Dynamic symmetry and holistic asymmetry in Navajo and Western art and cosmology
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Image source: Open LibraryGary WitherspoonFirst published 19951 editions
Explores the relationship between the cultural roots of the Navajo and the aesthetic forms and styles in their sandpainting, weaving, and silverwork. Finds in the work a symmetry of the whole derived from the fundamentally asymmetrical Holy Pair embodied in the Changing Woman, and shows how that pattern is observable in other modern art and science.
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First publish date 19951 credited authorSearch language english
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Gary Witherspoon
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