{"product_id":"out-there-the-transcendent-life-and-art-of-burt-shonberg-paperback","title":"Out There: The Transcendent Life and Art of Burt Shonberg - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSpencer Kansa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the late-1950s until his premature death in 1977, Burt Shonberg was one of the most highly admired artists in Los Angeles. During this period, his eye-popping murals graced the facades and interiors of popular coffeehouses and hip clubs on the Sunset Strip; his paintings adorned several notable rock album covers, and his haunting portraits featured prominently in Roger Corman's film adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher and The Premature Burial. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Soon after he settled in L.A., Shonberg became the lover of the legendary occult artist Marjorie Cameron who turned him on to the teachings of the Edwardian magus Aleister Crowley and introduced him to the mind-warping properties of peyote. Shonberg also embraced the Fourth Way system of George Ivanovich Gurdjieff, and his canvases began to reflect the mystical illumination inspired by his higher states of consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1960, the artist was chosen by Dr. Oscar Janiger to participate in his groundbreaking study into the effects of LSD-25 on the creative process. Although Shonberg regarded himself as a magical realist, his remarkable renderings of his hallucinogenic visions led many of his acolytes to regard him as the preeminent psychedelic artist of the era, and in the words of his friend and fellow painter Walter Teller, \"Burt was the artist of Laurel Canyon.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Yet despite his popularity and status, Shonberg's artistry has been criminally overlooked in all historical accounts of the Southern Californian art scene, until now. Out There redresses this injustice and brings some long overdue recognition to L.A.'s greatest lost artist, in a book illustrated with rare examples of his incandescent artwork. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779307274528,"sku":"9781906958794","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/63180098b16fee60339b04ef3764eb44.webp?v=1780515140","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/out-there-the-transcendent-life-and-art-of-burt-shonberg-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}