Of Arcs and Circles: Insights from Japan on Gardens, Nature, and Art

Of Arcs and Circles: Insights from Japan on Gardens, Nature, and Art - Paperback

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Of Arcs and Circles: Insights from Japan on Gardens, Nature, and Art - Paperback

Of Arcs and Circles: Insights from Japan on Gardens, Nature, and Art - Paperback

by Marc Peter Keane
$18.95
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by Marc Peter Keane (Author)

A renowned designer of Japanese gardens contemplates wildness, humanity, beauty, the liquid state of the world.

From his vantage point as a garden designer and writer based in Kyoto, Marc Peter Keane examines the world around him and delivers astonishing insights through an array of narratives.

How the names of gardens reveal their essential meaning. A new definition of what art is. What trees are really made of. The true meaning of the enigmatic torii gate found at Shinto shrines. Why we give flowers as gifts. The essential, underlying unity of the world.

Author Biography

Marc Peter Keane is a landscape architect and a leading expert on Japanese garden design. He has made Kyoto his home for 20 years. Among his books are the essay collection The Art of Setting Stones, and the designer's idea-book Japanese Garden Notes. His gardens have been published many times, including in Architectural Digest, Landscape Architecture, and Martha Stewart magazine.


Number of Pages: 200
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.9 IN
Publication Date: February 08, 2022
ISBN9781611720723
Author Marc Peter Keane
PublisherStone Bridge Press
GenreHobbies & interests, Design, and Philosophy
FormatPaperback
PublishedFebruary 2022
LanguageENG- English
Pages200
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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