{"product_id":"9781621510772-art-and-human-consciousness","title":"Art and Human Consciousness","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis survey of Western art from ancient Egypt to Picasso looks at visual art in a completely new and imaginative way. The lively and penetrating obser­vations will inspire and enthuse the novice, while breathing new life into the thinking of art critics and historians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGottfried Richter concerns himself broadly with architecture, sculpture, and painting --as well as mythology and legend --in pre­senting the creations of artist and architect as an expression of the evolution of human consciousness. In vivid images he offers the reader interpretive keys to under­stand this process in all areas of art history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith many examples the author illustrates how human life has undergone a qualitative transfor­mation as humanity has gradually freed itself from a life determined by spiritual guidance in order to take hold of the sensory world and experience free individuality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gottfried Richter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51502213824807,"sku":"9781621510772","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/6283\/5495\/files\/9781621510772.jpg?v=1781507288","url":"https:\/\/steinerbooks.org\/products\/9781621510772-art-and-human-consciousness","provider":"SteinerBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}