NFTs, Visionary Art, and the Metaverse with Alex and Allyson Grey Ep. 11

Alex Grey, a visual artist, author, teacher, and Vajrayana practitioner from the USA is known for creating spiritual and psychedelic paintings. Allyson Grey, a conceptual abstract painter has long been a mentor and influencer of the contemporary Visionary Art movement. Alex and his wife Allyson Grey are the co-founders of The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM), a non-profit organization in Wappingers Falls, New York.

Highlights of the Episode:

01:51 - Guest background

07:32 - Working in tandem

08:26 - Events transitioning to virtual

23:25 - Maintaining a connection

25:55 - The art of NFTs

38:42 - The gallery display for NFTs

40:58 - Emerging the ideas of art

49:22 - How distractions can benefit efficiency

55:17 - Adding value to digital NFTs

58:56 - The cutting edge advantage with special effects

104:50 - Communication through visual effects

109:13 - What we learned through collaboration

112:36 - Emerging technologies and closing remarks

Quotes:

“Love seems to be a magical ingredient that helps everything to move better.” - Alex Grey

“Children are so riveting when they’re so young and you just want to pay as much attention to them as you can.” - Allyson Grey

“It's kind of a really interesting time where the gaming community and the film community are colliding and being able to use the same technology to create not just a game in addition to a film but also in some cases just emerging being able to create a game film” - Edward Dawson-Taylor

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Website: https://www.alexgrey.com

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexgreycosm

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