Alex Grey

American painter and performance artist · United States · On the map · Artists · Born 1953 · age 72

Alex Grey is an American visual artist, author, teacher, and Vajrayana practitioner known for creating spiritual and psychedelic artwork such as his 21-painting Sacred Mirrors series. He works in multiple forms including performance art, process art, installation art, sculpture, visionary art, and painting.

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2014“I've noticed various stages of receptivity to my art.”In their words18 June 2014As quoted in "Interview with Alex Grey" by Michael RobinsonRead the whole statement

2013“In a society that tries to standardize thinking, individuality is not highly prized.”In their wordsAs quoted in Power Verbs for Managers and Executives (2013), p. 217; also in Indie Spiritualist : A No Bullshit Exploration of SpiritualityRead the whole statement

2002“I worked as a medical illustrator for about ten years. It was not my career ambition; it was a way to finance my addiction to art and support my family.”In their wordsJune 2002"Interview With Alex Grey" by Thomas Lyttle, in High Times (June 2002)Read the whole statement

“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.”In their wordsJune 2002"Interview With Alex Grey" by Thomas Lyttle, in High Times (June 2002)Read the whole statement

“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.”In their wordsJune 2002"Interview With Alex Grey" by Thomas Lyttle, in High Times (June 2002)Read the whole statement

“People generally begin to understand my work after they’ve had some experience with the subtle visionary inner-worlds.”In their wordsJune 2002"Interview With Alex Grey" by Thomas Lyttle, in High Times (June 2002)Read the whole statement

1953Born29 November 1953

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A viewer in front of Grey's art in 2007

Inside the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors

Alex Grey painting in 2007

Grey in 2007 with one of his artworks

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Alex Grey

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The Artist is a tiny reflection of the One Creative Spirit that generates and is all realities. God creates the cosmos with love.
18 June 2014 · As quoted in "Interview with Alex Grey" by Michael Robinson, Own words
Around the age of 20, I was doing unusual performance pieces focused on the exploration of polarities.
June 2002 · "Interview With Alex Grey" by Thomas Lyttle, in High Times (June 2002), Own words
The twentieth-century Surrealists operated in a territory without clear moral order: a dreamship adrift in the ocean of the unconscious.
June 2002 · "Interview With Alex Grey" by Thomas Lyttle, in High Times (June 2002), Own words

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He is also on the board of advisors for the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics, and is the Chair of Wisdom University's Sacred Art Department. He and his wife Allyson Grey are the co-founders of The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM), a non-profit organization in Wappingers Falls, New York.

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