Stinkmeat Posted January 10, 2008 (edited) Just wanted to know if anyone has any particular visionary artists that have had a profound effect on them? The only one that I can say is: Alex Grey www.alexgrey.com His art seems to speak to me on a level that no other visionary art does. Truly amazing. Salvidor Dali is another, but that's more surreal rather than visionary, I s'pose its a fine line though. I have spent a good few hours searching the net today, but didn't find anything that really amazed me. I might just be picky. Edited January 14, 2008 by stinkmeat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stinkmeat Posted January 10, 2008 (edited) Here is one more link, that claims to include 'the master artists' of visionary art. Iasos http://iasos.com/artists/ None of these artists did much for me, but I thought they might for someone else. Edited January 14, 2008 by stinkmeat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace Posted January 10, 2008 Stink - might want to check your links as they are coming up with error messages Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparkster Posted January 10, 2008 William Blake Hieronymus Bosch who painted the Garden of Earthly Delights Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Micromegas Posted January 10, 2008 (edited) My father received a large print of "The Garden of Unearthly Delights" for his birthday. You can stare at it for hours and always find something new. Quite a painting. Here's some more... Luke Brown: http://spectraleyes.com/ Izwoz: http://www.izwoz.com.au/ Edited January 10, 2008 by Micromegas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted January 12, 2008 you gotta check out luke brown he's right up there. what i did was check out his links to other artists, also alex grey's links, and then i checked the links on those pages, and then i did google searches, then scrounged through deviantart and psygarden, did google image searches and searched those pages and the links on those pages, oh and i saved all the images along the way. yes, envy is very appropriate, and no it won't all fit on a dvd and yes i will laud it over you, and anyone, and everyone. actually to give some practical advice which won't cost you all week and then some, go to nemo's webpage as he sells prints of quite a few cool artists. or PM me, and when i have access to my collection i will tell you the names or urls of some of my favourites. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stinkmeat Posted January 13, 2008 Ahh, sorry about the dodgy links people. They should be in working order now! The first is a list of Visionary artists iasos.com/artists The second is Alex Greys Online Gallery www.alexgrey.com He has also done the cover art for Tools last 2 albums. And thanx for everyones input. I really like the Luke Brown stuff. And I remember seeing some of the UV IZWOZ works in the main dome at EGA, pretty amazing. The colours of IZWOZ do something really weird and beatiful to me when i look at them, hard to explain, but a very srtong connectiong with the art/ist Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dude Posted January 13, 2008 CoSM blog Awesome fractacular architecture for the new cosm. With the right set of eyes I'm sure you could imagine the structure continue to infinity in the sky. I wonder how meticulous this fractal will be, how many of the smallest levels of iteration will actually be carved out. It would look awesome if done properly! need some kinda laser cutting machine that would do those tiny shapes. Either way, as impossible as a 'proper' fractal is to physically create, the design is beautiful, in aesthetics and its' meaning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paradox Posted January 14, 2008 personally i find most 'visionary' art a little too corny & clean cut for my taste. y'know all that new agey dolphins & crystals & angels & stuff! a little poxy. obviously people like Alex grey & friends are in a different catagory all together & like sparkster said, it's deffinately worth checking out some of the older stuff like bosch & blake or francesco clemente among others. other names worth checking out are Robert venosa: Mati klarwein: ed paschke: Robert Beer: Fred Tomaselli: etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stinkmeat Posted January 14, 2008 El Dude, I had only heard about the new COSM, but had not seen the actual plans. It's awesome that the fractal faces repeat into the sky. A good effort on the part of other designers, as well as the Grey's. And Paradox, They are some beautiful works. Especially the Robert Venosa ones and Fred Tomaselli. I know what you mean about the corny dolphin/crystal stuff. Not my cup of tea at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conan Troutman Posted January 14, 2008 H.R Giger M.C Escher S. Dali Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dude Posted January 