Stephen addiss books list of books by author stephen addiss. Stephen addiss s most popular book is tao te ching. Kojima kendo 18981995, mu ichi butsu shikishi 1993 ink on paper, 26. Abaa the art of zen by addiss, stephen search for rare books. This book brings together masterpieces of painting and calligraphy created by japanese monks, who turned to visual imagery as an aid to meditation, as an expression of enlightenment, and. The art of zen by stephen addiss 1998, paperback for sale. Professor stephen addiss explores visual expressions of zen enlightenment, or zenga, as created by japanese monkartists from 1600 to 1925. The book also provides a comprehensive introduction to the major zenga artists, offering extensive, engaging biographies of these awakened monks. Stephen addiss recently retired as tuckerboatwright professor of the humanities and professor of art at the university of richmond in virginia, united states. Created spontaneously, zen art ranges from intensely brushed calligraphic. Paintings and calligraphy by japanese monks 16001925 reprint ed. He was a dharma heir of the influential japanese zen master taizan maezumi roshi and he authored many books. Chinese zen monks of the rinzai sect left china in the seventeenth century and founded the obaku zen sect in japan. Japanese calligraphy by poets, monks, and scholars, 15681868.
Each piece gets a full page, and on the facing page there are 2 commentaries one art commentary by stephen addiss, who is an artist as well as zen art scholar. Stanley lombardo is professor of classics, university of kansas. Its history through poems and paintings by japanese masters shambhala publications by stephen addiss is a multilayered map of the origins, development, and art of japanese haiku. Prolific in his writings about japanese art, poetry, print, and zen, addiss has yet to disappoint despite the large volume of work he has produced. The art of enlightenment by professor stephen addiss, ph. Dj has mild shelfwear, some minor scuff marks, price sticker on back. He has exhibited his ink paintings and calligraphy in korea, china, japan, taiwan, singapore, england, france, germany, and in many venues in the united states.
Stephen addiss, phd, is an artist and art historian and the author of several books, including the art of zen and how to look at japanese art. Stephen addiss has 47 books on goodreads with 6547 ratings. The book catalogue the art of twentieth century zen is published by shambhala publications, boston. Either way, this book gives a small introduction by paula arai to zen in general very good despite its brevity and continues with extracts or full records of important zen texts from china, korea and japan. Addiss allows for a deep appreciation of this meditative, spiritual, and inspirational art form.
There have been many changes in the understanding and acceptance of zenga during that time, both in japan and the outside world. The life, art and poetry of kodojin 2001, 77 dances. Boards are strong and mostly clean with light dust staining, insignificant rubbing to edges, binding. Zen oxherding pictures stephen addiss, editor, ray kass, editor. The first part deals with chinese chan mislabeled as zen, while the second part covers the zen traditions of korea and japan. Stephen addiss a scholarartist, he has exhibited his ink paintings and calligraphy in asia, europe, and the united states. How to look at japanese art stephen addiss, audrey. Along with alan wattss the way of zen, this is one of the best introductions available to the general reader when it comes to the meaning and practice of zen, a subject very difficult for the western reader to comprehend. The list of addisss publications relating to haiku is long, especially his books combining. With this stunning collection of zenga masterpieces from the seventeenth to twentieth centuries, prolific author and professor of art, emeritus, at the university of richmond, stephen addiss showcases centuries of great works of zen calligraphy and painting. When a zen master puts brush to paper, the resulting image is an expression of the quality of his or her mind. However, the attempt to artistically express the inexpressible finds one of its clearest manifestations in painting. The art of chinese calligraphy book by stephen addiss.
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