Songs of Nature: On Paintings by Cao Jun

by John Sallis

Book Overview

This latest philosophical text by John Sallis is inspired by the work of contemporary Chinese painter Cao Jun. It carries out a series of philosophical reflections on nature, art, and music by taking up Cao Jun's art and thought, with a focus on questions of the elemental. Sallis's reflections are not a matter of simply relating art works to philosophical thought, as theoretical insights and developments run throughout Cao Jun's writings and inform...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253046610
• ISBN13: 9780253046611
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 8.5"