14, 2008 H.R GigerM.C Escher S. Dali I notice H.R. Giger mentioned. For fans of dark art, with what could be considered a visionary angle (not typical fantasy stuff) check out this It seems only tragically appropriate that he died a violent death. It's also a real fucking shame! his life was filled with tragedy in the later years. The late 1990s were a very trying time for Beksiński. His wife, Zofia, died in 1998; a year later, on Christmas Eve 1999, his son Tomasz (a popular radio presenter, music journalist and movie translator) committed suicide. Beksiński discovered his son's body. Unable to come to terms with his son's death, he kept an envelope "For Tomek in case I kick the bucket" pinned to his wall.On 21 February 2005, he was found dead in his flat in Warsaw with 17 stab wounds on his body; two of the wounds were determined to have been fatal. Robert Kupiec (the teenage son of his long time caretaker), who later pleaded guilty, and a friend was arrested shortly after the crime. On 9 November 2006 Robert Kupiec was condemned to 25 years of prison, and his accomplice, Łukasz Kupiec, to 5 years by the court of Warsaw. Before his death, Beksiński refused a loan to Robert Kupiec. from Wikipedia That is the most fucktarded situation I've ever heard! I mean death is rife anywhere and everywhere, but when creative people are gone the impact is really felt, I believe in the ability of art to induce transcendent states and that it is true consciousness altering work. Now we have this rip-off artist to continue his legacy, I mean he's good at it but that is more than 'appropriation' this guys whole gallery is a replication. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stinkmeat Posted January 14, 2008 Nice dark art there fellas. I have always been a fan of HR Giger. Escher and Beksinski both blew me away, ElDude - I know what you mean by his work be consciousness altering. Really beautiful stuff. Thanx for the input again Stink Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cycle Posted January 14, 2008 great thread! I can't think of any right now that haven't been mentioned... but keep it up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stinkmeat Posted January 15, 2008 I was searching for Psychedelic Artists and came up with this. Pablo Amaringo Some may already be familiar with him. I have seen some of his works before but not known the artist behind them. He is an Amazonian Shaman who paints his Ayahuasca experiences/interpretations. In this article he talks about the importance of visionary healing plants in human existence. Not a bad little read. I really like the vividness of his works, as opposed to them being nearly photo realistic, they convey a lot of meaning just through the use and combination of colour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilli Posted January 17, 2008 Wow, Paradox thanks for the heads up... and yeah, I remember that Pablo Amaringo fellow to be pretty damn impressive as well stinkmeat. I didn't even know this existed until today, but just came across the Visionary Art Vault on Erowid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stinkmeat Posted January 18, 2008 WOW! really nice find there IB. nearly all the stuff in that vault is amazing, for anyone who is into to comic style art, check out Punkadelic in the paintings section. Cools stuff! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naja naja Posted January 26, 2008 (edited) Wandjina, absolutely love your artwork and Izwoz too. Edited January 26, 2008 by naja naja Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cycle Posted February 1, 2008 I really like mars-1 http://www.mars-1.com/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stinkmeat Posted February 6, 2008 Really beautiful Cycle, those works are so touching. Its amazing how much meaning can be expressed through such abstract art. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilli Posted February 6, 2008 (edited) Ah very cool cycle, thanks heaps for that! I also forgot about this chick, Erika Somogyi, whose paintings I posted a link to somewhere else here: http://www.throughthetrees.net/paintings.html Here are a couple of detail shots: Edited February 6, 2008 by IllegalBrain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stinkmeat Posted February 7, 2008 IllegalBrain, I remember seeing this artist in you're other post, very nice. Thanks for the refresher. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conan Troutman Posted February 7, 2008 nooooice I like the art of Nicholas Kalmakoff...remind me of a 19th century Alex Gray Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stinkmeat Posted February 20, 2008 Conan, Some of Kalmakoff's works are really good, others are not so much, haha. Not sure sure why but some just stood out a lot more than others. Thanx for the input, the more the merrier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
