10 Unbelievable Artists You've Never Heard Of. (Part 4)
PART 4
As a member of the Visionary Community I have had the great privilege of discovering underrepresented artists that are pushing the boundaries of artistic possibility. It is a great honor to bring these creative titans and "titanesses" to Steemit and embed them in the blockchain forever.
Note-I was perusing the previous 3 installments of "10 Unbelievable Artists" and realized that almost all of the featured artists were males (with the exception of Hannah Yata in Part 1). And so I have endeavored to collect the most inspiring of their counterparts for our 4th Installment. It was brought to my attention by @stellabelle that it seemed a bit strange to isolate the females in their own "category" and I do agree. I guess I just feel like I owe them their due space in a way that contrasts with the more "aggressive" or outward approach of the men in the Visionary Arts. So without further ado, let us leap into our 4th dive, I present to you "10 Unbelievable Artists You've Never Heard Of" (Part 4).
Martina Hoffmann
https://www.martinahoffmann.com/
About
German-born, Martina Hoffmann partially grew up in Cameroon, West Africa.
She studied art education with Professor Kiefer (father of Anselm Kiefer) and sculpting with Professor Spelmann at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
During this time she also met the Fantastic Realist, Robert Venosa, and greatly inspired by his work, began her work as a painter. During their 30 year relationship they closely worked together, taught workshops worldwide and shared studios, both in the US as well as in Europe.
Today Martina Hoffmann works as a painter and sculptress and remains a central figure in contemporary Visionary Art.
Her paintings offer the viewer a detailed glimpse into her inner landscapes - imagery that has been inspired by expanded states of consciousness. Her Visionary Realism is decidedly feminine and places the ‘Universal Woman’ in an intimate cosmos. She transcribes her ecstatic experiences but also her subtle reflections on the nature of women in a realistic style which marries the fantastic to the sacred.
The artist has spoken on behalf of art and culture at events and conferences such as 'Estados Modificados De Consciencia', Universiity of Cuernavaca Mexico, 'Chimeria', France, and the 'The Promethean Impulse' at the HR Giger Museum in Switzerland, et. al..
Hoffmann’s work has also been published in numerous books and magazines such as: Consciousness Research & Understanding Art’ (Stanislav Grof), ‘Mystery School In Hyperspace’ (Graham St. John, 2015), ‘The Encyclopedia Of Fernal Affairs’, ‘The Divine Spark’ (Graham Hancock, ‘The Visionary World of Hansruedi Giger’ (Stanislav Grof), ‘Lexikon Der Fantastischen Künstler’ (Habarta), ‘Metamorphosis’ (BeinArt Publishing), ‘True Visions’ (Betty Books), ‘Drinking Lightning’ (Fine Arts Press), ‘Illuminatus’ (Fine Arts Press), ‘One Source, Sacred Journeys’ (Markowitz Publishers), ‘Noospheres’ (Pomegranate), ‘CosM Journal Of Visionary Art’, ‘Juxtapoz’, Nexus, etc.al..
In addition the artist has created original art and photography for numerous CD as well as book and magazine covers.
Martina Hoffmann has been exhibiting her work worldwide since 1985 and is represented in the permanent collection of NAIA Museum, France.
She currently keeps studios in the USA as well as France. -https://www.martinahoffmann.com/about
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Krystleyez
https://www.krystleyez.com/
@krystleyez on Steemit
About
Through an ever-evolving process of intention and intuition, Krystle harnesses the power of art as a vehicle for personal and collective transformation. In a world stifled by the illusion of separation, she shares impacting visions of unity. Exploring the luminous landscapes of consciousness, her multidimensional paintings radiate transcendental light with balanced serenity. Pulsing and breathing with life, the etheric geometries which dance off her canvas disintegrate the boundaries between art and audience. Cosmic maps into the interconnected nature of existence, her artwork navigates the way between heart, mind, and the enchanting realms of spirit.
Upon her birth into a lineage of artists, Krystle finds profound purpose in the creative process. The daughter of an ambitious architect, she recalls drawing next to him as a child while he hand-rendered blueprints of his new designs. Witnessing the metamorphosis of his “drawings” into monolithic structures engrained within her the power of imagination to shape the world in which we live. Her grandmothers, both painters, also instilled a highly concentrated love for the magic of artistic expression.
