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Author:

Constable, Philip, author.

Title:

The cycle of life in the paintings of Thai artist Pichai Nirand / Philip Constable.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Silkworm Books,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

viii, 108 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Phichai Niran,--1936-
Phichai Niran,--1936-
Buddhism in art.
Life cycle, Human, in art.
Bouddhisme dans l'art.
Etapes de la vie dans l'art.
Buddhism in art.
Life cycle, Human, in art.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-108).

Contents:

Introduction -- 1. Pichai Nirand and Modern Thai Painting -- 2. Thai Art as "Traditional Spirit" and "Afflux of Intellectual and Artistic Ideas" -- 3. A Geology of Knowledge: The Cycle of Life -- 4. The Buddhapada: Lord Buddha's Footprint -- 5. The Lotus Paintings: A Geometry of Buddhist Knowledge -- 6. Lord Buddha's Miracles: Towards a Thai Buddhist Order -- 7. The Buddhapada: Artistic Template for a Changing Society -- 8. The Traiphum: Artistic Cosmology of Social Mindfulness -- 9. The Cycle of Life in the Paintings of Pichai Nirand.

ISBN:

6162151557
9786162151552

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1129157649

LCCN:

2019342924

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)