holymountain Posted November 19, 2009 sad news...this guy created amazing artworks of his ayahuasca visions. and his works are constantly referenced. he was pretty much the authority of ayahuasca imagery. his book is well worth the purchase for lovers of entheogenic art. http://realitysandwich.com/pablo_amaringo Legendary shaman, teacher and artist Don Pablo Amaringo died on the 16th of November in Pulcallpa, Peru after a lengthy battle with illness. Born in 1943 in Puerto Libertad, in the Peruvian Amazon, he was ten years old when he first took ayahuasca. A severe heart illness--and the magical treatment of this via ayahuasca--led Pablo toward the life of a shaman, and he eventually became a powerful curandero In 1977, Pablo abandoned his vocation as a shaman. He became a painter and art instructor at his Usko-Ayar school, where there was no charge for the students to learn painting from Pablo. Renowned for his intricate, colourful depictions of his ayahuasca visions, he was first brought to the West's attention by Dennis McKenna and Luis Eduardo Luna, who met Pablo in Pucallpa while working on an ethnobotanical project. Amaringo and Luna later produced the book Ayahuasca Visions: The Religious Iconography of a Peruvian Shaman. Before he passed away, he was working on paintings of angels, as well as paintings that documented the flora and fauna of Peru. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bℓσωηG Posted November 19, 2009 He sure was an amazing visionary artist, may he go with the angels of which he painted many visions of. =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aya Posted November 29, 2009 That's some really sad news.. Respects and much love to Pablo and his family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tassiejd Posted November 30, 2009 i was in Pulcallpa a couple of months ago and didnt manage to meet him but met a spent some time with some of his students and saw some of his works, very sad news Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rizla Posted December 6, 2009 Very sorry to hear this. His art was on very high plane indeed. I predict his works will be valued for many generations more than most of the current trendy modern artists. Amaringo is timeless, like a prehistoric rock painting or a Pieter Brueghel. He really defined the 21st century Ayahuasca painting style, didn't he? All sympathy and best wishes to Mr. Amaringo and his friends and family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