Awareness of reality’s subtle details allows her to continually recognize the synchronistic flow bestowed by experience. Her artistic process also mirrors this natural tendency in her being…to connect the dots. Identifying threads of connection between the natural world, countless subjects studied by humankind, and the comprehension of life’s purest meaning, her artwork aims to transcend the boundaries of polarized modes of consciousness by revealing the fundamental patterns that unite everything. Gathering inspiration from the enrapturing beauty of nature, sacred geometry, metaphysics, mystical experiences, ancient civilizations, meditation and music, she illustrates a celestial language of Oneness. Synchronizing science and spirituality, she layers sacred symbolism with dimensions of meaning.
Through the evolution of Krystle’s work, a symbol of deep-seeded familiarity, harmonious beauty, and immense magnitude intuitively emerged. She discovered a network of circles to be distinguished as the Flower of Life: a template with deeply embedded history, including its inscription in pyramid walls and its expression in numerous world cultures. This insight led her to an awareness of sacred geometry and the essential patterns from which all life springs.
Geometric rhythms of energy exist within the tiniest of atoms and greatest of galaxies, unifying everything from molecular structures, to crystals, to snowflakes, to flowers, to animals, to human beings. Viewing creation with expanded awareness, Krystle appreciates how the same guiding force behind a hurricane also spins galaxies and why this same spiral is evidenced within each individual. Unlocking harmonious possibilities within divine proportions, she weaves a timeless wisdom that reveals the eloquent tapestry of the universe.
Pioneering expanded avenues of expression, Krystle accompanies musicians as a live-performance painter in order to bring visionary art into the public eye. She embraces this endeavor as unique atmosphere to channel work saturated with sound and unfolded through the raw moment. This approach to live art allows the audience to witness the blossoming of creation, acting as an open invitation to expand one’s perception of painting from a static image to a ritualistic process.
Krystle humbly offers her sacred art to the world to illuminate pathways to higher consciousness and rekindle the fire of inspiritation in us all. She passionately believes in the power of love, collaboration and community-building to bring people back into harmony with each other and nature.
-https://www.krystleyez.com/biography/
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Olivia Curry
About
Olivia Curry is a digital artist from the United States who enjoys working with the interplay of organic forms, light, sacred geometry and other tools to bring about her visions. Olivia still involves herself in traditional painting as well; the practice of utilizing different mediums alongside each other creates a strong symbiotic relationship that strengthens her art skills. She operates on a colorful creative frequency that defines the core of her imagination.
Olivia grew up in the forest filling her imagination with nature, science fiction, metaphysics, esoteric knowledge, and meditation, which helped pave the way for her artistic style. Most of Olivia's art is inspired by the visionary journey that the world shows her and her connections to everyone she meets. Many artists, family, and friends continue to help her transition into a better artist. Olivia aims to bring the spiritual and transformational creative energy that flows into every waking step of life into her artwork.
Though primarily a self-taught artist, Olivia gained invaluable technical knowledge while completing her Bachelors of Science in Computer Animation at Full Sail University in Florida. She has also crossed paths with many artists and teachers along her way.
Olivia has been a featured artist up and down the East and West coasts of America in many art shows, events, and festivals. Her artwork is always transforming and growing towards new possibilities.
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Burgandy Viscosi
https://www.burgandyviscosi.com/
About
American artist Burgandy Viscosi was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1979. Her Grandmother was the director of a Texas art and history Museum that became her favorite playground as a child. Although it wasn't until she was recovering from a critical car crash, at the age of 20, that she fell in love with the craft of painting. Art helped heal her and she became devoted to creation. Currently she resides in Seattle, Washington. She paints primarily with classic and open acrylics, as well as water soluble oils. Her paintings express her visionary ideas on creation, collective earth consciousness and transcendence, all in relation to her current life realities. Burgandy spends a great deal of her time painting commissions, giving others the opportunity to see their thoughts, ideas and dreams expressed on the canvas for them to reflect on as a visual manifestation meditation. She keeps a small body of person works that appear from time to time at festivals, visionary events and innovative gatherings. She has published two books; "The Last Book" and "This is for You". Currently she is developing her vocal skills to create more videos about her art, philosophy on life and ideas about the future of humanity.
-https://www.burgandyviscosi.com/statement.html
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Morgan Mandala
https://www.morganmandala.com/
About
Morgan Mandala was born and raised outside of Chicago, Illinois,USA, but has called the front range of Colorado home for over a decade. She is most well-known for live painting, circular canvases, and imagery of fantastic naturalism combined with geometric forms. Morgan has toured around the globe performance painting, teaching, and constantly learning, often in collaboration with artist and partner, Randal Roberts.
