Oh I know Im late in the day on this, as usual...Only today was I informed about this article. By Phlilp T.in fact...
Now, at the risk of sounding self- serving (first time for everything!) Im going to have to saw you boys up a bit...
First of all Alex Grey basically sucks. His imagery and execution are 3rd rate at best and I know you guys know it.(paging Dr. Wilson...!) However his devotion to his chosen subject is quite admirable, not to mention his interior design sensibility. Seriously. Who wouldnt want a hall like that in their apartment.
Essentially Grey and Ken Johnson are performing the same function: to keep the ideas and significance of the psychedelic in the flow of culture, mutual ineptitude not withstanding. Not to mention "mainstream" culture. Why get all micro bitchy just because you--(me..whoever) knows more about what its supposed to sound like when some one talks about this stuff. Ok, I admit that is the province of the blog. Yeah, sure
these things are written in a generally compromised and disappointing manner, but ultimately its better that its out there than not, dont you think?
And I do believe there was a big old nutty Times article on Alex Grey and family a few years ago that I m sure mentioned his Temple.. and the fact that they took acid with their kid a two yr old or something....No? Cool.
And wha? Papi dont get no luv from the tree?
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Now, at the risk of sounding self- serving (first time for everything!) Im going to have to saw you boys up a bit...
First of all Alex Grey basically sucks. His imagery and execution are 3rd rate at best and I know you guys know it.(paging Dr. Wilson...!) However his devotion to his chosen subject is quite admirable, not to mention his interior design sensibility. Seriously. Who wouldnt want a hall like that in their apartment.
Essentially Grey and Ken Johnson are performing the same function: to keep the ideas and significance of the psychedelic in the flow of culture, mutual ineptitude not withstanding. Not to mention "mainstream" culture. Why get all micro bitchy just because you--(me..whoever) knows more about what its supposed to sound like when some one talks about this stuff. Ok, I admit that is the province of the blog. Yeah, sure
these things are written in a generally compromised and disappointing manner, but ultimately its better that its out there than not, dont you think?
And I do believe there was a big old nutty Times article on Alex Grey and family a few years ago that I m sure mentioned his Temple.. and the fact that they took acid with their kid a two yr old or something....No? Cool.
And wha? Papi dont get no luv from the tree?
- Michelle S 1-27-2009 3:55 am