Spirit and Art
Pictures of the Transformation of Consciousness
$82.98
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2002
Summary
As an art student in the late sixties, I recall how painfully dry and intellectual my art history classes were. I thought to myself, or rather felt to myself, ‘There must be something more.’ Artist Van James offers that something more.
This is a richly readable and lavishly illustrated text that reveals how, at every stage, human consciousness has evolved through the medium of art. It makes the case for a hidden stream that has put forth art works and art movements throughout history,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780880104975 |
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| ISBN-10: | 088010497X |
| Author: | Van James |
| Publisher: | Rudolf Steiner Press |
| Imprint: | Rudolf Steiner Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2002 |
| Weight: | 635g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 198mm x 25mm |
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This coffee-table book on sacred art has a rather unique twist: It concentrates on art that reveals “the transformation of consciousness,” narrowing in particularly on images from ancient mystery cults and cave drawings from Paleolithic times. James has selected art from ancient Greece, Egypt, Africa, and parts of Asia, explicating what he sees as its spiritual themes. This is in some ways a personal book, as its selections are eclectic and highly individual, but the text is also rigorous, informed by theorists such as Mircea Eliade, Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell and especially Rudolf Steiner. One wishes that the 300-plus illustrations were larger and in color, but an eight-page color tip-in helps to stimulate visual interest.
About The Author
Van James
Van James is an artist, author, Steiner-Waldorf educator, and international advocate for the arts. A longtime teaching artist in Hawai’i, he is a council member of the Visual Art Section of North America, a mentor with the Academy of Himalayan Art and Child Development, editor of Pacifica Journal, and an award-winning author of numerous books on culture and the arts, including Painting with Hand, Head and Heart: A Natural Approach to the Art of Painting (2013); The Secret Language of Form: Visual Meaning in Art and Nature (2007); and Spirit and Art: Pictures of the Transformation of Consciousness (2003).
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