Art, Aesthetics and Colour: Aristotle - Thomas Aquinas - Rudolf Steiner: An Anthology of Original Texts

In this innovative anthology, Angela Lord presents a unique series of commentaries on art, aesthetics and colour by three of western culture's greatest intellects. Her comparative study of the works of Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas and Rudolf Steiner illustrates how each of these towering thinkers employed an individual and ground-breaking approach. Yet, remarkably, there are common threads that weave through their collective works that have previously been overlooked. By selecting and extracting specific quotations and arranging them in particular sequences, Lord throws light on texts that have often been restricted to theological and academic study. Through this exposure, she reveals their relevance to the Arts today, showing how their content can stimulate an enhanced awareness of truth, beauty and knowledge in our lives. Art Aesthetics and Colour also offers us the opportunity to reinterpret the works of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas in the light of Rudolf Steiner's contemporary spiritual-scientific insights. In addition to the extensive quotations from the three historical figures, Lord provides brief biographies, an introduction, notes and a bibliography. The book is well-illustrated throughout and includes colour plates.

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Art, Aesthetics and Colour: Aristotle - Thomas Aquinas - Rudolf Steiner: An Anthology of Original Texts

In this innovative anthology, Angela Lord presents a unique series of commentaries on art, aesthetics and colour by three of western culture's greatest intellects. Her comparative study of the works of Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas and Rudolf Steiner illustrates how each of these towering thinkers employed an individual and ground-breaking approach. Yet, remarkably, there are common threads that weave through their collective works that have previously been overlooked. By selecting and extracting specific quotations and arranging them in particular sequences, Lord throws light on texts that have often been restricted to theological and academic study. Through this exposure, she reveals their relevance to the Arts today, showing how their content can stimulate an enhanced awareness of truth, beauty and knowledge in our lives. Art Aesthetics and Colour also offers us the opportunity to reinterpret the works of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas in the light of Rudolf Steiner's contemporary spiritual-scientific insights. In addition to the extensive quotations from the three historical figures, Lord provides brief biographies, an introduction, notes and a bibliography. The book is well-illustrated throughout and includes colour plates.

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Art, Aesthetics and Colour: Aristotle - Thomas Aquinas - Rudolf Steiner: An Anthology of Original Texts

Art, Aesthetics and Colour: Aristotle - Thomas Aquinas - Rudolf Steiner: An Anthology of Original Texts

Art, Aesthetics and Colour: Aristotle - Thomas Aquinas - Rudolf Steiner: An Anthology of Original Texts

Art, Aesthetics and Colour: Aristotle - Thomas Aquinas - Rudolf Steiner: An Anthology of Original Texts

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In this innovative anthology, Angela Lord presents a unique series of commentaries on art, aesthetics and colour by three of western culture's greatest intellects. Her comparative study of the works of Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas and Rudolf Steiner illustrates how each of these towering thinkers employed an individual and ground-breaking approach. Yet, remarkably, there are common threads that weave through their collective works that have previously been overlooked. By selecting and extracting specific quotations and arranging them in particular sequences, Lord throws light on texts that have often been restricted to theological and academic study. Through this exposure, she reveals their relevance to the Arts today, showing how their content can stimulate an enhanced awareness of truth, beauty and knowledge in our lives. Art Aesthetics and Colour also offers us the opportunity to reinterpret the works of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas in the light of Rudolf Steiner's contemporary spiritual-scientific insights. In addition to the extensive quotations from the three historical figures, Lord provides brief biographies, an introduction, notes and a bibliography. The book is well-illustrated throughout and includes colour plates.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781912230228
Publisher: Temple Lodge Publishing
Publication date: 01/01/2019
Pages: 84
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Angela Lord is a painter, interior color designer, muralist, and art therapist. She works with the themes of nature and the seasons, fairytales, and mythology. She has taught in both state and Steiner-Waldorf schools teaching art and handcrafts, and she has worked extensively in adult education. Angela Lord wrote and illustrated Colour Dynamics: Workbook for Watercolour Painting and Colour Therapy. Her latest series of books are on creative form drawing with children.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Biographies 3

Aristotle 4

Thomas Aquinas 8

Rudolf Steiner 12

Chapter 2 Art 18

Aristotle 20

Thomas Aquinas 25

Rudolf Steiner 32

Chapter 3 Aesthetics 37

Aristotle 38

Thomas Aquinas 40

Rudolf Steiner 44

Chapter 4 Colour 47

Aristotle 48

Thomas Aquinas 61

Rudolf Steiner 65

Bibliography 75

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