Asha Young

Carry Your Own Joy (eBook, ePUB)

The Abstract Paintings and Life of Hari E. Thomas, a San Francisco Artist

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is about art, friendship, and an exceptional person who inspired joy in others and who was a great abstract painter.

Beloved for his free spirit, humor and incredible counseling skills, Hari E. Thomas (1938-2011) was a gifted and prolific abstract painter who left a legacy of colorful, mixed media works, mostly on paper. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Thomas moved to San Francisco in 1969, the Summer of Love, and he remained there for over 40 years. Always wary of egotism and intent on subduing his own ego, Thomas rarely showed his paintings in the later half of his life; hence he is unknown as a painter except with close friends and family. Presented here are 108 reproductions of his paintings, together with his life story based on interviews with his son and closest friends, and on the author's memories of him.

Thomas was a spiritualist and freethinker who read copiously, meditated regularly, and shared what he learned. He believed in a holistic approach to life, was a staunch vegetarian, and advised others on a myriad of subjects, including nutrition and healing, relationships, meditation and career issues. Above all, Thomas steadily encouraged others to find joy through their own creative expression. In his vibrant paintings, viewers can see evidence of Thomas' dynamism, discipline, energy, and connectedness to the more invisible, spiritual aspects of life. His mixed media paim nags, many of which have three-dimensional and relief formation, exude joy.

Thomas' paintings add abundantly to the global art heritage of abstract art and to the legacy of American artists, especially African Americans and Native Americans, since Thomas was a blend of these ethnicities. crossing all lines of race, culture, and creed, Thomas' life teemed with love, brotherhood and friendships. His story therefore contributes mightily to a world yearning for peace.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Flowering Light Books
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780692569191
• Artikelnr.: 49542848

Autorenporträt

Asha Carolyn Young is a painter, writer and publisher who was very close friends with Hari E. Thomas for over 20 years. When Thomas passed away in 2011, Young became steward of his artwork and established his website: http://ashari-galleria.fineartamerica.com. She graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles and Berkeley (B.A. History, M.A. Cultural Anthropology, respectively) and received the following awards: Robert Lowie Fund Grant, UCB (1984), Graduate Humanities Research Grant, UCB (1983), President's Undergraduate Fellowship for Research, UCLA (1980-1981), and Justin Turner Award for History, UCLA (1981). Born in Chiang Mai, Thailand to American parents, she studied Chinese brush painting at age 15 with a master painter in Vientiane, Laos. Later, in Berkeley, California, she studied Japanese painting with master painter, Kayoko Bird for five years. Additionally, She studied Art at Laney College, Oakland, California. Her own paintings show at http://asha-young.fineartamerica.com. She is author and publisher of two other art-related books.