Tag archive for hallucinogenic

Mar242012
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A Visit to the Yayoi Kusama Exhibition at the Tate Modern

This follows on from an earlier post; for a long time I’ve wanted to see a Kusama’s art and primarily her installation work. I went to the Tate Modern yesterday and it was an amazing experience, probably the most mind-blowing exhibition that I’ve been to….

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Mar132012
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Jean Giraud: Mobeius – A Tribute

A personal reflection on Jean Giraud (pen name Mobeius) the French artist who died yesterday. Back in the 1970’s when I was living in the Netherlands, I came across the fantastic work of Mobeius in a magazine called Metal Hurlant (Screaming Metal). Although the magazine…

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Feb252012
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A Golden Guide to Hallucinogenic Plants

A Golden Guide to Hallucinogenic Plants by Richard Evans Schultes & Elmer W. Smith Published in 1976,  this book has been out of print for many years. It is  beautifully illustrated with detailed botanical paintings and extremely  informative narratives. There is a conspiracy theory that…

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Jan092012
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Shamanic chants and Icaros of Peruvian Shamans

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Jan122008
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Ayahuasca, Shamanism and Art – a video gallery of some of my paintings

Over the years, Painting has been important to me. It’s a sort of a meditation, in which I find (as a figure of speech), brings a unity to my mind, a balance of the hemispheres so to speak. I’ve put in the video some of…

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