Dynamic Symmetry and Holistic Asymmetry in Navajo and Western Art and Cosmology
Author | : Gary Witherspoon |
Publisher | : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1995 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015041093041 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Dynamic Symmetry and Holistic Asymmetry in Navajo and Western Art and Cosmology written by Gary Witherspoon and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the relationship between the cultural roots of the Navajo and the aesthetic forms and styles in their sandpainting, weaving, and silverwork. Finds in the work a symmetry of the whole derived from the fundamentally asymmetrical Holy Pair embodied in the Changing Woman, and shows how that pattern is observable in other modern art and science.