Alex Grey

 Alex Grey, recommendations  No Responses »
Feb 212011
 

I’m going to address the recommendations from the prior post alphabetically.  Not only is that logical, it also conveniently leaves the most disturbing work for last.  In light of that, I’d like to direct your attention to the work of artist Alex Grey.  Fans of the band Tool will recognize Grey’s artwork throughout the band’s last 2 albums, Lateralus and Ten Thousand Days.  If you happen to not be a fan of the aforementioned band, do not discount Grey’s work by way of throwing the proverbial baby out with the proverbial bathwater.  You owe it to yourself to give his work some attention.  Grey is able to visualize and render onto canvas non-physical realities, or at least an interpretation of these realities, like no other artist that I’ve ever encountered.  He has also captured the human body, physically and non-physically, in a truly unique and engaging way.

Please go to his websites and view his work.

http://www.alexgrey.com/

http://www.cosm.org/

The actual DVD that I own, shown in the image in the prior post, is his COSM: The Movie.  This DVD basically consists of Grey giving a guided tour of his Chapel of Sacred Mirrors.  You can purchase the DVD at the following link:

http://shop.cosm.org/cosmthemovie.aspx

It should go without saying that I reap no benefit from your purchasing this DVD, or anything from anyone that I recommend.   None of the people who’s work I recommend even know that I exist.  The only benefit to me is the knowledge that I have hopefully caused a net improvement to humanity by hopefully convincing a couple of individuals to expose themselves to works that will either improve them as people, even if only in minute ways, or otherwise broaden their perspective on life, which is also a win as far as I’m concerned.

However, if I do ever sign up for like an Amazon affiliate type of situation as has been recommended to me, that information will be publicly declared and not hidden in any way.  Cause, ya know, webhosting ain’t free and whatnot… though I do enjoy an employee discount…

Depending on which way the wind blows, the next post will either be another recommendation elaboration situation or… not.

 Posted by at 2:23 am

Recommendations

 Alex Grey, God Wants You Dead, recommendations, What the Bleep  No Responses »
Feb 172011
 

No single source is definitive on any given topic, ever.  To memorize the information presented within a single source such that you can repeat said information on command, as facts, and consider yourself an expert on the given topic is an insult to yourself and those to whom you are presenting said information.  In other words, no one knows everything about anything; it is simply not possible.  How then do you become knowledgeable on a given topic?  By studying multiple, even conflicting, sources.  You gather as much information as is reasonable, then distill it down to that which doesn’t conflict with your own *cough* sense of reason *cough*.  In light of that, I’m presenting my personal recommendations for books and movies that one would do well to read and view should they be interested in the topics I’m presenting in this blog.

Some of these books and movies may contradict each other on certain points.  I may not personally agree with each point presented in each work.  Some of these present very controversial information, some may contradict facts that you have taken as granted for being fundamental truths.  The bottom line is that we must each decide for ourselves that which we will take as truth.  No matter the topic or circumstance in life, that holds true, relatively.  Unless for you it doesn’t.  See how that works?

Without further ado, here is a picture that I just took:

Alphabetically, we have:

Alex Grey’s Chapel of Sacred Mirrors

Gunther von Hagens’s Bodyworlds

Democracy is Self Government

God Wants you Dead

Man and Woman and Child

Thinking and Destiny

Waking Life

What the Bleep Do We Know!?

Way of the Peaceful Warrior

Zeitgeist: The Movie

Some of these have already been identified, others may be new to you.  All hold a value well beyond their respective price tags.  Throughout the next few posts, I’ll elaborate on each work.

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On another note: Please know that I am publishing each new post on the day it is written… there is no backlog, outline or plan for future posts.  This blog is off-the-cuff, and hopefully that adds to the enjoyment of reading it, as it definitely adds to the enjoyment of writing it.  As such, please be understanding of potential large gaps between posts.

Until next time…

 Posted by at 4:57 pm
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