The gravitational pull of the earth and the challenge to resist it have long inspired artists. Like the Greek vases depicting Sisyphus's endless quest to push his boulder up a hill and the Whirlwind Lovers in Dante's Inferno, images that portray the defiance of gravity or submission to it permeate the artistic world. This collection explores the ways artists from antiquity to today use gravity and/or levity symbolically, metaphorically, and expressively. The 26 essays examine these opposing forces through analysis of such dualities as ascent and descent, weight and weightlessness, hope and...
The gravitational pull of the earth and the challenge to resist it have long inspired artists. Like the Greek vases depicting Sisyphus's endless quest...
Without a doubt, Rev. Eddie K. Edwards touched many lives. Some of those writing tributes in this book have told me how emotional they became while traveling down memory lane. As his wife, I also was reduced to tears when I reflected upon how he impacted my life. My thoughts took me to the Bible when Makeda, The Queen of Sheba, told Solomon, upon her visit to Jerusalem, that she had heard of his fame, but after seeing it for herself she knew the half had not been told. (1 Kings 10:1-13) It is with tremendous love and respect for Rev. Edwards that I share these tributes with you and, at the...
Without a doubt, Rev. Eddie K. Edwards touched many lives. Some of those writing tributes in this book have told me how emotional they became while tr...
