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Biography

Ruary James Allan writes:
I was born on September 14, 1967 and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland's
capital city. I attended historic St. Andrews University, in Scotland,
from 1985 where I ended up with an informal major in fun and spiritual
exploration as well as a degree in geology. Then I spent a year working
on North Sea oil rigs. From 1991 my home was in the vibrant, diverse
community of Oakland, California, until I moved west again, to the land
of the rising sun. I have lived in Tokyo since March 2003 and I am loving
it.
I drew a lot of crazy stuff as a child, but puberty and social pressures
distracted me from my calling. I rediscovered art while doodling in
class notebooks and a lot of my early work I class as "neodoodlism,"
letting the hand and mind flow.
In my art I approach metaphysical realities through myth and visual
analogy. The imagery has been influenced by Celtic, eastern, ancient
and modern traditions. Blending these traditions with my own personal
vision, I want to produce art that speaks on many levels -- personal,
social, satirical, ecological and spiritual. I try to make even the
most difficult subject matter beautiful and enjoyable. I hope that my
art may serve as a doorway, enabling people to deepen their appreciation
of the world and themselves.
My paintings have been shown at various galleries, juried art fairs,
festivals and events in northern California and Oregon. I have been
published in Creation
Spirituality Network magazine and
Psychic
Reader,
CD covers, on flyers for Burning
Man Festival
and
other hip places. I organized two successful shows for Oakland artists
at former California governor Jerry Brown's We
The People community
center in Oakland. In general I like to keep stirring the pot where
I can.
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