see burned onto your retina when you close your eyes fast.
What do people think of this type of painting? I'm sure some will find it gaudy or excessive in its colours.
Another thing, while I'm on this subject, in the video above he talks about an experience he had when deep in meditation when he saw all around him a grid, as if made of electricity, going on for infinity. It reminds me of when I was a child. Often at night I would let my mind go and I used to be able to create something like this, a green grid which looks like a wire frame on a computer model before any textures or anything is put in. I used to be able to make myself feel like I was floating, similar to a dream, I could move along over wire frame peaks and valleys. This would usually last until I got that sudden falling feeling and put my arms out to catch myself.
Did anyone else ever get that?
Please someone say they got that.Here's Alex Grey's website. Careful now. It has more woo than a Chinese phonebook.
http://www.alexgrey.com/
