Cosmic Art

Stonehenge Pictures are pretty cosmic without much addition. A little sunrise, the moon or mars in the background helps of course!

Stonehenge at Night with Mars in Background
Tomas del Amo
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But artists have found many ways to make an even more cosmic creations out of Stonehenge.

Stonehenge
by gaelic_phantom at zazzle.com

Here's what my husband had to say about his creative inspiration that involved Stonehenge and led to several pictures, two of which you can see below:

One day a picture of the Stonehenge landscape caught my attention. Then my consciousness was absorbed into Stonehenge. The next moment my consciousness and that landscape overlapped. Many images appeared and disappeared again and again. Some were of an enormous, endless ocean; others showed a landscape with the clear air of high mountains; and others had the image of a big city with many skyscrapers. Those images each had their own personality. Each existed in a closed space. In my consciousness they appeared to be alive, animate existences beyond space and time. They were jumping, bouncing and flying. They seemed to be dancing in my conscious universe. This picture is a representation of that experience, using computer graphics to visualize it in two dimensions.

Cosmic Dance
by Misticmedia at zazzle.com


Cosmic Dance 3
by Misticmedia at zazzle.com

The Great Pyramids at Giza and the mysterious sphinx have long fascinated the world. The Egyptians had a certain "cosmic consciousness" when they built them, making them already examples of "cosmic art."

A View of the Great Sphinx and the Chephren Pyramid at Night
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And, with a little extra creativity, artists have made them truly cosmic phenomena!

Secrets of the Sphinx
by Gregory Gallo at zazzle.com

Here is one artist's inspiration behind the work "Prophecy":

The "Prophecy" title pertains to the reference of a shift in global thinking whereby humankind will soon evolve to a new and elevated state of universal awareness. Within our lifetime we will witness the emergence of Compassion over Greed, in how the citizens of the World conduct business and their personal relationships. Intelligence will blossom with the embracing of psychic enlightenment and a significant progress will be made, in our understanding of additional dimensions that exist within our Natural World. Wild animals will be treated with reverence and all beings will live in a harmonious respect for each other. I look forward to this new Age of awakening... do you? A new World Vision we all can share in... which reminds me to tell you that all sales of this item benefit the great organization "World Vision". Thank you for helping me to help them. ~ Skye

PROPHECY Poster
by Skye Ryan-Evans at zazzle.com

Moai Statues are just amazing in their own right. Mysterious and strange, they had a noble purpose but were all toppled down. Today many have been restored and replaced on their stone platforms, once again to gaze intensely and intently, waiting, watching, guarding perhaps.

Silent Witnesses
by Cydonian at zazzle.com

Artists have sometimes taken them from their small island and given them a more cosmic location.

Moai on the Small Planet
by Misticmedia at zazzle.com

Only they have the answers
by Chris_Wagner at zazzle.com

The phenomenon of crop circles has led to much speculation about the origin of their beautiful geometric designs. Crop circles may indeed be made by alien beings from other worlds, or simply by forces that as of today are "alien" to us but will one day be understood. Either way, they are great examples of creativity using, but not confined by, the laws of geometry.

Image of Crop Circles from Wikimedia Commons.

Even if they are all just hoaxes, as some undoubtedly are, their patterns are inspiring and many can qualify as cosmic art. For many, their existence is enough to stimulate our awareness of dimensions of life beyond the merely physical.

For many artists the designs of crop circles are a source of inspiration. Here are some art works in the "Cosmic Designs" series, inspired by the imagery of crop circles:

Unblinking Eyes
by storm warning at zazzle.com


Galactic Triangle
by storm warning at zazzle.com


Toward the Light
by storm warning at zazzle.com

Aliens and Crop Circles have long been connected in the minds of many. It is of no surprise, therefore, that crop circles with aliens feature in cosmic art.

Crop circlin
by peter222999 at zazzle.com

OK, so that one was just for fun - but who says the cosmos isn't a fun place!

And, yes, UFOs definitely feature in cosmic art! Here are some I like.

Cosmic Dance 4
by Misticmedia at zazzle.com


Trapped in Amber Poster
by MDKgraphics at zazzle.com


Adam and Eve
by Misticmedia at zazzle.com


UFO Over Powerlines 2 Poster
by MDKgraphics at zazzle.com


Exploring the Coastline
by Misticmedia at zazzle.com

Remember "Space, the final frontier" from Star Trek? Well, space of course features significantly in cosmic art.

The Eye of God
by HaroldFredShort at zazzle.com

From simple views of the planet earth taken from outer space to the use of planets, moons, stars and astronomical phenomena artists have created amazing mind-expanding works that inspire us to think beyond the limits of planet earth.

Moonscape, Rising Earth and Glowing Sun
Ron Russell
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The End of the Journey to Find God
by Misticmedia at zazzle.com

This next artist describes this artwork as follows:

The point through which all things in the universe are interconnected. Sculpted and painted in a cave in the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California.

Seed of Space/Poster
by Vijali Hamilton at zazzle.com


Seven Dimensions
by Misticmedia at zazzle.com

Many artists focus on the ancient history of the earth and the universe. Their work takes us back in time, which expands our consciousness and often inspires us to think creatively about the future.

Ancient Watchers
by Cydonian at zazzle.com


Mysteries of the earth
by arteologist23 at zazzle.com

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