Synopsis
The subject of this book is universal and timeless, a variation of the theme “What is man, and what could he/she be.”
The human struggle to find answers to his problems or to shed light on them is described here through prints (linoleum cuts) and poems. Through these artistic means, poetry and art side by side, the incomprehensible and transcendent nature of human existence is evoked in a reader-viewer who is able to open up to the appeal of this book.
Poetry and art take the mind into a contemplative and meditative realm, from where our daily reality can be seen as part illusion and part truth. It may dawn on us that anything finite, anything that can be touched by our senses or understood by our rational mind, is merely a metaphor for the eternal and incomprehensible truth of which we are a part.
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About the Author
Margrete Heising: I was born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark, where I received a formal education at the School of Arts and Crafts as an illustrator and commercial artist. After my graduation I worked as a commercial artist in Switzerland. From 1962 to 1972 I taught arts and crafts at a public school in Copenhagen.
At age 12 I got my first easel and canvas and have since then enjoyed working with oil colors. In 1974, I also started to work with linoleum cuts up until 1990.
Until 1976 I exhibited my art in several galleries in Copenhagen and received assignments for book illustrations for some of the classical authors (Jack London and Maxim Gorky).
In the spring of 1977 I emigrated with my German husband to Ojai, California, where I worked as an art teacher at a private school for three years while pursuing my art work.
During the last 14 years I have been involved with a local wildlife rehabilitation and education center. That slowly changed the themes of my paintings, which became predominantly focused on nature and wildlife. Some of the paintings show a woman symbolizing the creative spirit of nature.
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Tree of life and death:
No-thing -
Is -
God -
One.
Beginning -
And no time -
Movement -
And no space.
Creation and destruction -
Birth -
Out of itself -
Another and another.
Three -
Moving together
Creating laws
Time and space and matter
Mind
A world.
Thought awaking
To the world
In a slumber
As different.
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Distributed by Alchemy Books, 1981
ISBN 10: 0931290570
ISBN 13: 9780931290572
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Seller: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Margrete Heising (illustrator). Quarto, softcover, VG in black decorative wraps with red lettering. "What is man and what could he be?" is the theme of this book. The question is explored through poetry and beautiful linocuts. Unpaginated, about 120 pp. Book. Seller Inventory # 65131