Morgan earned a double BFA in painting and art History with a minor in philosophy at Colorado State University. Her studies sparked her interest in the relationship between art and spirituality, and how this relationship manifests itself throughout global cultures with special interest in shamanism and plant medicine.
Morgan's early history as an artist was characterized by naturalistic drawings, however this changed as she began to focus on painting in college as a meditative and healing practice. This lead to studies in color vibrational theory, and ultimately, the creation of mandalas.
Many paintings are informed by her world travels, symbolic studies, and experiences with plant medicine. With these influences, Morgan continues exploration of the relationship between art and spirituality through many facets. Ayahuasca Ceremonies in the Amazon Jungle, exploring the carved hallways of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, viewing the sculpted landscapes and carved dieties of Bali, Indonesia, and living by the Rocky Mountains are all characteristic elements and themes that inspire Morgan's paintings.
-https://www.morganmandala.com/bio-contact
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Louisa Firethorne
https://www.louisafirethorne.com/
@louisafirethorne on Steemit
About
Louisa Firethorne is a multi-faceted artist, designer and imagineer based out of the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
Exploring everything from 2D drawings and graphics, to full-on 3D installation pieces, digital art, futuristic music making, performance art, engineering sound/light experiences, costuming and clothing design.....Louisa leaves no dimension un-explored.
Louisa has an amazing balance of creative and logical thinking. In her graphic design work, she uses this skill to create website designs that are brilliantly organized and have the creative flair that makes her sites so successful. She has been doing graphic design for over 15 years and has worked at some of the top companies in the technology industry before joining the Peter James Studios team. Louisa asks the right questions to see a design through to completion, meeting the needs of today's demanding web users.
Currently, Louisa is a freelance graphics & web designer and has recently completed additional undergraduate work in Physics and Materials Science at Western Washington University.
In 2002, she earned her B.A. from Fairhaven College at WWU with a concentration entitled: Music Production: Blending Art, Science and Technology.
In 2000, Louisa was the first person from her county to simultaneously graduate from highschool with her AAUCT degree from Skagit Valley College.
"Creating is everything to me. I consider my hands to be my most valuable tool. With tiny and controlled motion, I paint with the equations of measure- the relationship of geometry. Then, I fill it with threads of color, rays of light, harmonics of sound..."
-https://www.louisafirethorne.com/bio
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Amanda Sage
About
Amanda Sage is at the forefront of a new breed of visionary/interdimensional artists using art as a tool for personal, spiritual, planetary growth and transformation.
Amanda was born April 19, 1978 in Denver, Colorado to her mother YOU and father Jackson, with two brothers still to come. Her childhood was filled with healthy, tropical, media-free, creative freedom in Florida without the distraction of formal schooling until she entered 4th grade in Colorado.
After finishing high school in Boulder, Colorado in 1996 at the Shining Mountain Waldorf School (where ‘coincidentally’ her high school art teacher was the Fantastic/Visionary artist HIKARU), her travels and projects bounced her between Bali, Indonesia and Vienna, Austria.
Sam Bull from Leap Now helped guide her in connecting with the revolutionary midwife Robin Lim in Bali, and initiating the first contact with the artist and teacher Philip Rubinov Jacobson.
After graduating she went to Bali as a volunteer for close to a year, and amongst other projects & exotic distractions, illustrated an herbal book with over 70 indigenous plants and herbs for the natural Birthing Clinic, now called Bumi Sehat. In this time she also extended production of her Batik clothing and design project that she had started in high school with her dear friend Leilea Satori, and this continued on amidst bouncing around the globe between the US, Vienna and Bali till the year 2000.
Through meeting Philip Rubinov Jacobson and Michael Fuchs in 1996, she was invited to do a private 2 year intensive experiment to study the techniques of painting and etching of the old masters as an apprentice under the classical/fantastic artist Michael Fuchs in Vienna Austria.
Following this in 1999 Michael introduced her to his father, internationally famed godfather of Fantastic and Visionary Art, Ernst Fuchs and has since been a student and painting assistant on various projects throughout Europe.
Michael taught her to “see” the world around her through the brush and the Old Master techniques in painting. Ernst reminded her to “listen”, which opened up other ways of ”seeing” and perceiving.
Since 2000 Amanda has been blessed with sharing a beautiful studio in the WUK, a self-governed culture house in Vienna (the biggest one of it’s kind in Europe), with her friend and colleague Paula Aguilera Pacheco a sculptor, painter and animator originally from Chile. The WUK has been an amazing playground for learning, creating and discovering new systems of group-interaction and presentation. She served for 2 years as a member of the Board of Directors of the WUK, and then for 6 years as Administrator of one of the major sections of the studio’s and workshops together with Paula, as well as initiating and organizing various events the largest being the ‘MAZE’ an open studio’s event in 2005 & 6. This provided her with community, as well as space and time to discover her own visions, share questions and absorb information.
