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Leigh McCloskey

Leigh Joseph McCloskey (born June 21, 1955) is an American artist, author, actor and self-described "visual philosopher". He is known for the immersive, hand-painted library installation The Hieroglyph of the Human Soul (sometimes abbreviated THOTHS), created in his Malibu home as an ongoing visual–philosophical environment beginning in 2001. His pen-drawn tarot cycle was published as Tarot ReVisioned (2003), and imagery from his illuminated books Codex Tor was used on the cover and packaging of Flying Lotus’s album Cosmogramma (2010).

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Leigh McCloskey

Visionary painter Leigh McCloskey giving a tour of his art installation The Hieroglyph of the Human Soul

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Name
Leigh McCloskey
Birth Name
Leigh Joseph McCloskey
Born
21 June 1955
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education
Juilliard School
Occupation
* Actor
Nationality
United States
Languages
English

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Leigh Joseph McCloskey (born June 21, 1955) is an American artist, author, actor and self-described "visual philosopher". He is known for the immersive, hand-painted library installation The Hieroglyph of the Human Soul (sometimes abbreviated THOTHS), created in his Malibu home as an ongoing visual–philosophical environment beginning in 2001. His pen-drawn tarot cycle was published as Tarot ReVisioned (2003), and imagery from his illuminated books Codex Tor was used on the cover and packaging of Flying Lotus’s album Cosmogramma (2010).

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Visual art and other activities
  3. 03Bibliography and scholarly literature
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