Van Gogh's Second Gift: A Spiritual Path to Deeper Creativity (eBook)

Cliff Edwards (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
208 Seiten
Broadleaf Books (Verlag)
978-1-5064-6236-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Cliff Edwards, a well-known Vincent Van Gogh author and scholar, explores Van Gogh's second gift--the surprising written works of Van Gogh in letters written to his brother, fellow artists, and friends. A perfect book for creatives and those who want to understand more about one of the world's most beloved artists, the genius creator of works like Starry Night.

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Cliff Edwards, a well-known Vincent Van Gogh author and scholar, explores Van Goghs second gift--the surprising written works of Van Gogh in letters to his brother, fellow artists, and friends. Edwards illuminates Van Goghs vision and creative process for readers as a way of living and creating more deeply. Van Goghs Second Gift gives us another side of Van Gogh, whose poetic, creative, and original mind opened up startling insights on the creative process. A perfect book for creatives and those who want to understand more about one of the worlds most beloved artists, the genius creator of works like Starry Night. Focusing on more than 40 letter excerpts, Edwards offers clear background and insights into Van Goghs life and creative ideas, as well as suggestions for reflection and personal engagement. Van Gogh sketches are scattered throughout the book.

Inhalt

40 EXPLORATIONS. Sample Contents Include:

CREATIVE SPIRITUALITY: Illumination ONE
Vision of the Painter Butterfly Among the Stars
CREATIVE SPIRITUALITY: Illumination TWO
Discovering the Spherical Life
CREATIVE SPIRITUALITY: Illumination THREE
Mystery of the Riddle within a Riddle
CREATIVE SPIRITUALITY: Illumination FOUR
GodÂs Failed Masterpiece

Each Explorations includes:
1- An "intriguing" title
2- Quoted passage from Van Gogh's letters
3- An exploration of context, insight, and relevance to the reader's own creative/spiritual explorations
4- An accompanying illustration taken from Van Gogh's Letters

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.8.2020
• Verlagsort: Minneapolis
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Briefe / Tagebücher
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• ISBN-10: 1-5064-6236-7 / 1506462367
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5064-6236-3 / 9781506462363