Alex Gray

Throughout the semester, we have learned a variety of concepts within modern and contemporary art while learning to interpret a reasonable number of works of art from a pool of artists. Giving the opportunity to interpret different works of art has helped shape the perceptions I have when it comes to interpreting these works. Being able to shape my own perceptions has led to the development of my own creative thinking style. Having stated the previous statements, I decided to do my final paper on Alex Grey. Alex Grey was a contemporary artist who seemed to closely relate many of his works to realistic or humanistic experiences. Coinciding with these claims, some of Grey’s work also have an ethnocentric feel to them because of little references he makes within the pieces themselves.
During Grey’s life, he worked in an anatomy department and oftentimes studied his own body when he was not busy preparing for dissections. He also worked as a research technologist in the department of mind and body medicine which also sparked his interest in his Sacred Geometry works. Because of the background in sciences that Grey has, it is evident what sparks his interest on many of the works he created. Some of his works include but are not limited to New Man New Woman, Pregnancy, Birth, and Kissing. Having a first glimpse at the name of his artworks,
He was greatly influenced by his earlier careers in science which can easily be identified because most of his works, if not all are skeleton oriented. His works also seem to be centered around the idea of the human life cycle and how the body works. He uses the idea of mind, body, and soul connections to intertwine all of his works together and most can be identified with his symbolic flame and rope. Overall, I enjoyed looking over his works because the creativity and effort put into them is something that takes a substantial amount of skills to