The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - (Page IX) [sections Two] Visitants Transforming: Burls Becoming horrific Gods — Two aspects of the deity: gods as wrathful, gods as bestowers of bliss. — Tracing the process by which the visitant is transformed. — Fathom: the figure of Kuukai. — Birth and early childhood: living through the Allied bombing of Japan. — Gakushuin. — Early art: painting in secret while reading Rilke. — First marriage. Bride of the Church. — Shigetaro Akashi. — Flower arrangement. — First trip to America: Starr-King School. — Waseda University. — Shigeo Ueda and Buber. Marxism. — Marriage to the author. Difficulty of living in a foreign country. — Encounter with Masahisa Goi, spiritual teacher in Japan. — First professional exhibitions. 72 73 76 78 87 87 88 89 90 90 91 91 92 93 94 95 95 98 113 113 114 117 118 122 124 126 126 130 132 135 140 143 143 145 145 152 156 Chapter TWO - CULTURAL INFLUENCES essay: “A Spiritual Refugee: Junko Chodos and the Exile Culture of Art”, by George L. Gorse Visitants Chapter THREE – STYLES AND TECHNIQUES — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Relationship to technique. Pen and ink. Pencil and Charcoal Pencil. Collage. Xerox. Smearing. Clorox. Cannibalization/Recycling. Mylar. Photography. Computer manipulation. Charcoal and Acrylic. Styles. Orientation: Vertical and Horizontal. Time - Gesturality. The story of the samurai. Kuukai’s shipwreck. Images, Narratives, and Reflections. Relationship between image and text. ix centripetal art / Matrix of Spiritual Growth
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth PREFACE -Definition of Centripetal Art -Its Place In Art History: After the Postmodern Period -Introducing the Subject Matter: One Centripetal Artist's Journey -The Relationship With Multiculturalism -After the Death of God and of Art TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD -How the Author's Connection With His Wife's Art Grew More Intimate Over the Years -Learning In Marriage -"Why Does God Need To Paint?" [Section One] Individual Visitants -Dead Flowers and Root -Lungs and Rib Cage CHAPTER FOUR - A Vital Spirituality -Why This Art Could Not Have Been Created Earlier -Echoes of the Spiritual Arts of the Early 20th Century -The Impact of the Atomic Bomb; Ecological Concerns -Markers for Spirituality -Centripetal Art Overflows the Studio: Therapy CHAPTER SIX - A Complex Spirituality -Spirituality of the 21st Century AFTERWORD - THE FURNACE -Polytheism and Monotheism in Art -Goethe’s Aphorism -Marriage and the Alchemist’s Furnace Themes In Series The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth (Page CoverA) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth (Page CoverB) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth (Page CoverC) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth (Page CoverF) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth (Page CoverG) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - PREFACE (Page I) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Definition of Centripetal Art (Page II) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -The Relationship With Multiculturalism (Page III) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -After the Death of God and of Art (Page IV) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - TABLE OF CONTENTS (Page VIII) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - TABLE OF CONTENTS (Page IX) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - TABLE OF CONTENTS (Page X) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - TABLE OF CONTENTS (Page XI) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - TABLE OF CONTENTS (Page XII) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - TABLE OF CONTENTS (Page XIII) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -How the Author's Connection With His Wife's Art Grew More Intimate Over the Years (Page 1) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -How the Author's Connection With His Wife's Art Grew More Intimate Over the Years (Page 2) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -"Why Does God Need To Paint?" (Page 3) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Dead Flowers and Root (Page 14) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Dead Flowers and Root (Page 15) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Dead Flowers and Root (Page 16) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Dead Flowers and Root (Page 17) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Dead Flowers and Root (Page 18) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Dead Flowers and Root (Page 19) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Dead Flowers and Root (Page 48) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Lungs and Rib Cage (Page 49) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Lungs and Rib Cage (Page 82) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Lungs and Rib Cage (Page 83) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Lungs and Rib Cage (Page 84) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Lungs and Rib Cage (Page 85) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Lungs and Rib Cage (Page 158) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Echoes of the Spiritual Arts of the Early 20th Century (Page 159) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -The Impact of the Atomic Bomb; Ecological Concerns (Page 168) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -The Impact of the Atomic Bomb; Ecological Concerns (Page 169) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -The Impact of the Atomic Bomb; Ecological Concerns (Page 170) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Centripetal Art Overflows the Studio: Therapy (Page 171) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Centripetal Art Overflows the Studio: Therapy (Page 188) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Centripetal Art Overflows the Studio: Therapy (Page 189) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Centripetal Art Overflows the Studio: Therapy (Page 224) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Spirituality of the 21st Century (Page 225) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Spirituality of the 21st Century (Page 226) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Spirituality of the 21st Century (Page 227) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Spirituality of the 21st Century (Page 234) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Spirituality of the 21st Century (Page 235) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Spirituality of the 21st Century (Page 288) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Polytheism and Monotheism in Art (Page 289) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Polytheism and Monotheism in Art (Page 290) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Polytheism and Monotheism in Art (Page 291) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Polytheism and Monotheism in Art (Page 292) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Goethe’s Aphorism (Page 293) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Marriage and the Alchemist’s Furnace (Page 294) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - -Marriage and the Alchemist’s Furnace (Page 295) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - Themes In Series (Page CoverI) The Centripetal Art of Junko Chodos, Matrix of Spiritual Growth - Themes In Series (Page CoverJ)
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