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290 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 33 cm |
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Includes bibliography (pages 286-287). |
| Contents |
Introduction / Elizabeth A. Brown -- The emptiness of 108 / Newcomb Greenleaf -- Plates. Seeking 108 - Maniratna - Bird count - Elements - Stones - Enso - Tsa tsa - Mandala - Khor lo - Binary - Tally - Marking code -- Chronology -- Exhibitions, awards & collections -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments. |
| Summary |
"The number 108, a potent symbol to Buddhism, Hinduism, and other Eastern spiritual traditions, has inspired the work of Catherine Eaton Skinner since 2004. Best known for her encaustic paintings incorporating natural imagery, Skinners Gya Gye (Tibetan for 108) and related series represent dramatic experimentation in form, process, and viewer engagement. Informed by extensive travels in Bhutan, India, Japan, and elsewherealong with her corresponding research into languages and philosophical systemsshe expanded her mediums to include rope, fabric, glass, stones, and found objects which she modified in unpredictable ways. Although some of the series, such as the Elements paintings, retain recognizable imagery, her recent series bring 108 into the 21st century. From QR code patterns to the simple, interminable zeroes and ones of binary language, Skinner discerns pictorial aptitude in contemporary digital codes. Other series explore ancient tally marksboth eastern and westernand the abstracting impact of systematically repeating simplified mountains or tight details of eyes, among other universal motifs"--Publisher's website. |
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Skinner, Catherine Eaton.
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Painting -- United States.
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Encaustic painting -- 21st century.
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Painting, Abstract -- 21st century.
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Mixed media (Art) -- 21st century.
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Spirituality in art.
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Tallies -- In art.
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Repetition (Aesthetics)
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Religions -- In art.
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| Added Author |
Brown, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Ann), 1956- author.
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Greenleaf, Newcomb, author.
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Addison, Laura, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781942185109 (hbk.) |
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1942185103 (hbk.) |
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