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| '''Visionary art''' is ] that transcends the physical world and portrays a wider vision of awareness including spiritual or mystical |
'''Visionary art''' is ] that transcends the physical world and portrays a wider vision of ] including ] or ] ]s, or is based in such experiences. | ||
| Both trained and self-taught (or ]) artists create visionary works. Many well known visionary artists have drawn inspiration from ] experience, although this is not a prerequisite. | Both trained and self-taught (or ]) artists create visionary works. Many well known visionary artists have drawn inspiration from ] experience, although this is not a prerequisite. | ||
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Visionary art is art that transcends the physical world and portrays a wider vision of awareness including spiritual or mystical themes, or is based in such experiences.
Both trained and self-taught (or outsider) artists create visionary works. Many well known visionary artists have drawn inspiration from psycheldelic drug experience, although this is not a prerequisite.
Contemporary visionary artists count Hieronymous Bosch and William Blake amongst their antecedents. The transcendental nature of this style of art links it with psychedelic art, and the visionary aspect ties it with the surrealists.
The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland is dedicated to the collection and display of such artwork.
Example artists
See also
External links
Essays and articles
- What is Visionary Art? by Alex Grey
- What is Visionary Art? by the American Visionary Art Museum
- A Manifesto of Visionary Art
Museums and galleries
- American Visionary Art Museum
- Visionary Art in the Vaults of Erowid
- Zoetic Art Gallery and Resource Center for Visionary Art
- Living Visions Virtual Gallery
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