{"id":523,"date":"2021-04-17T22:01:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T22:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/?p=523"},"modified":"2021-04-19T23:01:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T23:01:28","slug":"psychedelic-design-hero-alex-grey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/2021\/04\/17\/psychedelic-design-hero-alex-grey\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychedelic Design Hero: Alex Grey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong><em>1960&#8217;s counterculture<\/em><\/strong> movement is known for its anti-establishment ideology, human rights advocacy, and psychoactive drug experimentation. The introduction and usage of mind-altering drugs, most commonly LSD, produced some of the most popular <strong><em>psychedelic artists<\/em><\/strong> of the &#8217;60s, such as Wes Wilson, Victor Moscoso, and Rick Griffin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/01\/30\/obituaries\/30Wilson7\/30Wilson-SS-slide-A9V9-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale\" alt=\"A Wes Wilson poster for the New Year\u2019s Eve 1966 show at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. If the lettering on Mr. Wilson\u2019s posters was often hard to decipher, that was by design.\" data-id=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2021\/04\/95.504_01_H02-Large-TIFF_4000-pixels-long-721x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"525\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2021\/04\/95.504_01_H02-Large-TIFF_4000-pixels-long-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/?attachment_id=525\" class=\"wp-image-525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2021\/04\/95.504_01_H02-Large-TIFF_4000-pixels-long-721x1024.jpg 721w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2021\/04\/95.504_01_H02-Large-TIFF_4000-pixels-long-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2021\/04\/95.504_01_H02-Large-TIFF_4000-pixels-long-768x1091.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2021\/04\/95.504_01_H02-Large-TIFF_4000-pixels-long-1082x1536.jpg 1082w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2021\/04\/95.504_01_H02-Large-TIFF_4000-pixels-long-1442x2048.jpg 1442w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2021\/04\/95.504_01_H02-Large-TIFF_4000-pixels-long-1200x1704.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2021\/04\/95.504_01_H02-Large-TIFF_4000-pixels-long-scaled.jpg 1803w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"613\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2021\/04\/1151.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"526\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2021\/04\/1151.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/?attachment_id=526\" class=\"wp-image-526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2021\/04\/1151.jpeg 613w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11640\/2021\/04\/1151-184x300.jpeg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">(left to right) New Year Bash by Wes Wilson, 1966-67, Peacock Ball by Victor Moscoso, 1967, Hawaiian Aoxomoxoa by Rick Griffin, 1969<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A wave of technological advances in the 1990s gave birth to the <strong><em>Digital Age<\/em><\/strong>, which allowed an even broader scope of artistic expression, thanks to computer programs. These new tools gave way to a psychedelic revival, as well as a boom in graffiti art, raves, and the production of a new drug: MDMA (Ecstacy). Here&#8217;s where Alex Grey comes in. Although he wasn&#8217;t active until the &#8217;70s, he&#8217;s listed second on the recommended list when looking up &#8216;psychedelic artists&#8217;, even before Wes Wilson! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.banyen.com\/sites\/default\/files\/u46\/Alex-Grey-Paintings-trimmed_0.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Grey &amp; Allyson Grey - Book Signing\/Public Appearance | Banyen Books &amp;  Sound\" \/><figcaption>(top, left, right)  Net of Being by Alex Grey, oil on linen, 2002-2007, Kissing by Alex Grey, oil on linen, 1983, Over Soul by Alex Grey, oil on linen, 1998-1997<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Grey was introduced to LSD by his professor at a party. Since that night, he has dedicated his life to studying and depicting every layer of the human experience: metaphysical, tangible, emotional, and spiritual. His studying went as far as preparing cadavers for dissection at Harvard Medical School&#8217;s anatomy department. Although much of his early art was created while on psychedelic influence, he and his wife rarely partake nowadays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources:<br>https:\/\/www.alexgrey.com\/art<br>https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alex_Grey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1960&#8217;s counterculture movement is known for its anti-establishment ideology, human rights advocacy, and psychoactive drug experimentation. The introduction and usage of mind-altering drugs, most commonly LSD, produced some of the most popular psychedelic artists of the &#8217;60s, such as Wes Wilson, Victor Moscoso, and Rick Griffin. A wave of technological advances in the 1990s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/2021\/04\/17\/psychedelic-design-hero-alex-grey\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Psychedelic Design Hero: Alex Grey&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11586,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,63,1],"tags":[65,67],"class_list":["post-523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ides-142","category-survey-of-design","category-uncategorized","tag-alex-grey","tag-psychedelic-art"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11586"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":529,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523\/revisions\/529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/tobineckstein\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}