Landscape aesthetics and environmentalism: some observations on the representation of nature in Buddhist and western art

Harris, Ian (2007) Landscape aesthetics and environmentalism: some observations on the representation of nature in Buddhist and western art. Contemporary Buddhism, 8 (2). pp. 149-168. Full text not available from this repository.

Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/14639940701636125

Abstract

The article looks at the representation of nature in Western art as well as in the Buddhist tradition. The author feels that when nature is considered in terms of aesthetics in Western art, the beauty of nature is affected by mundanity. In the Buddhist tradition, the production of landscape art is perceived as a kind of meditation of the illusory aspects of all existence.

Item Type: Article
Journal / Publication Title: Contemporary Buddhism
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
ISSN: 1476-7953
Departments: Academic Departments > Institute of Arts (IOA) > Humanities
Depositing User: Anna Lupton
Date Deposited: 23 Mar 2017 14:13
Last Modified: 11 Jan 2024 20:15
URI: https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/2773
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