Spirit and Art
Pictures of the Transformation of Consciousness
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Art History
| Author: | Van James | ISBN: | 9781621510895 |
| Publisher: | SteinerBooks | Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | SteinerBooks | Language: | English |
| Author: | Van James |
| ISBN: | 9781621510895 |
| Publisher: | SteinerBooks |
| Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | SteinerBooks |
| Language: | English |
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 (Van James). 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, in an ongoing visible revelation of invisible spiritual currents. Art, originally a part of the secret Mystery cults of the ancient world, has become an expression of the individual creative intuition. At every stage, Albert Einsteins comment applies: The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
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 (Van James). 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, in an ongoing visible revelation of invisible spiritual currents. Art, originally a part of the secret Mystery cults of the ancient world, has become an expression of the individual creative intuition. At every stage, Albert Einsteins comment applies: The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
