Jesus on LSD

Jesus on LSD

The California spirit of innovation and transmogrification showed itself when Alex Grey’s “Purple Jesus” oil-on-wood painting made its way to San Francisco. It was purchased by a shrewd collector, Mark McCloud, who turned the image into what became Purple Jesus Blotter in the early 1990s. Through a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Boom 2015-12, Vol.5 (4), p.78-84
1. Verfasser: Sexton, Jason S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Jesus Christ
Religion
Rites & ceremonies
Visual artists
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Zusammenfassung:The California spirit of innovation and transmogrification showed itself when Alex Grey’s “Purple Jesus” oil-on-wood painting made its way to San Francisco. It was purchased by a shrewd collector, Mark McCloud, who turned the image into what became Purple Jesus Blotter in the early 1990s. Through a complicated history and even more complicated philosophy of psychedelia, the lasting significance of Jesus for both McCloud and the California narrative highlight the significance of this trippy Jesus story.
ISSN:2153-8018
2153-764X
DOI:10.1525/boom.2015.5.4.78