Landscape aesthetics and environmentalism: some observations on the representation of nature in Buddhist and western art

Ian Harris

doi:10.1080/14639940701636125

Landscape aesthetics and environmentalism: some observations on the representation of nature in Buddhist and western art

Ian Harris

University of Cumbria

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Abstract

The article looks at the representation of nature in Western art as well as in the Buddhist tradition. The author feels that when nature is considered in terms of aesthetics in Western art, the beauty of nature is affected by mundanity. In the Buddhist tradition, the production of landscape art is perceived as a kind of meditation of the illusory aspects of all existence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	149-168
Journal	Contemporary Buddhism
Volume	8
Issue number	2
Early online date	29 Oct 2007
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14639940701636125
Publication status	Published - Nov 2007

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Landscape aesthetics and environmentalism: some observations on the representation of nature in Buddhist and western art

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