Labels:text | screenshot | circle OCR: ARTS often described as Paradise or Sea Mandala: The sea is a Heaven. symbol for one's immersion Contemporary visionary art in life, the subconscio us and holds great significance for our the reservoir of treas ures time, a time of both crisis and within one's inner self . Fish great awakening for all humanity. and wo mb are s ynon ymous "In times of social unrest, of war in Greek. The original and destruction from within and Delphic oracle belonged to without, the 'collective uncon- the fish-goddess, Themis, who often incamated as a scious' of the world's peoples dolphin. The anemone grows tends to manifest, as a spiritual from the source, where the necessity, a counterbalance to centre shell represents the the destructive forces. Certain protection we build around far-sighted prophets, artists and ourselves to allow inner scientists [emerge], who not only growth and change can accurately describe the way things are, but reality, with events and worlds that are metaphors can also offer positive images or solutions to the for awakening minds. As manifested in visual current dilemma," says Norman Stiegelmeyer, vi- form, they are described as visionary 'inspired' sionary artist, former professor at the San Fran- revelation." cisco Art Institute, and early supporter of visionary An effective way that art can positively influence art throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area. our lives is to have important personal symbols, According to Stiegelmeyer, "Visionary art is a usually in the form of a mandala, prominently new definition of an old term that once meant placed in our living space. The artworks touch on 'mad dreamer'. Visionary paintings are concerned the soul's present-lifetime purpose-even if we with spiritual transformation, with multi-levelled don't give them conscious attention but have them
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