She has exhibited Solo and in Group Shows in Galleries, Salons and in various projects/events worldwide since 1999, including London, Vienna, Munich, Berlin, Bali, Colorado, Seattle, San Francisco, Moscow, Australia, Colombia and most exotically at Burning Man , hanging next to renowned visionary artists and friends such as Alex Grey & Allyson Grey, Martina Hoffmann, Robert Venosa, & many amazing artists involved in the growing movement of Visionary Art.
Amanda is currently represented in various galleries & online collectives such as the Tribe 13, which has been bringing visionary art to festivals & gatherings worldwide for over 10 years. The Temple of Visions, a Gallery & Sacred Space in dwntwn Los Angeles; the Galerie 10 in Vienna, as well as the Beinart.org collective that has been exposing unknown artists from all over the world through the boundlessness of the internet.
Since 2009, Amanda has been primarily based in Los Angeles where she has been featured in many group exhibitions, collaborating in various art projects and LIVE painting at many events. She has also made her debut teaching at the annual Visions in the Misch Technik Seminar in Italy, with noteble artists Laurence Caruana, A.Andrew Gonzalez & Maura Holden. She also offers a five day intensive called ‘Painting with Light’, held so far in Colorado, Chicago, Australia, Vienna and New York.
Her work is featured at the Phantasten Museum in Vienna Austria. The Kirkland Museum in Denver, Colorado; as well as various international private collections.
-http://amandasage.com/biography/
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Allyson Grey
About
Allyson Grey is a painter and social sculptor. With an MFA from Tufts University, Grey has long been an art educator, arts organizer and muse to artists worldwide.
Since art school in 1975, Allyson has collaborated and shared a studio with the artist, Alex Grey. The Grey's co-founded the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, (CoSM; cosm.org), a spiritual retreat center for artists outside of New York City. Together, Allyson and Alex have painted on stage in dozens of cities before thousands of dancing young people at festivals and arenas across five continents including Broadway theaters in New York City. As long-time advocates of "cognitive liberty," a growing international "sacramental culture" has embraced the Grey's as mapmakers and spokespersons for the visionary realm.
-https://www.allysongrey.com/biography
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Joness Jones
About
Early in life, Joness became fascinated with the idea that we experience things we cannot see. For example, we can't see the sound waves of music, but we can see people dancing. The naked eye can't detect atoms, yet they are the building blocks of all visible form. The notion that everything in physical reality arises to be seen for a time, before disappearing again, became the inspiration for her earliest works.
Her first major paintings were done as murals, painted on the walls of her home. Soon after, she began live painting at local concerts to incorporate the excitement of an event into a canvas. To advance her creative abilities, she began ongoing studies with renowned artists, Alex Grey & Allyson Grey, at CoSM, an art sanctuary in the Hudson Valley in 2012.
Joness continues to utilize paint to explore bridging the realms of the unseen, and the world of form. To symbolize the invisible, Joness developed a flowing pattern language of chevrons, circles, and ornament. She infuses her work with these icons in hopes of pointing to a unified source of existence, and express the interpenetrating influence of invisible forces.
Participating in a growing global movement, known as Visionary Art, Joness continues her live painting practice and exhibits at global events & festivals from the Red Rocks Amphitheater to the rainforests of Costa Rica. She has painted murals across the country, including works in Denver, Hawaii, Phoenix, & New York.
-https://www.jonessjones.com/about
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Autumn Skye Morrison
http://www.autumnskyemorrison.com/
About
"My purpose is to create. In that process I find stillness and rhythm, my teacher and passion. With intention, I aim to share honesty and awakening; to celebrate this fantastic adventure; to inspire and be inspired. Each canvas takes me on a journey, and as my paintbrush follows, each time I am lead back to my center.
In this shifting and challenging Time, I feel a deep stirring, a potent blossoming of creativity. It is all around us, gaining momentum and strength; in our own lives, in those of our family and community, and in the collective experience. It is our divine duty to create and share inspiration, especially at this time of change. As we honor our own personal creativity, we contribute vitally to the whole. We inspire those around us to celebrate, we empower them to create, we manifest visual mirrors to the light, divinity, and potential of each viewer.
