108: Catherine Eaton Skinner

Santa Fe, New Mexico: Radius Books, 2015. Hardcover. VG: Exlibrary book. Sticker at the base of the spine. Plate on the front free end page. Stamp on half-title page. Stamp, sticker, and due date card on back pasted end page. Stamp on top text block. Small ding to the front cover.. Color pictorial boards, 290 pp., color and BW illus. Presents the work of American artist Catherine Eaton Skinner. "The number 108, a potent symbol to Buddhism, Hinduism, and other Eastern spiritual traditions, has inspired the work of Catherine Eaton Skinner since 2004. Best known (truncated) for her encaustic paintings incorporating natural imagery, Skinner’s Gya Gye (Tibetan for 108) and related series represent dramatic experimentation in form, process, and viewer engagement. Informed by extensive travels in Bhutan, India, Japan, and elsewhere—along with her corresponding research into languages and philosophical systems—she expanded her mediums to include rope, fabric, glass, stones, and found objects which she modified in unpredictable ways. Although some of the series, such as the Elements paintings, retain recognizable imagery, her recent series bring 108 into the 21st century." (artist web site) Includes an essay by Newcomb Greenleaf, chronology, exhibitions and collections histories, bibliography, and many examples of her 108 work. (Inventory #: 203763)