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Transfigurations Hardcover – October 1, 2001

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Ten years of visionary artwork from a rare artist embraced by critics, spiritual leaders, and the general public during his lifetime.

* Includes essays on Grey's work by the renowned art critic Donald Kuspit and by Stephen Larsen, author of Fire in the Mind: The Authorized Biography of Joseph Campbell.

* The long-awaited follow-up to Sacred Mirrors.

Every once in a great while an artist emerges who does more than simply reflect the social trends of the time. These artists are able to transcend established thinking and help us redefine ourselves and our world. Today, a growing number of art critics, philosophers, and spiritual seekers believe they have found that vision in the art of Alex Grey.
Transfigurations is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Sacred Mirrors, one of the most successful art books of the 1990s. It includes all of Grey's major works completed in the past decade, including the masterful seven-paneled altarpiece Nature of Mind, called "the grand climax of Grey's art" by Donald Kuspit. Grey's portrayals of human beings blend scientific exactitude with visionary depictions of universal life energy, leading us on the soul's journey from material world encasement to recovery of our divinely illuminated core.
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  3. Publisher
    Inner Traditions
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    October 1, 2001
  5. Dimensions
    10.5 x 0.8 x 13.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0892818514
  7. ISBN-13
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"Grey's work, like all great transcendental art, is not merely symbolic or imaginary: it is a direct invitation to recognize and realize a deeper dimension of our very own being." ― Ken Wilber, author of Integral Psychology and The Eye of Spirit

"Grey's vision of a flawed but perfectible mankind stands as an antidote to the cynicism and spiritual malaise prevalent in much contemporary art." ― New York Times

"Alex Grey is making some of the most beautifully refined imagist work in the country today." ― Walter Hopps, senior curator, Guggenheim Museum and Menil Collection

"Grey brings us an ever-deepening visual contemplation on the nature of personal and transpersonal identity." ― Bodhi Tree Bookstore, Winter 2002/Spring 2003

"Grey's portrayals of human beings blend scientific exactitude with visionary depictions of universal life energy....a rare artist embraced by critics, spiritual leaders, and the general public during his lifetime. Grey's art leads us on a transformative journey through the darkness of the material world to the divinely illumined core....an ever-deepening visual contemplation on the nature of personal and transpersonal identity." ― SirReadaLot.org, Oct. 1, 2004

"As much about the mysteries of the life as it is about the creative process, Transfigurations displays the mind, spirit, and soul of the artist in a way that defies traditions of dryly worded art books or demure coffee table decorations. . . . I am treasuring this book, keeping it on my shelf and opening its pages when I need inspiration." ― Diana Rajchel, The Beltane Papers, Mar 2006

"A beautiful, unusual work." ― The Midwest Book Review, May 2002

About the Author

Alex Grey is the author of Sacred Mirrors and The Mission of Art. His work has graced the album covers of Nirvana and the Beastie Boys, has appeared in Newsweek, and has been exhibited around the world, including the New Museum and Stux Gallery in New York City, the Grand Palais in Paris, and the ARK exhibition space in Tokyo. In 1999 the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego honored Grey with a mid-career retrospective. He lives in New York with his wife, artist Allyson Grey, and their daughter, actress Zena Grey.
Visit the author's web site at http://www.alexgrey.com/.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Inner Traditions; First Edition (October 1, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0892818514
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0892818518
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.7 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.5 x 0.8 x 13.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Alex Grey is best known for his paintings which portray multiple dimensions of reality, interweaving biological anatomy with psychic and spiritual energies. Grey’s visual meditation on the nature of life and consciousness, the subject of his art, is contained in five books. His two monographs, Sacred Mirrors and Transfigurations, follow the history of Grey’s artistic life. The Mission of Art and Art Psalms reflect on art as a spiritual practice. The book, CoSM, co-authored with Allyson Grey, provides a guided tour of the New York City installation of the the Sacred Mirrors collection.

Grey’s world-renowned career includes exhibitions and keynote addresses from Basel to Tokyo to Sao Paulo, and features on the Discovery Channel, the CBC, in Newsweek and Time magazines. Grey’s art has been used on albums for the multi-platinum bands Nirvana, Beastie Boys, Tool, and String Cheese Incident. Grey’s most outstanding and widely appreciated works of transformative art were exhibited for five years in the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors in New York City.

