2 authors, 2 books - Art & Mindfulness

12/02/2021

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Mindfulness—the practice of focusing on the present moment while calmly observing your thoughts and feelings—can reduce stress, increase sel­­f-awareness, and deepen empathy with others. Here at the Rubin, we offer meditation sessions, workshops, and talks exploring many facets of the subject. And one of the best places to experience mindfulness is right in our galleries, while you’re looking at art. Of course, it helps most pieces in our collection are from Buddhist and Hindu traditions that emphasize meditation and mindfulness.

That said, you can practice mindfulness while viewing any art, at any museum, not just at the Rubin, because art and mindfulness have a lot in common. Much like mindfulness, art invites you to step into the present moment, unplug from your everyday concerns, and focus deeply on the object in front of you. Engaging mindfully with art can help you experience and appreciate it more fully. It might also help you gain some of the broader benefits of mindfulness.
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Practice the art of attention in this weekly meditation session inspired by a work of art from the Rubin Museum’s collection and guided by teachers. For centuries Himalayan practitioners have used meditation to quiet the mind, open the heart, calm…

12/02/2021

'Spirit of Water' (a 2005 woodblock print) by Iwami Reika (岩見禮花; 1927 - 2020), a Japanese sōsaku-hanga (創作版画, creative prints) artist who was active from 1953 to 1994, working primarily with abstract compositions.

12/02/2021

'Waterwheel' (水車, Suisha), a ca. 1930s woodblock print, by Shoda Koho (庄田耕峰,1871 - 1946), a 20th-century Japanese artist and woodblock printmaker belonging to the shin-hanga (new prints) art movement.

J in 日本

12/02/2021

https://rubinmuseum.org/.../art-as-meditation-a-lesson-in...
https://rubinmuseum.org/events/series/mindfulness-meditation
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Mindfulness—the practice of focusing on the present moment while calmly observing your thoughts and feelings—can reduce stress, increase sel­­f-awareness, and deepen empathy with others. Here at the Rubin, we offer meditation sessions, workshops, and talks exploring many facets of the subject. And one of the best places to experience mindfulness is right in our galleries, while you’re looking at art. Of course, it helps most pieces in our collection are from Buddhist and Hindu traditions that emphasize meditation and mindfulness.
That said, you can practice mindfulness while viewing any art, at any museum, not just at the Rubin, because art and mindfulness have a lot in common. Much like mindfulness, art invites you to step into the present moment, unplug from your everyday concerns, and focus deeply on the object in front of you. Engaging mindfully with art can help you experience and appreciate it more fully. It might also help you gain some of the broader benefits of mindfulness.
~
Read the article for more details.

Practice the art of attention in this weekly meditation session inspired by a work of art from the Rubin Museum’s collection and guided by teachers. For centuries Himalayan practitioners have used meditation to quiet the mind, open the heart, calm…

12/02/2021

Another print from my personal collection of Japanese art; a recent purchase in fact!

A 20th century reprint published by Unsōdō (founded in Kyōto in 1891) of 'Fuji from Senzoku' [thought to be located in Kanagawa] by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾 北斎, 1760–1849), an image from his three volume series 'One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji' (富嶽百景, Fugaku Hyakkei)

The original pictures from this wonderful series, which was devoted to the sacred Mt. Fuji and reflected the importance - and permanancy - of the sacred mountain in the everyday lives of the Japanese people during the Edo era, were published in black and white by Nishimuraya Yuzo, ca. 1834-1840s.

Unsōdō's 20th century reprints feature the addition of a distinctive soft peach colour to great effect.

Image size: 7 1/8" x 5" + margins

This image has been cropped for easier viewing. the original features wider magins on three sides of the central image.

12/02/2021

'Mount Fuji with Plovers' (detail from a 19th century byōbu folding screen) by Suzuki Kiitsu (鈴木其一, 1796–1858), a Japanese painter of the Rinpa school during the Edo era.

In the Edo period it was commonly thought that plovers were born from the spume of waves; Japanese artists, most notably Hokusai, show then emerging from waves in line with this popular belief.

12/02/2021

Meanwhile in a parallel universe...

12/02/2021

A late-autumn view of a snow-capped Mount Fuji from Lake Kawaguchi (in Yamanashi Prefecture).

Photo credit: Watanabe Hirō.