The introduction of this book reads, "Beauty, like every other quality courage, fear, ugliness, trust, truth, wisdom is a part of us and apart from us, inside us and outside us, personal and impersonal. Beauty invites us to build bridges and make connections between the senses and the soul, between contemplation and expression, between ourselves and the world." In this wide-ranging and deeply felt book, artist and writer J. Ruth Gendler invites us to reclaim and celebrate the often misunderstood quality of beauty as one of the most profound and essential forces in our lives. Drawing upon...
The introduction of this book reads, "Beauty, like every other quality courage, fear, ugliness, trust, truth, wisdom is a part of us and apart from us...