| Art as Contemplative Practice: Expressive Pathways to the Self Contributor(s): Franklin, Michael A. (Author), Chapple, Christopher Key (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1438464320 ISBN-13: 9781438464329 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Study & Teaching - Religion | Spirituality - Health & Fitness | Yoga |
| Dewey: 701.17 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.01 lbs) 340 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Health & Fitness |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing upon his personal experience as a practitioner-researcher, visual artist, and cancer survivor, Michael A. Franklin offers a rich and thought-provoking guide to art as contemplative practice. His firsthand experience and original artwork complement this extensive discussion by consulting various practice traditions including yoga, rasa and darshan experiences, imaginal intelligence, and the contemplative instincts of select early twentieth-century artists. From this synthesis, Franklin suggests that we treat art as a form of yoga and meditation with the potential to awaken deeper insight into the fundamental nature of the Self. Exercises and rubrics are included that offer accessible instruction for any artist, meditation or yoga practitioner, art educator, or art therapist. |