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William Blake was an English poet, painter, printmaker, and mystic whose art and poetry explored imagination, spirituality, and the invisible world.
Born November 28, 1757, in London, England, William Blake is now considered one of the most important figures in English poetry and art, although his work remained largely overlooked during his lifetime.
Blake's visionary writings challenged the religious, political, and cultural assumptions of his age. His work explored the relationship between imagination and spiritual perception, and his ideas have continued to influence generations of artists, poets, musicians, and mystics.
Contemporary poet and musician Patti Smith has called William Blake the spiritual ancestor of generations of poets. His vision also fueled the creative fires of Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, John Lennon, Bono, and Jim Morrison, who named The Doors after Blake's famous verse: “If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite.”
In this Artist Profile, Stephen Roach explores the life, art, poetry, spirituality, and mystical imagination of William Blake—and why his vision continues to inspire artists today.
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