Spirit Rock

"In the Seeing".. .The Art of Buddha/dharma Past and Present

Joan DePaoli

Sun, Oct 31, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Community Meditation Hall

Cost $$35 - $$55, sliding scale, plus dana (donation) to the teacher(s), code JD1H10. Add $5 at the door. Bring your lunch.

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After a brief look at early sculpture, architecture and painting from the origins of Buddha/dharma art, we will focus on the Zen arts and their influence on the art of the 20th and 21st century. The Zen flung ink painting practice, the architecture of the tea house, the ceramics of the tea ceremony, carry the dharma as it comes to western art.

As an artist said in an interview, "When you take this dharma into your consciousness it changes the way you tie your shoes, so, it is likely to change your art." Some artists to be considered include Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Jasper Johns, John Cage, William T. Wiley, Robert Arneson, John Baldessari and others. It reveals itself to be art as koan by the use of meditation and humor.

There will be periods of sitting, walking and a 'practice' of dharma art.

Young Adults (18 - 26) are invited to attend this day for $25.

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