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    LILA covers emerging contemporary visionary and sacred art, artists, exhibitions, and related themes such as deep ecology, shamanism, mythology and new global world culture.

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  • Artist Galleries

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    A.Andrew Gonzalez

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    Martina Hoffmann

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    Maura Holden

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    Oleg Korolev

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    Robert Venosa

     

    Featured Artists

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    HR Giger

    H. R. Giger is one of the world’s foremost artists of Fantastic Realism. His airbrush innovations and ‘biomechanical’ aesthetics have been highly influential upon western culture.

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    Ernst Fuchs

    Immersed in dreams and symbolism, combined with technical and aesthetic innovation, Ernst Fuchs is a grandmaster of visionary and contemporary sacred art,

    Artists by country:

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  • Interviews & Features

    Latest Interviews & Features

    Odd Nerdrum - Twin Mothers

    The Man with the Golden Coin

    By Oleg Korolev

    The artist cannot realize that the problem is in the art system, which still acts as a hidden tool of the Cultural war, passing off a genuine Soviet-style of the “Planning economics” as the “Free market” of Capitalism.

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    New works by Oleg Korolev – Alchemy of Rurik

    By Oleg Korolev

    In general the Slavonic native religions have a lot in common with the rest of the Indo-European spiritual traditions and have a direct connection to Vedanta. A Russian word Veda (t’) means “to know” or just a “knowledge”, “awareness”, came from Sanskrit.

    Lila has charted the contemporary visionary and sacred art movement by talking directly to those involved. Explore the themes, motifs, inspirations and approaches to creativity found in visionary art.

    Recommended

    • Maura Holden : Painting from the Hypersea of Spirit
    • Kuba Fiedorowicz : Visionary Art / Sacred Art
    • The Ayahuasca Visions of Pablo Amaringo
    • A Translator Of Visions – The Art of Martina Hoffmann

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  • News

    Latest news

    GTC by Martina Hoffmann

    Global sacred arts initiative

    From the forges of the far western wing of the Elvish Nation in Canadia, comes an innovative new incarnation of the galactik trading card oracle complex.

    Self portrait at L'Hippodrome

    Odd Nerdrum Granted Appeal

    In a dramatic turn of events, the internationally renowned painter Odd Nerdrum has been granted a new trial in the Norwegian appeals court.

    Heritages Surrealistes

    Heritages surrealistes

    Immersed in dreams and symbolism, “Heritages Surrealistes” brings together the work of two of Andre Breton’s colleagues: Isabel Meyrelles and deceased Anne Ethuine with contemporary surrealists from seven different countries.

    House of Many Mansions

    Sacred Visions : Art Techniques to evoke the visionary world

    For these two consecutive weekends we will dive deep into our creative wellsprings and retrieve visions from our deep inner life with two experienced and recognized artists specializing in contemporary sacred art.

  • Articles

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    Global sacred arts initiative by admin

    From the forges of the far western wing of the Elvish Nation in Canadia, comes an innovative new incarnation of the galactik trading card oracle complex.

    The Man with the Golden Coin by Oleg Korolev

    The artist cannot realize that the problem is in the art system, which still acts as a hidden tool of the Cultural war, passing off a genuine Soviet-style of the “Planning economics” as the “Free market” of Capitalism.

    Visionary Arts: What Vision? by Gaia Orion

    The artist’s life may seem to be unfolding like an archetypal legend where dreams and events are interwoven in a perfect dance. The core of these visions is an ordered and centered life with intentions of understanding and integrity. The visionary art that comes from this base is what we also call “contemporary sacred art”.

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    Upcoming Exhibitions & Events

    Robert Beer – Visions of the Divine

    http://www.octobergallery.co.uk/exhibitions/2012vod/index.shtml Lila very much recommends a visit to the brilliant October Gallery and Robert Beer’s talks. Robert Beer Robert Beer has studied and practiced Tibetan Art for the past forty years and is now recognized as one of the foremost scholars in this field. Over the past fifteen years he has been working closely with [...]

    Art of the Orishas – Opening May 3rd

    The spirits of the African diaspora continue to be a living and vibrant part of peoples lives. This show includes a blend traditional and modern interpretations of these spirit, their stories and ceremonies.

    Heritages Surrealistes

    Heritages surrealistes

    Immersed in dreams and symbolism, “Heritages Surrealistes” brings together the work of two of Andre Breton’s colleagues: Isabel Meyrelles and deceased Anne Ethuine with contemporary surrealists from seven different countries.

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Deep Ecology

Caves

Daniel Mirante in Deep Ecology, Mythos, Visionary Plants 2 Comments Tags: aesthetics, caves, grotesque

Caves

In visions and visionary art we often witness a sensibility that is not really a conventional beauty. It may be elegant, enchanting, intricate, but it challenges rather than succours us, it does not key into sentimentalised or strictly culture bound notions of beauty, but touches upon the ‘full cycle’.

Avatar is real

admin in Deep Ecology 2 Comments Tags: Avatar, deep ecology, indigenous, sacred sites

Avatar is real: Pandora exists in our planet and it’s located in South and Central America, and Africa. The Na’vi peoples, the Indigenous peoples in those regions are being displaced and killed right now, in order to extract the natural resources laying underground. The names of places and peoples may be different in the movie, but the facts of reality are almost the same.

Woman, Neoteny, Art, and Evolution

Daniel Mirante in Deep Ecology No Comments Tags: evolution, neoteny, woman

A facinating theory of evolution which integrates the role of matrifocal socieities and the role of art into the mix. “Culture requires brains, and brains of that immense degree were never necessary in any other animal. The human act that demanded immense brain power was the act of art. This requirement is because in art there are no limits.”

Gaiahuasca : The Mandala Garden of Being

Delvin Solkinson in Deep Ecology, Mythos 3 Comments Tags: Daniel Mirante, Delvin, medicine culture

Painting by David Heskin

Delvin Solkinson and Daniel Mirante
The creative imagination is vitalized and inspired by a reconnection to the Gaian fertility circuit. Our creativity is our most valuable faculty for regenerating the web of life and moving humanity beyond its current existential and ecological blind alley.

Nectarian Art – Deep Ecological Visions

admin in Deep Ecology No Comments Tags: Daniel Mirante, deep ecology, nectarian, visionary art

The hummingbird is the quintessential symbol of the Nectarian form of art. In Brazil the hummingbird is called the ‘beija-flor’ – kisser-of-flowers. This beautiful poetic term describes the deep sensuality of the intimate engagement with Nature.

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