Examining the Psychedelic Renaissance
Season 2
A 15-week online event to explore, examine, and delve into the psychedelic Renaissance
Episode 6: The Role of Visionary Art in the Psychedelic Renaissance
October 27th, 5:00-6:30PM PST
Jake Kobrin
Visionary Artist
Jake Kobrin
The Role of Visionary Art in the Psychedelic Renaissance
Pannel discussion with Chris Dyer and Simon Haiduk
October 27th, 5:00-6:30pm PST
Bio: The work of Jake Kobrin is psychedelic, unusual, dark, beautiful, and elegant. His work seeks to illuminate experiences which Jake has had that are outside of the realm of normal waking consciousness, moving into numinous and visionary realms with natural ease. His work explores the interplay of shadow and light, both in the delicate modelling of the forms of his pictures but also in the character of the subjects he portrays, his work showing a willingness to embrace all aspects of emotion from revelation and peace, to fear and disharmony. He considers himself an “interdimensional midwife and conduit” believing that the role of the artist is to be able to move outside of themselves and to act as a conduit for higher consciousness to move through them. In this way he says, “I do not claim authorship for any of the works of art I have painted. I am a channel for Great Spirit to create through me.” He currently lives in Ubud, Bali and he grew up in San Francisco. He is one of the few psychedelic artists with a formal classical art education, having studied classical realist drawing and painting in Florence, Italy at the Angel Academy of Art. He is also a tattoo artist, and is inspired by the traditional ceremonial contexts that ancient cultures held around tattooing. He is honoured to bring people through the ancient rite of passage of being tattooed in a way that is intentional and reverent. Besides painting and tattooing, Jake is also the founder and designer of a jewellery and fashion brand called Medicine Dragon Designs, and is a DJ and musician, as well as a tattoo artist, published writer, speaker, and podcaster.
Webinar Topic: Jake will be joining four other visionary artists (Chris Dyer, Simon Haiduk, Chor Boogie and Amanda Sage) for our Visionary Artist panel.
Recent Work:
Jake Kobrin Ozora 2018 | Newtonian Shamanics – YouTube
It is High Time to Resurrect Research on Psychedelics and Creativity – Medium
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Chris Dyer
Visionary Artist
Chris Dyer
The Role of Visionary Art in the Psychedelic Renaissance
Pannel discussion with Jake Kobrin and Simon Haiduk
October 27th, 5:00-6:30pm PST
Bio: Chris Dyer is a Peruvian-Canadian artist based in Montreal, Quebec, who exhibits, performs and teaches his art worldwide. Some of his broader artistic themes include consciousness, truth, oneness, introspection, personal development and kindness. He paints using acrylic, pencil, pen, spray paint, gouache and other media on a variety of different forms, including broken or blank skateboards in his early years, various sculptured and recycled items, and now commonly fabric or wood canvas. He is also known for his murals, logos, album covers, posters, illustrations, comic books, travel diaries (The Sunlight Chronicles), and YouTube adventure vlogs (Artventures). He was the art director and brand manager of Creation Skateboards/Satori Movement for three and a half years, creating designs for hundreds of skateboard decks. He teaches many art workshops and classes on technique, spray painting, traditional medicinal healing, and the business of art, as well as offering an online class. He has created his own brand of conscious clothing and other goods, Positive Creations, which features some of his most well-loved art. Though his styles, mediums and subject matters are always in flow, the main theme seen through his artwork is cultural and spiritual oneness of humanity and beyond.
Webinar Topic: For this season, Chris is going to be joining four other visionary artists (Simon Haiduk, Jake Kobrin, Chor Boogie and Amanda Sage) in a Visonary Art panel.
Recent Work:
Do we Need Psychedelics to Make Visionary Art? A Discussion of Creativity and Spirituality with Chris Dyer – The Lucid Planet
Art, Psychedelics and Thundercats with Chris Dyer – Medicine Path Podcast
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Amanda Sage
Visionary Artist
Amanda Sage
The Role of Visionary Art in the Psychedelic Renaissance
October 27th, 5:00-6:30pm PST
Bio: Amanda Sage is an artist driven by the desire to reveal art’s critical role in regenerative culture. A celebrated Visionary Artist, she is a citizen of the world, exhibiting in galleries, art fairs and festivals, as well as lecturing and teaching worldwide at places such the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors in New York, Paradise One in Australia and the Vienna Academy of Visionary Art in Austria. A contemporary nomad, she is passionate about artistic social experiments such as the WUK in Vienna, Burning Man and bridging worlds for creative flourishing. The Vision Train embodies her passion for art and community, creating a platform for experimentation to support individuals and communities in creative solutionary activism.
Webinar Topic: For this episode, Amanda is going to be joining three other visionary artists (Chris Dyer, Jake Kobrin and Simon Haiduk) in a Visionary Art panel.