As in any art form, as we release judgment, silence our mind, breathe deep into the process, and find bliss in each step; we realize that we are boundlessly assisted in our authentic and heart-centered expression. We step out of the way. We realize that the Art is not born of us, but through us, and in this understanding we are humbled, yet profoundly empowered. Each creation is an offering: a positive reflection of ourselves and humanity, a celebration of evolving consciousness, an opportunity for healing and deepening, a vision of a bright future and Now.
May my paintings be a mirror, a reflection of your universal light, your human essence, and your timeless divinity."
-http://www.autumnskyemorrison.com/artist.html
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I hope you've enjoyed and appreciated this selection of incredible beauty.
Please have a look at my previous lists here
https://steemit.com/art/@elohprojects/10-unbelievable-artists-you-ve-never-heard-of-part-3
And you can keep up with my personal Visionary Art by following me @elohprojects
Also consider showing support for my friends here on Steemit
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Thank you so much for following . Please Resteem and Upvote and spread the word that the Visionaries Are Coming!
Wow.... such inspiring work. I've been a fan of a few of these artists for a while but it's always great to see more visionary artists! I feel energised from staring at these images and really feel like I need to meditate more, relax my mind and let it flow more with my own art. I wish I could spend some time with Mother Nature's gifts again but it's challenging with a family now. Meditation and self-realisation must be the path for me.
Thanks for the great post @elohprojects and thanks for being part of Steem Artists. Upvotes from both accounts :)
I actually did a digital painting for @chrisdyer a while ago. Here it is should you care to check it out :)
Oh yeah @spaceginger. Fantastic!! Keep up the great work and thank you for bringing people together. I see how important it is to kind of "tribe up" especially in the face of self upvotes, unnecessary flags and the rest of the drama. The stakes are a lot higher here because there is more responsibility in our laps. So I genuinely thank you for what you do. Take good care.
awesome Sean. You're storming on to steem!
Yeah going hard at it Liam. I am trying to spend some good time creating good stuff as frequently as possible.
Amazing selected works as usual :::)
& Thanks for the shout out blurb at the end, cheers!
Yes man. I am figuring out that it is important to have a supportive community here. Like, a rising tide raises all ships, or so its been said. I am determined to figure out how to get to the top of the list in a respectable way. I'd like to game with the big boys without gaming the system. Maybe that's naive but its worth a try.
Ascension is OK ;;;)
Do it up! ~*~
You sure do have good taste Eloh...
Not only is this post full of amazing art and info, but all by women! I often think about how under represented they are in the upper echelons of the artworld, and it definitely isn't due to them being lesser artists...
I mean, look at the amazing quality of works by just these few! So thanks for introducing me to more quality art, but also for bridging the cap between many worlds.
Bravo! Keep up the good work!
I wasn't too keen on separating the ladies from the men, especially after passing the idea around, but I was like dang, I definitely need to catch up:P There are certainly fewer women in the Visionary Arts than men but they are all exceedingly talented nonetheless. Hopefully this post does them proper service.
WOW I LOVE ART THIS IS A GREAT POST KEEP IT UP
Will do. Glad you enjoy it.
THANKS I DID!
Wow... a really nice hall of fame! There are some pretty amazing visions in those guys and girls... Thanks for letting us know, this is typically the kind of work which disappears too fast from our feed, they deserve more recognition!
Yeah I agree. Trying to make some good friends around here that can pick up and circulate the posts so they don't sink too quickly. Its all a good time though:)
Thanks for featuring women!! There are so many female artists that for one reason or another never really get the recognition that a similarly talented male artist might. Good to see some of our famous sisters get a shout out. :) Upvoted and resteemed!
Thanks for the upvote and Resteem. I really loved your story about your dad buying your piece of art:) Keep up the great work @paulaloomisart
Thanks :) it was a pretty sweet gesture and it was pretty surprising to hear about so many years later.
Thanks for sharing these artists with us. I always love finding new talent. Thanks for doing the legwork. Also I really enjoy your page layouts. Very nice designs always.
Hey thanks @art-mess. Very good to know. Glad I could be of service:)
I didt't know about tbese artist. I've been sick and slowly but surley I'm coming back. I do public domain to get me started. THANKS for the info!
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Hope you get better soon:)
pitter patter: join us in Slothicorn. I created this group for artists and you'll be at home there....we have a discord channel now also.
THANKS I DID THAT!
Wow, fantastic collection of Artists, some I knew, but many I didn't. Thank you for sharing!
Yeah. This is a great group. There are more to note but we will save them for the next installment. Glad you enjoyed @cultcreations
I look forward to it!