Meet The Greatest Artistic Minds

Throughout history there have lived courageous artists, visionaries, poets, prophets and healers who have expressed the wisdom of their Artistic Mind in unique ways with the intention of uplifting others and enriching our shared human experience. These illuminators have provided insight into the nature and significance of deeply human truths about ~

our relationship to beauty
the power of our imagination
our innate capacity to improvise, adapt and transform
the life-affirming role that creativity plays in health and well-being
the far-reaching effects of compassion
the benefits of curiosity and play.

The wisdom of these Artistic Minds is existential, transcending many of the boundaries that society puts in place and that tend to keep us divided along lines of race, age, status, wealth, and experience. Their insights are reminders that we are all uniquely significant players connected within the greater Mystery of Life.

iNous is dedicated to celebrating and sharing this timeless wisdom through creative, collaborative projects.

On this page you will find the evolving Glossary of Illuminators whose noetic wisdom is reflected in our Intentional journeys and printed decks. Please note that new names are constantly being added and existing details amended.

Artistic Mind Illuminators

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There are currently 21 names in this directory beginning with the letter M.

M C Escher

Marcel Proust

Margaret Atwood

Margot Fonteyn

Marilyn Ferguson

Marina Abramović

A Serbian conceptual and performance artist who has used collective performative environments to access deeply personal levels of stamina, endurance and tolerance thereby inviting the possibility for revelation and transformation in audience members.

Mark Rothko

Mark Twain

Marvin Minsky

Mary Oliver

Massimiliano Gioni

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

Maxine Greene

Maya Angelou

Maya Kulenovic

Maya Lin

Meredith Monk

A trailblazing multimodal artist who has used sound as an integral component in her diverse practises and performances, and become a role-model for many in her dogged pursuit of authentic expression.

Méret Oppenheim

Michael Mead

Michael Talbot

Mies van der Rohe

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iNous is an independent Artistic Research institute based in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. We celebrate Artistic Mind as a collective resource and offer imaginative tools to support the flourishing of artistic minds worldwide.

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