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LA CoSM Benefit party, "Net of Being"

The LA CoSM Benefit party, "Net of Being", was an extraordinary 
outpouring of love and creative energy from area artists, DJs, VJs, 
and the community.  In downtown L.A., Club 740 is a venue with a 
colorful history that includes performances by Charlie Chaplin and 
parties hosted by Prince.  An illustrated talk started off the CoSM 
Benefit evening,  addressing the concept of "Anthropocosm", the 
inclusion of the human form in sacred spaces of many cultures.   Grey 
proposes that art can model a new topology of being, offering a 
transformed self-shape, or psychomorphology, for our identity.   "Net 
of Being" is a figurative symbol of the infinite interconnected 
continuum of Godselves.  Grey's talk also introduced the unique 
temple design for the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors.

Painters Alex Grey, Allyson Grey, Guy Aichison, Michele Wortman, Chet 
Zar, and Corey Miller from the t.v. program, L.A. INK, painted 
throughout the evening.  DJ's and musicians included Nada and Ash, Sirene and Ryan, Alien Ambassador, Satchi Ohm, and Trevor from Moontribe.

Chet Zar Live Painting

Live Painting in Brazil - Tribe 7

For the seventh year, Brazilian brothers, Raphael and Fario Dahan, sponsored Tribe Festival, a series of the most successful day-long music and art events in their country. On December 15th, 2007, top international performers converged for Tribe 7. Over 25,000 people attended the recent concert held near Sao Paulo.

For the first time ever, Allyson and Alex painted together on one giant mural for the duration of the event. We painted for nearly 20 hours continuously, completing two sides of a four sided mural, 32 feet long and 8 feet high. The mural is on canvas stretched around a cube, allowing views from every vantage point. The last two panels will be completed in July when A & A return for the end of the final festival in this year's series.

Download brazil_tribe_7.mov

Alex's art is the visual feature of this year's Tribe festivals. The stage for the concert was patterned after the frame around the painting "Nature of Mind" and enlarged symbols from the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, CoSM appear throughout the event grounds. A studio of artists translated the details of the "Nature of Mind" frame into huge sculptures. A dozen 20 foot high four faced angels held up the corners of the tent under which thousands of people danced, surrounded by enlarged CoSM inspired symbols from many world religions.





at the vajra shop