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1 online resource (x, 233 pages :) : illustrations. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Series |
Currents of encounter ; v. 45
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Currents of encounter ; v. 45.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
Art has always been important for religion or spirituality. Secular art displayed in museums can also be spiritual, and it is this art that is the subject of this book. Many of the works of art produced by Wassily Kandinsky, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, and Anselm Kiefer are spiritual in nature. These works reveal their own spirituality, which often has no connection to official religions. Wessel Stoker demonstrates that these artists communicate religious insights through images and shows how they depict the relationship between heaven and earth, between this world and a transcendent reality, th. |
Contents |
Art and spirituality -- Kandinsky : art as spiritual bread -- Rothko : the tragedy of human existence -- Warhol : a spiritual business artist -- Kiefer : can Heaven bear the weight of history? -- The spiritual image. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944.
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Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944. |
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Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970.
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Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970. |
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Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987.
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Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987. |
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Kiefer, Anselm, 1945-
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Kiefer, Anselm, 1945- |
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Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944. |
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Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970. |
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Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987. |
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Kiefer, Anselm, 1945- |
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Spirituality in art.
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Spirituality in art. |
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Art, Modern.
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Art, Modern. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: 9786613922533 |
ISBN |
9789401208185 (electronic book) |
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9401208182 (electronic book) |
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9042035447 (Paper) |
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9789042035447 (Paper) |
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9789042035447 |
Standard No. |
9786613922533 |
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