Shambhala Publications The Mission of Art: 20th Anniversary Edition

Book is great but received in terrible condition, warped and water damaged

Buy it man

Not critizing the content but the way it was received. Folded corner. Disappointed :(

Well written, engaging, informative and very inspiring. Will be reading this one again.

This is an art history course instructed by the master himself, a beacon for lost souls, and an enriching mentorship for artists of all forms. A host of Grey’s transcendent masterpieces exalt his message, demonstrating ”gnosis of the divine light that shines unseen through our mundane shadow world.” For we who recoil from the anxious cravings, fears, and dissatisfactions of our profane modern life, Grey bestows hope with a single glowing finger aimed at our hearts, and he teaches us how to do the same for others.”We can wander through life bewildered by our limitations and buffeted by events, or we can approach life as a path to spiritual liberation.”I aspire to be a writer, not a painter, and though I have read a dozen books on the art of writing, this is the only one to teach me how to meet my Muse. The secret? I began to appreciate life’s terror and glory for its own sake, relaxing my grip on meaning / reason / closure / destination / outcome, abandoning “truth” and “progress” in favor of love and being. When “I” do not exist, what remains is a strange and beautiful dream—a vast playground of infinite possibilities—and with nothing to lose, I find I have the audacity for imaginative play. I begin to surf on the waves that hammered me, the blocks fall away, and the story takes shape.I have several of Grey’s pieces on my wall as reminders of this realization. I’ve found nothing else to compare with their power to awaken.