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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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    • United Kingdom
    • France
    • Austria
    • Peru
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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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Alex Grey

Cosm : Cosmic Creativity review

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Cosm : Cosmic Creativity review

Cosm, Journal of Visionary Culture, is an emanation of the ritual intention of the Cosm community, established by Alex and Allyson Grey and their mandala of allies. It has become one of the most important publications for showcasing artwork and philosophy associated with visionary art.

Celebrating the release of the new CoSM Journal of Visionary Culture

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This global arts journal shares a garden of visionary nature art from all continents of the world. This special magazine, full of visionary art and articles has become a collectors item.

Alex & Allyson Grey to Give Keynote Addresses

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Alex and Allyson Grey will give a slideshow presentation titled, “Better Religion Through Science and Art,” and they will discuss the relationship between visionary art and mysticism.

Last Weekend to see Alex Grey at the Meta Gallery

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This will be the final weekend to see Anatomy of Being by Alex Grey at the Meta Gallery. Its been an incredible experience hosting these amazing artworks. Please join us this weekend as we give them a warm sendoff onto their next journey. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday 11 – 6 pm and Sunday [...]

Art is Vision

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Celebrating visionary art, many hundreds came together for this historic event, one of a few rare visits of Alex and Allyson Grey to Canada and their first experience of Toronto. It all began at the gorgeous Meta Gallery which opened late last year in the beautiful old town Distillery District of Toronto.

New Alex Grey show

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Toronto, Ontario, June 4, 2009 – Meta Gallery is pleased to present Anatomy of Being, new and old works by Alex Grey. The artist’s first solo exhibition with Meta Gallery marks his first showing in Canada in
over 20 years and embodies a broad spectrum of the inner and outer worlds Grey depicts through work produced between 1999-2009.

Art Spirit Now Exhibition Event

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Art Spirit Now – Two Illuminating Evenings of Art, Music, Dance & Spirit. Featuring Live Painting by Alex & Allyson Grey The Renaissance is now… Experience the true spirit of art in a celebration of love, life and interconnectedness. Friday, May 22nd & Saturday, May 30th 2410 N. Mississippi, Portland, OR 97217 www.belovedpresents.com Times: 8:00PM [...]

Turning On, Tuning In and Painting the Results

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Mainstream media covers the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors

Alex Grey paints Barack Obama

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www.alexgrey.com/obama.html Alex Grey’s portrait of the ‘visionary Senator’ President Elect, Barack Obama. The painting was begun at the Rock the Ink Tattoo Convention, in Rhode Island on October 23, 2008, in front of a live audience.

Visionary Art: The Vanguard of Tradition by Erik Davis

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Stretching out like one of the Buddha’s great bejeweled parasols, the term Visionary Art encompasses a wide variety of styles, genres, periods, and degrees of abstraction. Definitions abound, but here is my hard crystal: visionary art is art that resonates with visionary experiences, those undeniably powerful eruptions of numinous and multidimensional perception that suggest other orders of reality.

Toward a Visionary Culture by Alex Grey

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NY Arts website/magazine article written by Alex Grey

Alex Grey : Net of Being

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After years of labor this epic work is now on view along with numerous new artworks depicting Grey’s mystic visions.

Alex Grey and Sacred Anatomy by Daniel Mirante

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“If we were to look closely at an individual human being, we would immediately notice that it is a unique hologram unto itself; self-contained, self generating and self-knowledgeable. Yet if we were to remove this being from its planetary context, we would quickly realize that the human form is not unlike a mandala or symbolic [...]

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