title: Visions of body and soul.
abstract: Inspiration for the Sacred Mirrors emerged after I had a series of mystical experiences that caused me to redefine my view of consciousness and the self. I saw the body as not just a solid isolated object in a world of separate forms and existential anxiety, but more like a manifestation of primordial energy of awareness that was everywhere present.... I wanted my paintings to visually chart the spectrum of consciousness from material perception to spiritual insight, and to function, if possible, as symbolic portals to the mystical dimension.... The obvious way was to present a believable and almost hyper-real portrayal of the physical body and then seduce the viewer into the stranger mystical dimensions.
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authors.lastname: Grey
mesh_terms: D003243:Consciousness; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008488:Medical Illustration / Q000266:history; D008512:Medicine in the Arts; D009228:Mysticism; D013140:Spiritualism