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Synopsis
Inspired by the spiritual power of great art, Sister Wendy Beckett shares the wisdom and insight gained in her years of silent contemplation. Taking the four themes of silence, love, joy and peace, she shows how calm contemplation brings us to a more complete understanding of ourselves.
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Public television celebrity Sister Wendy (The Mystery of Love: Saints in Art Through the Centuries) presents another sampling of the world's most famous artwork to illustrate the top four themes of meditation: silence, love, joy, and peace. As a contemplative nun, Wendy Beckett brings an aura of humility and respect to her plainspoken observations. The fact that she can also offer a truly enlightening spiritual context for any and every piece of art makes her one of the most beloved art commentators of our time.
For example, Katsushika Hokusai's The Great Wave (a foaming tsunami about to collapse upon two crews of men cowering in rowboats) is examined through Sister Wendy's lens of peace. "We cannot control our lives," she writes about the treacherous wave. "As Hokusai shows so memorably, the great wave is in waiting for any boat.... The worst is not that we may be overwhelmed by disaster, but to fail to live by principle." Later, Sister Wendy offers Claude Monet's blazing canvas of overflowing White Clematis as a study of joy: "Joy is too great to be experienced. It is never our own, never within our power. It is rather that we are taken up in its vastness.... Monet's white clematis say something of this, if only in its impression of a vision too vast for the encompassing." --Gail Hudson
From the Inside Flap
Her years as a nun have given Sister Wendy a profound appreciation of the many layers of sacred meaning to be discovered in art. From the well-loved Renaissance masters to today's abstract painters, Sister Wendy explores the different messages to be found in these great works. Inspirational and informative, this precious book is the perfect companion in times of quiet contemplation.
Sister Wendy Beckett has gained widespread recognition for her knowledge and insight into paintings and is well known for her BBC and PBS television art series. She is the author of several noted books, including Sister Wendy's Story of Painting (a fascinating guide to 800 years of Western painting), Sister Wendy's Book of Saints and A Child's Book of Prayer in Art, all published by DK Publishing.
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- PublisherDiane Pub Co
- ISBN 10 0756763967
- ISBN 13 9780756763961
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages160
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