{"product_id":"9780615837413","title":"Embracing Universal Individualism: Art as a Spiritual Construct","description":"The essay describes my experience of a spiritual journey in the world of contemporary art. We try to find the answers to questions like \"Who I am?\", \"Where do I come from?\", \"What is the purpose of this life?\". My endless curiosity helped me reveal the three dimensions of spirituality: the search for meaning in life, the search for a relationship with life's mysteries, and the search for the energy that would transform us to the next level of understanding about everything . Five features have great bearing on my art:\u003cp\u003e1. A strong presence of the concept of a beginning, middle and an end, which involves i. Its creation ii. The viewer's perception of it iii. The intellectual and the emotional conclusion drawn by a person from it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. The influence of the current social environment, where there is a lack of individual experience of the innate harmony between one's spiritual world and material world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. An honest attempt to influence people who seek spiritual harmony\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Expression of the above harmony through the curvilinear nature of this art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Presence of elements that can act as catalysts to the construction of spiritual harmony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rapid growth in information technology is contributing new knowledge regarding the relationships among elements, which I feel will gradually enhance the human understanding of both the mundane and spiritual nature of reality. Such a state of affairs would be more conducive to decipher the statements placed in my work. That apart, I still feel that we are only a few steps away from understanding the mechanism of the divinity. I am sure that I will achieve that, having already realized that life is one wonderful spiritual journey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art By Waseem","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49868615680240,"sku":"9780615837413","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615837413","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}