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Simon Haiduk
Visionary Artist
Simon Haiduk
The Role of Visionary Art in the Psychedelic Renaissance
Pannel discussion with Jake Kobrin and Jake Kobrin
October 27th, 5:00-6:30pm PST
Bio: Growing up in British Columbia, Canada, Simon developed a strong affinity to nature with artistic foundations in visual art and music. In 2004 he gravitated towards painting as a full time endeavour bringing his musical background into the visual realm. Simon has explored many visual mediums, often with a strong influence in spiritual themes connected to nature. In 2007 he graduated from Vancouver Film School, Digital Design, where he learned motion-graphics, among other computer skills. This led to him animating many of his paintings, and subsequently has now brought this to many live VJ performances with various global music acts including his own. He continues to also produce music, and has released four full length solo albums since 2002. Within art galleries, festivals, conventions, and online platforms, his work is exhibited globally. He currently works out of his studio in Roberts Creek, BC, while continuing to explore an ever expanding palette of creative endeavors. Artist Statement: I’m curious about our psychic connection to nature and the interconnected universal source of all life. In my devotion to the creative process, I strive to find ways of producing art that inspires harmony between the Earth and its shared inhabitants. I feel that our collective need and appreciation for nature unites us all. Each creation reflects an aspect of my life journey; thinning the veil between physical and metaphysical realities.
Webinar Topic: For this season, Simon is going to be joining four other visionary artists (Chris Dyer, Jake Kobrin, Chor Boogie and Amanda Sage) in a Visionary Art panel.
Recent Work:
Metamorphs – Collection
Video Collection – Vimeo
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Chor Boogie
Visionary Artist
Chor Boogie
The Role Visionary Art In The Psychedelic Renaissance
October 27th, 5:00-6:30pm PST
Bio: Chor Boogie, a.k.a. Joaquin Lamar Hailey, is a critically acclaimed spray paint artist. His visionary murals and art exhibitions have appeared all over the globe including venues such as the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the Smithsonian, Museum of Public Arts in Baton Rouge, Museum of Art Puerto Rico, LA Art Fair, Scope Art Fair Miami Beach, Torrance Art Museum in Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, Museum of Man in San Diego, San Diego Museum of Art, Children’s Museum in San Diego, Syracuse University Museum, and the Samstag and Bathurst Museum in Australia. Miami New Times named his mural as the Best Miami Mural for 2016. In 2017, he was awarded the role of lead artist in an NEA grant with the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, to mentor a group of under-served high school art students through a professional level mural project.
Chor Boogie is recognized for having achieved a groundbreaking level of technical and emotional virtuosity in the medium of spray paint. He approaches his use of color as a form of therapy and visual medicine. Chor is primarily a self-taught artist, though he was first nurtured by the world of street art.
Through his dynamic range of artistic styles, Chor addresses social issues including environmental preservation, human rights, class struggle, corporate corruption, drug policy reform, and health care.
He has resided in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2007 where he has been an active member of the street art community.
Webinar Topic: Chor will be joining four other visionary artists (Chris Dyer, Simon Haiduk, Jake Kobrin and Amanda Sage) for our Visionary Artist panel.
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Episode Summary: The Role of Visionary Art in the Psychedelic Renaissance. In this episode we will speak with five amazing world-renowned visionary artists to not only get their take on the psychedelic renaissance, but see how the renaissance has affected not only their art, but their lives. This episode will be a panel style, where we will get to explore the different views and different opinions of each of the artists to see how psychedelics have affected their ‘story’ and their art.
Exclusive Post Webinar Sessions: (Details: Session take place in a private zoom room with the speaker and 6-10 other participants. Limited Capacity. Zoom links sent out the day of the event. 6:30-7:30PM PST, Tuesdays (following the speaker’s episode). Webinar attendance is not mandatory; however all passes include 1 complimentary ticket to the entire series! View all speaker post-webinar sessions here.)
- Session with Jake Kobrin: Accessing Psychedelic Creativity: The History of Visionary Art, and How to Begin Drawing Out Your Journeys
Drawing and creativity through other means such as music can be a profound way to communicate the otherwise ineffable experiences that can be accessed through psychedelic medicines. Join visionary artist Jake Kobrin for a Q&A chat about how to metabolize your experiences into works of art and music, the history of visionary art, and how to begin translating your journeys into visionary works of art. To register for this event, click “register now” and see Ep 6Ex: Exclusive w/ Jake.
- Session with Simon Haiduk: QnA with visionary artist Simon Haiduk: I’m curious about our psychic connection to nature and the interconnected source of all life. In my devotion to the creative process, I strive to find ways of producing art that inspires harmony between the Earth and its shared inhabitants. Please join me for an exclusive QnA session, where anything goes — supernatural, paranormal, and all high weirdness is welcome to discuss. Of course, as well as questions about my art process. You can see more at www.simonhaiduk.com. To register for this event, click “register now” and see Ep 6Ex: Exclusive w/ Simon.
- Session with Chris Dyer: Picking Chris’ Art Brain: This is your opportunity to sit down (almost) 1-1 with visionary artist Chris Dyer and pick his brain! Just you and a few others in this intimate setting. Find out anything you’d like to know about visionary art, Chris’ story, how his experiences in life and with psychedelics have influenced his art, and anything else that you’d like to know! To register for this event, click “register now” and see Ep 6Ex: Exclusive w/ Chris.