THE INFLUENCE OF ZEN BUDDHISM ON THE ART OF GEORGIA O'KEEFFE

THE INFLUENCE OF ZEN BUDDHISM ON THE ART OF GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (The Art History Channel Book 1)

Long before Georgia Oâ€™Keeffe started painting flowers or the great landscapes of the Southwest, she explored total abstraction and monochrome palate beginning in 1912. She delved deep into the world of Zen Buddhist inspired art making to get to the very essence of thing, not an imitation, but the TRUTH...the Zen way of seeing the world...

There is a plethora of influences that have determined the character of American art, and often, they are propelled by various external cultural influences. The question for this study has been twofold. First, whether within the large fabric of American artâ€™s interrelated influences there has been a transmission of Zen Buddhist philosophy from the Japanese culture? Second and more specifically, did the introduction of Zen Buddhist art making, introduced by Alon Bemont, Ernest Fenollosa, and Arthur Wesley Dow, influence the works of Georgia Oâ€™Keeffe?

This book is an attempt to define a particular turning point in Oâ€™Keeffeâ€™s journey as an artist and the players and publications who contributed. She opened her mind to new ideas and a new way of â€œseeingâ€ the world around her. It is this particular turning point, a time in her life that is little known, that is what this book is about. I also believe as arts educators, they are the unsung heroes, and their contributions to the synthesis of Eastern and Western culture and its impact on American modern art.

Quote from Zen and Oriental Art:
â€œIn Zen, the meanings often lie beyond language but can be revealed in visual formâ€¦To approach this reality with a Western background or common sense is not possible-in order to understand Zen one must experience it first-hand.â€

(An art history biography on female modern American artist Georgia O'Keeffe, married to Alfred Stieglitz owner of gallery 291. Short reads, artist biography, art, American art, abstract painting, charcoal drawing, women in art, female artist, art books, color theory)
Country USA
Author Sharon M. Fitzgerald MA
Binding Kindle Edition
EISBN 9781910100264
Format Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages 77
PublicationDate 2014-05-09
ReleaseDate 2014-05-09

Country	USA
Author	Sharon M. Fitzgerald MA
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781910100264
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages	77
PublicationDate	2014-05-09
ReleaseDate	2014-05-09

THE INFLUENCE OF ZEN BUDDHISM ON THE ART OF GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (The Art History Channel Book 1)

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