Where heaven and earth meet : the spiritual in the art of Kandinsky, Rothko, Warhol, and Kiefer / Wessel Stoker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stoker, W. (Wessel)

Series:

Currents of Encounter 45.

Currents of encounter ; v. 45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spirituality in art.

Art, Modern.

Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944.

Kandinsky, Wassily.

Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970.

Rothko, Mark.

Warhol, Andy, 1928-1987.

Warhol, Andy.

Kiefer, Anselm, 1945-.

Kiefer, Anselm.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Rodopi, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Art has always been important for religion or spirituality. Secular art displayed in museums can also be spiritual, and it is this art that is the subject of this book. Many of the works of art produced by Wassily Kandinsky, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, and Anselm Kiefer are spiritual in nature. These works reveal their own spirituality, which often has no connection to official religions. Wessel Stoker demonstrates that these artists communicate religious insights through images and shows how they depict the relationship between heaven and earth, between this world and a transcendent reality, thus clearly drawing the contours of the spirituality these works evince.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Wessel Stoker

Introduction / Wessel Stoker

Art and Spirituality / Wessel Stoker

Kandinsky: Art as Spiritual Bread / Wessel Stoker

Rothko: The Tragedy of Human Existence / Wessel Stoker

Warhol: A Spiritual Business Artist / Wessel Stoker

Kiefer: Can Heaven Bear the Weight of History? / Wessel Stoker

The Spiritual Image / Wessel Stoker

Bibliography / Wessel Stoker

Index of Subjects / Wessel Stoker

Index of Names / Wessel Stoker

List of Paintings / Wessel Stoker.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-61008-6

9786613922533

94-012-0818-2

OCLC:

815390672

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401208185 DOI