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agnes white
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE IT! Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2017
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LOVE IT! Amazing, big, beautiful, mesmerizing art pieces some even filling two whole pages. I love that they have zoomed in portions some of his super in depth paintings like the cosmic christ so you can see all the tiny details. Includes many of my favorite works from Alex Grey like embracing, kissing, child birth, etc.
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Quinn Kelley
5.0 out of 5 stars Alex grey fan must have
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2023
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Great book . Perfect for a gift
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Jose Gutierrez
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book.
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2020
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Was more than I expected. If you are a fan of the Grey's, this book is a must have.
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Joy Resor
5.0 out of 5 stars Transfigurations
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2007
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I bought this book for my son who'd asked for a coffee table art book

by Alex Grey, and he was happy to have received it. When it was under the tree unwrapped after Christmas, I took a look, and it's an interesting work. I'm not sure if it's in his room or if he took it to college; I'll have to look. If it's home, I can read more of it.

It arrived in beautiful condition.
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ken lindsay
5.0 out of 5 stars Another book of brilliant paintings, and artist bio background
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2008
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I bought Transfigurations and Grey's earlier book Sacred Mirrors at the same time. Both are visually amazing and the print quality is excellent. I especially liked reading about Alex Grey's journey as an artist that is part of Transfigurations. It's not a path I would want to tread, but knowing about his life gives good insight and empathy into the aesthetics of his work. I'm very glad he met with Tibetan culture, which obviously has influenced him greatly, and helped him escape the dark trap of Euro-American nihilist existentialism
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Chyanne
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book.
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2013
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Must have for any Alex Grey fans out there...this books is filled with incredible art, and much to learn about Alex and Alison Grey. I want every book by and about them. My favorite artists of all time, you will be so pleased with this book, it is rather thick and has a lot of great photos of the artwork.
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Aleks Vee
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book. Much larger than expected (I should really ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2017
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Beautiful book. Much larger than expected (I should really start looking at the dimensions when I order products!) Great coffee table book and conversation starter.
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Pip
4.0 out of 5 stars Book gets 5 stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2015
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We love Alex Grey's artwork (overall) and give the book itself 5 stars; That being said, the book was factory sealed and too tightly wrapped so the hardcover ends are warped as a result. It's still beautiful (on the inside). Shipping (Fedex Smartpost) was an absolute debacle and had I known they were sending the book through Smartpost I would have opted to pay for shipping.
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Noémie
5.0 out of 5 stars Mind blowing
Reviewed in Canada on October 24, 2022
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Auras , and Etheric body , perfectly illustrated, the interconnectess of everything, my heart is full after seeing all the works , and projects Alex and Allyson did, thanks you ☺️🌞
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Rodrigo Berek
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!!!
Reviewed in Mexico on December 18, 2021
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It is a great book!!!....totally recomended.👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
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Lotusbreath
5.0 out of 5 stars A visionary artist
Reviewed in Australia on September 25, 2023
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Alex Grey. He really does know...........
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tolles Buch mit tollen Kunstwerken
Reviewed in Germany on July 18, 2016
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Das Buch ist wirklich spitze. Trotz guten Englischkenntnissen ist es Anfangs schwer die Texte ganz zu verstehen, aber mit etwas Zeit bekommt man auch das hin.

Die Lieferung des Buches war sehr schnell. Zwei Tage nachdem ich dieses Buch erhalten habe, wurde von mir gleich das andere Buch ,,Net of Being'', ebenfalls von Alex Grey, bestellt und dieses wurde ebenfalls in kürzester Zeit geliefert.

Ich bin total zufrieden.
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Harry
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Artist
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 11, 2013
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Grey's art touches one deeply. Approach it with an open mind and it will change you. A transfiguration is a change that glorifies. This metamorphasis of the artist can be seen in the marked difference of his disturbing early work to his later edifying depictions of omnipresent spirit. The beautiful intricacy of Grey's paintings pull you in, transform you, and leaving you contemplating the complexities of the self and the universe.
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