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Ask HN: Thoughts/feelings about Alex Grey's art?

3 points| rblion | 15 years ago | reply

Just wondering. He is without question one of the most important visual artists of this era.

and...please don't post your hate for the guy if you don't understand his art. I don't think anyone cares.

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[+] gdl|15 years ago|reply

You ask for our thoughts, then make a point that if we don't like / understand him, don't bother posting because nobody cares. So is there a point to this other than to have a bunch of people say he's awesome and feel that they have great taste in art?

As it happens I do enjoy his work, but preemptively shunning critics is silly and counterproductive to the kind of personal growth that I think he would encourage.

[+] rblion|15 years ago|reply

All I am saying is...what does criticizing his art or message have to do with anything productive?

[+] stratospark|15 years ago|reply

I bet you'd enjoy some of the podcasts here: http://www.matrixmasters.net/salon/. There are a few Alex Grey ones, but I'd bet HN folks would also appreciate the ones by Bruce Damer and Terence McKenna.

[+] rblion|15 years ago|reply

thanks a lot. this will feed my mind for the night.

[+] brandonkm|15 years ago|reply

Alex Grey's artwork is very intriguing. I like a lot of the concepts he illustrates. Essentially, I think Alex Grey shows us how infinite and special humanity is.

[+] rblion|15 years ago|reply

i agree fully. It previews universal consciousness. I wish the HN community was into this kind of art as much as code. It's all expression of one kind or another.