TY - BOOK AU - Stoker,W. TI - Where heaven and earth meet: the spiritual in the art of Kandinsky, Rothko, Warhol, and Kiefer T2 - Currents of encounter SN - 9789401208185 AV - N8248.S77 W447 2012eb U1 - 709.03 PY - 2012/// CY - Amsterdam PB - Rodopi KW - Kandinsky, Wassily, KW - Rothko, Mark, KW - Warhol, Andy, KW - Kiefer, Anselm, KW - Spirituality in art KW - Art, Modern KW - ART KW - History KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Art and spirituality -- Kandinsky : art as spiritual bread -- Rothko : the tragedy of human existence -- Warhol : a spiritual business artist -- Kiefer : can Heaven bear the weight of history? -- The spiritual image N2 - Art has always been important for religion or spirituality. Secular art displayed in museums can also be spiritual, and it is this art that is the subject of this book. Many of the works of art produced by Wassily Kandinsky, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, and Anselm Kiefer are spiritual in nature. These works reveal their own spirituality, which often has no connection to official religions. Wessel Stoker demonstrates that these artists communicate religious insights through images and shows how they depict the relationship between heaven and earth, between this world and a transcendent reality, th UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=481683 ER -