{"product_id":"the-secret-language-of-form-visual-meaning-in-art-and-nature-9780945803881","title":"The Secret Language of Form: Visual Meaning in Art and Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn drawing attention to the fundamental elements of form inherent in all graphic and sculptural art, Van James opens our eyes to the alphabet of the language of form. Through the simplest of indications, we find ourselves able to read the meaning of works of art from other cultures and times. We begin to know these cultures and peoples in ways we could not know through oral and written language alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLikewise, we can begin to read the language that Mother Nature speaks through the form of every created object and being. We can join those on the cutting edge of a new science that investigates the spiritual forces at work within physical phenomena through exact perception of qualities of form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Language of Form\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone who is fascinated by nature, art, and life in diverse cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames, Van:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eVan James\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist, author, Steiner-Waldorf educator, and international advocate for the arts. A longtime teaching artist in Hawai'i, he is a council member of the Visual Art Section of North America, a mentor with the Academy of Himalayan Art and Child Development, editor of \u003ci\u003ePacifica Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eand an award-winning author of numerous books on culture and the arts, including \u003ci\u003ePainting with Hand, Head and Heart: A Natural Approach to the Art of Painting\u003c\/i\u003e (2013); \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Language of Form: Visual Meaning in Art and Nature\u003c\/i\u003e (2007); and \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpirit and Art: Pictures of the Transformation of Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Rudolf Steiner College","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50434775908626,"sku":"9780945803881","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_efad6483-ff76-43c0-ad82-0a8c97d86570.jpg?v=1729609171","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-secret-language-of-form-visual-meaning-in-art-and-nature-9780945803881","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}