Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1000258 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Synopsis
This is an award-winning volume of apocalyptic and utopian visionary art. This is the largest collection of visionary art ever assembled on the subjects of apocalypse, millennium and utopia, including essays by Stephen Jay Gould and the Dalai Lama. Originally a landmark exhibition at the trailblazing American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, "The End is Near!" presents the biggest collection ever made of visionary art on the subjects of apocalypse, millennium and utopia. Fringe artists and marginalised voices outline their visions of the current age and beyond, with companion essays contributed by an astonishing assortment of cultural luminaries, including Stephen Jay Gould, Reverend Howard Finster, Adam Parfrey and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Customer Reviews

A Must Have Book for ANY Library
My wife and I just bought the hardcover and recommend it highly. We loved the reading the background of the authors. It proves that you do not have to be a celebrity or athlete or CEO to be "considered successful". Some of the world's greatest talent are never heard from. We have Dilettante Press to thank for bringing us this fine collection of artists. I work with libraries and recommend this book to all of them.

Visionary and Inspiring
This book is a must buy for anyone intersting in the millennium. The works are provoking and the accompanying text is informative and entertaining. Great coffee table material.

An inspiring, spiritually fulfilling feast for the senses.
"The End is Near" makes you yearn for Divine inspiration regardless of its source or circumstance. The artwork is stunning, the artist bios are awe-inspiring and the essays are thought provoking, empowering and spiritually comforting. This is an amazing gift to give to others...but do yourself a favor and give it to yourself first. And then go out and pick up a paintbrush, a pencil, or a piece of coal and create. This book will make you realize that the best art you ever see could be just below the surface of your own consciousness.