Synopses & Reviews
This book is devoted to Zen art as a living tradition. It explores the heart of Zen experience through contemporary Zen art, demonstrating how this time-honored visual form continues to flourish today.
Synopsis
The Art of Twentieth-Century Zen celebrates an enduring religious and cultural tradition through the artistic legacy of major Japanese Zen masters. These enlightened Zen teachers believe that visual art, such as painting, calligraphy, and ceramics, can reveal "Zen mind" more directly than words alone. Through their personal, dramatic, and often humorous brushwork, the great Zen masters of this century have created unique expressions of their own Zen insight.
Zen art has long been acknowledged as a priceless legacy of Japanese culture, but previous books have focused upon works from earlier centuries. Twentieth century brushwork, however, is of special interest as a form of Japanese visual art that has continued to flourish to the present day. The first book to explore the art of Zen masters as a living tradition, The Art of Twentieth-Century Zen presents the heart of Zen cultural experience.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-212) and index.