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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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    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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    • Australia
    • United Kingdom
    • France
    • Austria
    • Peru
    • Japan

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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.

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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

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    Questing the Sacred

    These artists, rising above the current fashion, are the untimely heirs of Blake, Delville and Moreau. Together they represent three generations of Visionary art at its finest.

    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.

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On Visionary Art

Rob Percival in Articles, Interviews 5 Comments Tags: Ernst Fuchs, fantastic realism, HR Giger, laurence caruana, lineage, prime of styles, Wolfgang Grasse

On Visionary Art

Lila is proud to present this excellent overview of visionary art by Rob Percival. “Fuchs speaks elusively of “a secret art whose traces I have discovered with almost all people and cultures, but also in nature itself, there where the primeval world appears.” The nucleus of this secret art is a shared grammar, ‘ein verschollener Stil’, … this secret grammar is the unifying factor that underpins the bewildering diversity of the genre.”

4th Annual Visions in the MischTechnik Seminar

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4th Annual Visions in the MischTechnik Seminar

As a manifestation of this emerging culture, an Alpine eco-village in Italy will become the backdrop this summer to the 4th annual gathering of Visionary artists, creating a space in which the artists can collaborate, share visions and techniques of the sacred, and re-vision the global matrix.

Laurence Caruana

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Laurence Caruana

Caruana’s paintings are inspired by memories and dreams, experiments with entheogens, and the interplay of different cultural symbols and styles.

Historic Gathering of Visionary Artists in Alpine Eco-village

Daniel Mirante in News No Comments Tags: Amanda Sage, laurence caruana, mische technique

An eco-village in the Italian foot-Alps will become the backdrop to a historical gathering of Visionary artists this summer. Permaculture, Visionary Art & Entheogens – all will intertwine during the 3rd annual Visions in the MischTechnik Painting Seminar in Torri Superiore, Italy. This year’s seminar promises to be a special event, since Laurence Caruana will [...]

Visions in the Mischetechnik 2009

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Come spend 3 weeks in a 14th century village experiencing permaculture & sustainable living while learning the Old Masters’ techniques revived by Ernst Fuchs.

Interview and Video with Laurence Caruana

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A new interview with me appears on-line in English and Italian at Sabrina Abeni’s site ELURIA. See: http://www.eluria.altervista.org/caruanaenglish.htm and ‘Manifesting the Vision’ by yog sothoth, A 12 minute video featuring interviews with the participants, live painting etc from Laurence’s recent painting seminar in Torre Superiore. http://visionaryrevue.com/

Visions in the Mische Technique Seminar

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Maura & Laurence invite you to spend 3 weeks with them in a 14th century village, deepening your vision & learning Old Masters’ techniques of painting.

ENTHEOLOGUE with Laurence Caruana

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In August of 2007, Alex Grey and L. Caruana held an ENTHEOLOGUE at The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors.

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