David V. D’Andrea

“The somatic meets the transcendental in D’Andrea’s painstakingly constructed visual works. Vascular continuity flows between organic and spiritual forms by way of capillaries carrying ink, sap and blood. From the hard, saturnine clay of raw matter awaken phantasms cloaked in the otherworld. In this kinetic paradigm, the viewer embarks on a dynamic journey into the primordial wellspring that pours into the boundless seas. The traveler is nourished and imperiled in equal measure, following the glittering ocular current from the underworld to the heavens, through myriad lush intricacies, guided by gossamer elementals. D’Andrea is in this sense, both magician and navigator, evoking visions, charting the path to Gnosis with a deftly wielded pen.”
~ B. Vierling, artist

In the Garden transmutes ink into cosmic portals where primordial rhythms thrum with life, death, rebirth, and the liminal space between. David’s masterful renderings invoke an archetypal ecology that speaks to the interconnectedness between the self and all things—from soil to snake to a starlit skull twinkling in the lap of god. Meditate on these works and be transformed.
~ Janaka Stucky , poet

David V. D’Andrea is an artist and freelance illustrator based in Olympia, Washington, where he runs the imprint Samaritan Press. His painstakingly detailed art envisions natural and transcendent worlds, drawing inspiration from mystic traditions, biological illustration, typographic history, and classic psychedelic posters. D’Andreas graphics for bands including OM, Sleep, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor have garnered international acclaim. His work is his spiritual path.

http://www.samaritanpress.org