How To Read Buddhist Art
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| Author | : Kurt Behrendt |
| Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Total Pages | : 139 |
| Release | : 2019-11-29 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1588396738 |
Intended to inspire the devout and provide a focus for religious practice, Buddhist artworks stand at the center of a great religious tradition that swept across Asia during the first millennia. How to Read Buddhist Art assembles fifty-four masterpieces from The Met collection to explore how images of the Buddha crossed linguistic and cultural barriers, and how they took on different (yet remarkably consistent) characteristics in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Himalayas, China, Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, and Indonesia. Works highlighted in this rich, concise overview include reliquaries, images of the Buddha that attempt to capture his transcendence, diverse bodhisattvas who protect and help the devout on their personal path, and representations of important teachers. The book offers the essential iconographic frameworks needed to understand Buddhist art and practice, helping the reader to appreciate how artists gave form to subtle aspects of the teachings, especially in the sublime expression of the Buddha himself.
| Author | : Meher McArthur |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780500284285 |
"A concise, accessible primer to the intricate world of Buddhist art." Publishers Weekly"
| Author | : Denise Patry Leidy |
| Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
| Total Pages | : 149 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 1590305949 |
More than two hundred photographs-most in stunning full color-provide the visual context for this tour of the world of Buddhist art. From the earliest second-century b.c.e. archaeological evidence to the nineteenth century this book showcases the marvelous variety of Buddhist art through the ages, from every country and region where Buddhism has influenced the culture in a significant way, including India, Afghanistan, Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and all the regions of Southeast Asia. Included in the rich variety of forms are architecture and monumental art, statuary, paintings, calligraphy, fresco, brushwork, and textile arts.
| Author | : Sylvia Fraser-Lu |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 2015-01-01 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 0300209452 |
A stunning showcase of exceptional and rare works of Buddhist art, presented to the international community for the first time The practice of Buddhism in Myanmar (Burma) has resulted in the production of dazzling objects since the 5th century. This landmark publication presents the first overview of these magnificent works of art from major museums in Myanmar and collections in the United States, including sculptures, paintings, textiles, and religious implements created for temples and monasteries, or for personal devotion. Many of these pieces have never before been seen outside of Myanmar. Accompanied by brilliant color photography, essays by Sylvia Fraser-Lu, Donald M. Stadtner, and scholars from around the world synthesize the history of Myanmar from the ancient through colonial periods and discuss the critical links between religion, geography, governance, historiography, and artistic production. The authors examine the multiplicity of styles and techniques throughout the country, the ways Buddhist narratives have been conveyed through works of art, and the context in which the diverse objects were used. Certain to be the essential resource on the subject, Buddhist Art of Myanmar illuminates two millennia of rarely seen masterpieces.
| Author | : Gilles Béguin |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Buddhist art |
| ISBN | : 9789749863879 |
An historical and cultural journey through Buddhist art.
| Author | : Jacquelynn Baas |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 284 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780520243460 |
"Eminently readable and extremely meaningful. The contributors tackle essential questions about the relationship of art and life. The book is also very timely, offering a way to approach Buddhism through unexpected channels."--Lynn Gumpert, Director, Grey Art Gallery, New York University
| Author | : Robert E. Fisher |
| Publisher | : Thames & Hudson |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780500202654 |
Buddhism is the single common thread uniting the Asian world, from India to South-East Asia and through Central Asia to China, Korea and Japan.
| Author | : Jacquelynn Baas |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 0520242084 |
"The relations between eastern and western cultures have long been a neglected topic, and this careful and intelligent look at a small but significant part of those relations is most welcome."--Thomas McEvilley, author of The Shape of Ancient Thought "How wonderful that Jacquelynn Baas has seen the light of the Buddha's smile shining from faraway Asia into the realm of the art of modern times in what we think of as the West! . . . Her work reveals how some of our most influential artists explored and expressed the sophisticated perceptions and joyful energy emanating from the realm of Buddhist Asia."--Robert A. F. Thurman "As a Buddhist scholar and artist I welcome this thoughtful and richly detailed study of how many aspects of Buddhism have stimulated, invigorated, and enriched Western arts over the past 150 years."--Stephen Addiss, author of The Art of Zen "A crucial contribution to modern art studies, this high-spirited text surveys Western artists awakened by the wisdom of the East, from Monet and Duchamp to O'Keeffe to Martin. It is a thoughtful book about thoughtful artists, their values and their visions, with a lot to offer general readers and specialists alike."--Charles Stuckey, Associate Professor of Art History at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
| Author | : San San May |
| Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 2018-05-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0295744499 |
Buddhist temples in Southeast Asia are centers for the preservation of local artistic traditions. Chief among these are manuscripts, a vital source for our understanding of Buddhist ideas and practices in the region. They are also a beautiful art form, too little understood in the West. The British Library has one of the richest collections of Southeast Asian manuscripts, principally from Thailand and Burma, anywhere in the world. It includes finely painted copies of Buddhist scriptures, literary works, historical narratives, and works on traditional medicine, law, cosmology, and fortune-telling. Buddhism Illuminated includes over one hundred examples of Buddhist art from the Library’s collection, relating each manuscript to Theravada tradition and beliefs, and introducing the historical, artistic, and religious contexts of their production. It is the first book in English to showcase the beauty and variety of Buddhist manuscript art and reproduces many works that have never before been photographed.
| Author | : Robert Beer |
| Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
| Total Pages | : 113 |
| Release | : 2016-01-05 |
| Genre | : Games & Activities |
| ISBN | : 1611803519 |
Connect with the sacred art of Buddhism through the creative act of coloring. Buddhist art is rich with symbolism and meaning. Taking the time to color and interact with these symbols and motifs is a simple yet profound way to practice mindfulness and move closer to a greater awareness of one’s own essential nature. The drawings here—all meticulously painted by hand with a small sable brush—relate to the state of being completely awakened and evoke a deep sense of calm and stillness. A concise description of each drawing unravels the many layers of meaning contained within this sacred art, inviting a deeper connection with these drawings.
